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Building Leadership Capacity Across 5000 Schools
Principal and Vice-Principal Performance Appraisal
Maintaining Momentum &
Courageous ConversationsHosted by:Frances JacquesTim KearnsMary Anne O’Leary
February 16, 2011
Maintaining Momentum & Courageous Conversations
Agenda:• Overview
• Role of the Appraiser – principal, superintendent
• Courageous Conversations/Ongoing Momentum
• Additional Questions
Developing ...capabilities for talking together professionally is no panacea, but it may represent one of the single most significant investments that schools can make for student learning.
The Adaptive School: A Sourcebook for Developing Collaborative Groups, 2009
by Robert Garmston and Bruce Wellman
Maintaining Momentum & Courageous Conversations
The Role of the Appraiser
What is a Courageous Conversation ?
• Challenging current practices
• Fostering improvement and growth through conversations
• Listening to/acting on feedback
• Providing feedback that will lead to improvement in student achievement and well being
Focus on improving student achievement
and positive school climate
Guiding Values “Open-to-Learning”
Conversations
• Increase the validity of information• Increase respect• Increase commitment
Be open- rather than defensive
Why is it important to have Courageous Conversations?
• Supports professional growth focused on the five Core Leadership Capacities which are reflected in the Ontario Leadership Frameworks
• Promotes reflection, learning and planning that are closely aligned with the needs and goals of the individual educator
• Provides a model and framework that foster inquiry, improvement and growth
• Focuses on professional dialogue in the context of mentoring, performance appraisal and other professional learning processes
Ontario Leadership FrameworkDomains
• Setting Directions• Building Relationships & Developing
People• Developing the Organization• Leading the Instructional Program• Securing Accountability
Setting Directions
Practice: • Ensures the vision is clearly articulated,
shared, understood and acted upon by all - Allow adequate time to develop Performance
Plan - Ensure SMART goals are clear - Agree on appropriate timelines - Ensure both roles are clearly defined
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Leading the Instructional Program
Practice:• Ensures a consistent & continuous school-wide focus
on student achievement & well being, using system and school data to monitor progress
- Align performance goals with school, board and ministry priorities
- Gather and use appropriate data - Build in timely processes to monitor progress
and provide evidence of success
Strategies for Successful Conversations
• Active Listening – “Seek first to understand, then to be understood” ( Covey)
• Stay aware of non-verbal communication
• Provide accurate feedback• Be assertive and positive • Manage emotions – yours and theirs• Have a plan – follow your plan• Offer support
A Plan for Courageous Conversations
PPA Conversation…a demonstration
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Successful Conversations
• Establish a positive relationship• Build trust• Establish a climate of reciprocal
learning• Ensure feedback is accurate, based
on facts (Ladder of Inference, Ideas into Action)
Courageous Conversations help to Maintain Momentum
• Process is collaborative• Relational trust is evident• Feedback is authentic• Support is ongoing• Accomplishments are acknowledged &
celebrated
Courageous Conversations
Successful PPA
Increased Leadership Capacity
Improved Student Achievement
Your QuestionsPlease use the chat function on your
screen to send any questions you may have.
Our work, our relationships, and our lives succeed or fail one
conversation at a time.(Susan Scott, Fierce Conversations, 2004)
If you have further questions or would like more information on PPA, please contact:
Pamela McGuganEducation Officer
Leadership Development BranchMinistry of Education
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