HOS Highlights
May 11, 2016
“We succeed only when students succeed. That is our goal. That is our passion. That is our work.” Nate Davis
School Services Announcements
The next Leadership Academy #4 session is on Friday, May 11th at noon EST.
- Please be prepared to share your projects with your peers during this session. They will give you feedback on the work you have done so far.
- The projects you share with your RVP's from Leadership Academy 4 are due to your RVP on or before May 27th.
Please register for Leadership Academy #5 by May 15th
- Use this link to register for your final Leadership Academy Session beginning June 10th.
- We will have recordings from all class session available this summer.
- Mark your calendars: The Academic Leader Summit is June 8-9 in Herndon VA.
- Here is a list of school leaders who are registered for the Academic Leader Summit on June 8-9 in Herndon, VA.
- Another newsletter will go out to your Academic Administrators next week with final details on the event.
Head of School in the Spotlight
HOS's needed
We have run out of HOS's to spotlight. If you have not yet been the HOS in the spotlight, please answer the following questions and send them to Brandi Maynard along with a picture and we will be sure to highlight you before the end of the year.
Name:
School:
Began with K12:
Superpower:
Fun Fact:
Advice to Leaders:
Leadership Video Reflection- Performance Review
Check out this video on an awkward Performance Review.
Please reflect on the following questions:
- Have you had a time in your career when you had to do a negative performance review? What did you learn from that experience?
- Name an upcoming situation that is going to require you to conduct a difficult performance review. How can you best prepare for this?
Please share your ideas with a colleague.
Around The "BOARD TABLE"
REMINDER: Board Partner Summit- June 16th in Denver, CO
Will you have membership changes to your Board?
How many parents do you have on your board? According to the study by National Association of Independent Schools on Board Size and Make-up, they provide the follow statement:
Parents bring a deep personal interest in the school. However, they can be focused on the present, generalize from their children’s experiences, and become more involved in operational matters. NAIS recommends a balanced board, with 50% or less being current parents. Further, past parents may constitute the best of all worlds for trustee service: They’re committed, knowledgeable, and distant from current school issues. Grandparents may offer similar perspectives, and have a closer link to the school, without the immediacy of the current parent relationship.
Cheers to You!
Take an opportunity to celebrate a colleague(s) via our weekly "Cheers" and shout outs. Here are this week's cheers:
- Cheers to everyone for making tremendous efforts to get your students tested.
- Cheers to Sheryl Tatum from OK for the great work she did on the ISOK renewal application.
We would like to highlight your Cheers in the next HOS Highlights newsletter. Feel free to cheer for regional teams as well as your fellow HOS's. Please submit your cheers to Brandi Maynard.
Leadership Academies and HOS meetings Dates
Leadership Academy #4 (All Times are EST)
· April 15th Noon-2pm
~April 29th ** Noon-1pm- HOS call begins at 1:15pm
· May 13th Noon-2pm
~May 27th *HOS Call Only begins at 1:15pm
Leadership Academy #5 (All Times are EST)
· June 10th- Noon-2pm
~ June 24th ** Noon-1pm- HOS call begins at 1:15pm
· July 8th- Noon-2pm
~July 29th- *HOS Call Only begins at 1:15pm
Past issues of the HOS Highlights
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
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.
School Leadership Development Team
The School Leadership Development 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.