HOS Highlights
April 6, 2016
“We succeed only when students succeed. That is our goal. That is our passion. That is our work.” Nate Davis
School Services Announcements
Leadership Academy #4 begins on April 15th.
Leadership Academy Options
- Strategic Leadership: Facilitated by Kris Stewart and Perry Daniel
- Instructional Leadership- Faith Shanholtzer
- Communication and Community- Pam Jonidis
- Organizational Management with Sheila Shiebler
- An invitation to register was sent to every HOS. If you didn't receive one, please ask your RVP to send it to you.
- By the end of this week you will receive an email from your session leader with important information re. your session. Please save this information.
Newsletter Point of Contact
- Mike Kazek will be handling the newsletter through April 20th, 2016. If you have any cheers or announcements please email those to Mike.
Head of School in the Spotlight
Krin Abraham
School: MNVA
Began with K12: I helped start MNVA in 2002 as the Curriculum Director.
Superpower: Knowledge of trivia that is only valuable at America’s Pub Quiz events.
Fun Fact: I’m a descendant of William the Conqueror, Lady Godiva and Sarah Proctor (one of the supposed witches of Salem) [Yes, I have a retired cousin with too much time on her hands!]
Advice to Leaders: Keep your focus and the focus of your staff on your shared vision for the school. It keeps the small stuff from impeding progress.
Leadership Video Reflection- Emotional Intelligence
Check out this video on emotional intelligence.
Please reflect on the following questions:
- What are your greatest strengths EQ strengths?
- How can you leverage those strengths in ways that you have never thought of before?
Please share your strengths with a colleague and help them discover their own.
Around The "BOARD TABLE"
Keeping the Board Minutes Series
Cheers to You!
Take an opportunity to celebrate a colleague(s) via our weekly "Cheers" and shout outs. Here are this week's cheers:
- The CR is a collaborative, experienced group that keep their focus on the positive and are always game for pushing forward, no matter what. What a wonderful group to learn from and problem-solve with! I'm blessed to have a seat at the table with such a great group :)
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 on the form below.
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.