HOS Highlights
October 21st, 2015
“We succeed only when students succeed. That is our goal. That is our passion. That is our work.” Nate Davis
What's new?
Mark your calendars for January 11th-15th for our 2016 HOS Summit. We have a team of people in place to make it energizing and full of opportunities to get the information, skills, and connections you need to become a better leader. Our first team meeting with the planning committee is next week and we will update you regularly as the team makes decisions.
Survey #2 of the Teacher Pulse Checks will be deployed 11/2/15 with the same questions asked in the previous survey. Results from the survey are expected to be available on 11/9/15. Please help ensure all teachers are receiving the survey by reviewing and correcting your k12Training@k12.com teacher lists in advance.
Brandi helps you catch the vision of Leadership Academy #2 and the opportunity to learn Accelerated Learning Techniques at the HOS summit in Herndon, Jan. 11-15, 2016. Check out the video overview.
Head of School in the Spotlight
Jeffrey Bush
Began with K12: July, 2011
Superpower: Reading others' minds
Fun Fact: I have participated in Fantasy Football for 32 years
Advice to leaders: Just keep on keeping on!
Leadership Video: A Tale of Power and Vision
Questions to Ponder
1. How might you leverage others within your organization to help inspire positive action and motivate "non-believers"?
2. How could you utilize this video to help the various leaders within your organization inspire a vision and involve others in making it happen?
3. What other reflections do yo have about this video in relation to your work?
HOS PD - What's on the Horizon?
Leadership Academy #2
This week the first 1/2 hour will be a traditional HOS meeting. Then we will continue working in our small groups on the following:
- Chunking down the learning into Succinct Steps
- Appreciative Learning Dialogue Questions
*Take breaks as needed. You can leave when your group is finished.
School Services/Department Updates
Cheers to You!
- Cheers to Kris Stewart and the Ohio Virtual Academy team for creating the kindness quilt. What an amazing idea to take Anti-Bullying to a different level.
Past issues of the HOS Highlights
Leadership Academies and HOS meetings Dates
Leadership Academy #2
· October 9th
~October 23rd *HOS Call and Leadership Academy
· November 6th
~November 20th *HOS Call Only
~December 18th *HOS Call Only
~January 22nd *HOS Call Only
~February 12th *HOS Call Only
Leadership Academy #3
· February 26th
~March 11th *HOS Call and Leadership Academy
· March 25th
Leadership Academy #4
· April 15th
~April 29th **HOS Call and Leadership Academy
· May 13th
~May 27th *HOS Call Only
Leadership Academy #5
· June 10th
~ June 24th *HOS Call and Leadership Academy
· July 8th
~July 29th- *HOS Call Only
Reoccurring Information Below
Leadership Academy Titan Pads
Amanda Conley,
Cassie Barton,
Josh Williams,
Katrina Abston,
Lynn Barr,
Mark Christiano,
Matt Arkin
Faith Shanholtzer,
Kelly Van Sande,
Kendall Schroeder,
Josh Williams,
Marcus Moore,
Nicholaus Sutherland,
Nicole Tiley,
Lynn Barr,
Sara Baker
Pam Jonidis,
Beth Lorigan,
Caroline McIntosh,
David Crook,
Ryan Clepper,
Stacey Hutchings,
Steven Hoff
Laurie Erdman,
Brandy Osborn,
Byron Ernest,
Elizabeth Roth,
JD McMahan
Joel Medley,
Theresa Gallagher
Scott Sides,
Sheryl Tatum
Sheila Sheibler,Cherry Daniel,
Jeffrey Bush,
Jessie Thoman,
John Huber,
Kelly Edginton,
Monti Pittman,
Theresa Gallagher
Suzanne Sloane,
Theresa Gallagher,
Veronica Clemons
The Leadership Academy Basics
- Weekly Leadership Academies begin at Noon EST every Friday afternoon and run for 90 minutes
- Here is the participant link.
- It is highly recommended that you participate in the weekly academies via BBC because the classes are going to be interactive. Your experience will not be as rich if you join via phone only
- Pertinent school services information that was typically presented during Friday HOS calls will be shared via regional calls, the weekly HOS newsletter, or monthly national HOS calls
- This newsletter will have all of the information you need for the upcoming training and will arrive in your inbox every Wednesday morning
iLead@K12/School Leadership Development & Support Team
2015/16 Leadership Academy Content and Focus
2015-2016 Leadership Standards and Practices
Leadership Academy #1- "Explore U": YOU are the focus of Leadership Academy #1 entitled, Explore "U". Throughout the first seven weeks we will focus on your strengths as indicated in the Myers-Briggs assessment most of you took in January, 2015. Throughout the cycle you will build upon your strengths and learn to leverage those strengths to minimize weaknesses.
Leadership Academy #2- "Build It and They Will Come": Your knowledge and expertise will be leveraged to build out content for one of the leadership strands. Each School leader chooses one standard to work with over the course of the 7 week cycle. The goal will be to codify your expertise within the leadership strand to build a complete leadership Academy cycle in your area chosen area.
Leadership Academies #3-5-: Once the content is built, you will choose one strand to focus on for the remaining cycles. Choice is built into the process and we would like you to choose two standards. We suggest you work with your RVP/DRVP to choose one leadership strand that you would like additional support in. The strands include: Strategic Leadership, Instructional Leadership, Community, Human Resources, and Organizational Management.
iLead@K12 Team
The iLEAD team leads the design, development, execution, and evaluation of national programs that build exceptional school leadership across K12’s network of managed schools. The team coordinates school, regional and national efforts to improve leadership practice and school outcomes.
Mike Kazek
Board and Partner Relations