Transcript School Development - Newfoundland and Labrador

School Development
Values and Vision
“Building a Learning
Community”
School Development Model
BUILDING
CAPACITY
COMMUNICATION
IMPLEMENTATION
MONITORING
VALUES
VISION
School
Development
INTERNAL SCHOOL
REVIEW
EXTERNAL REVIEW
3-5 YEAR PLAN
(Goals)
MISSION
Characteristics of a Learning Community
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Shared vision, mission and values
Collective inquiry
Collaborative teams
Action orientation and experimentation
Continuous improvement
Results orientation
(Dufour & Eaker,1998)
Value Statements
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Help define the learning community
Can be completed at any time within the
School Development Model
Most meaningful after completing the Internal
Review
Facilitator should be external to the school
Complete Value statements, then Vision
“Community begins with a shared vision. It’s
sustained by teachers who, as school
leaders, bring inspiration and direction to the
institution.” (Ernest Boyer)
VALUES
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Shared
Fundamental convictions
Used to establish ethical, moral priorities within
the educational system
Guides to all behavior
Reflected in the mission and vision
Value Statements Process
Pyramid Activity
 Individual writing – pairs – fours – eights
 Completed in short sessions
 Reach consensus at each level of pyramid
 Use small group to edit
 Post, celebrate, promote, and live
 T- Chart Activity
VISION
A short statement describing the ideal state a
school is striving to achieve.
Vision Building Exercise
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Use Value Statements and T-Chart
Develop a list of key words to include in the
vision statement
Have a small group write a vision statement
to present to the staff for consensus
Learning Communities…
“…principals, teachers, students, and parents
learning together can create within their
schools an ecology of reflection, growth, and
refinement of practice: in short, a community of
learners.”
Barth (1990)