Examples of how goal setting for school improvement is embedded in the Ontario Leadership Framework
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Developing the
Organization to
Support Desired
Practices
What are the locations where this project will take place?
Allocating resources in support of the school’s vision and goals
– Distribute resources in ways that are closely aligned with the
school’s improvement priorities
– Ensure that ensure that sustained funding is directed to the
school’s improvement priorities
Principal can advocate/collaborate with stakeholders for more funding to gather resources
•Building collaborative cultures and distributing leadership
– Help develop clarity about goals and roles related to
collaborative work
– Involve staff in the design and implementation of important
school decisions and policies
Principals collaborate with stakeholders and Superintendent to help focus goals
Building
Relationships
and Developing
People Resources
What are the resources you will need for this project?
• Building trusting relationships with and among staff, students and parents
– Act in ways that consistently reflect the school’s core values
and priorities in order to establish trust
Celebrate student achievement, making the effort to connect with students within the school and during recess yard duty
• Modelling the school’s values and practices
– Have frequent, meaningful interactions with teachers, students and parents in order to further the school goals
What are the material resources you will need for this project?
reiterate SIP at staff meetings, parent council meetings
Some examples are:
Seminar materialsVideo cameraBrochuresPostersComputers
Stimulating growth in the professional capacities of staff
– Encourage staff to develop and review their own professional
growth goals and their relationship to school goals and priorities
What are the financial resources you will need for this project?
Principals could encourage growth through Annual Learning plans
How much money do you need for this project?
Setting
Directions
What are the activities that will take place within this project?
Communicating the Vision and Goals– --Use many different formal and informal opportunities to explain to stakeholders the overall vision and goals established for the school
Identifying specific, shared short-term goals
– Build consensus among students, staff and other stakeholders for the school’s goals and priorities
– Ensure the goals are clearly communicated to all stakeholders
Principals could share the vision virtually with staff students and parents.
Building a shared vision
– Help staff and diverse stakeholders understand the relationship between the school’s vision and board and provincial policy initiatives and priorities
Type in the name of an activity or choose from the examples below:
SeminarWorkshopOnline courseResearch activitiesInternational visits
References: https://www.education-leadership-ontario.ca/application/files/5314/9452/4937/School-Level_Leadership.pdf --https://www.sgdsb.on.ca/upload/documents/blds---iia-4---setting-goals.pdf
Improving the
Instructional
Program
Who is this project for?
•Monitoring progress in student learning and school improvement
– Incorporate the explicit use of data when making decisions that relate to student learning and school improvement
Principals could review sources of data to help guide student learning and school improvement
• Staffing the instructional program
– Recruit and select teachers who have the interest and capacity to further the school’s vision and goals
What is the category of people who will benefit from this project?
Principals can encourage teachers to take on volunteer tasks that align with staff personal interests and can help to improve student achievement
Board HR will seek individuals who align with this goal
Securing
Accountability
Who are the people who will work with you on the project?
• Meeting the demands for external accountability
– Align school targets with board and provincial targets
What are the other team members?
Share key ministry content to help drive learning goals
• Building staff members’ sense of internal accountability
– Help staff make connections between school goals and ministry goals in order to strengthen commitment to school improvement efforts
Who is the project manager?
use student/parent data (e.g., surveys anecdotal notes) to help guide goals
Share SIP during staff meetings
