Sustainability
Exploring Key Concepts
as a
Leadership Team
Sustainability
We need to build in sustainability so that
evidence-based processes, structures
and practices are able to survive
leadership and other changes
What’s Worth Fighting For in
Your School?
West Virginia High Quality
Standards
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Positive Climate & Cohesive Culture
School Leadership
Standards-Focused Curriculum, Instruction & Assessments
Student Support Services & Family/Community Connections
Educator Growth & Development
Efficient & Effective Management
Continuous Improvement
School
Leadership
• “The message is unequivocal: sustaining the
impact of improvement requires the
leadership of many rather than a few”
(Bezzina, 2006)
• Michael Fullan concluded that the real
measure of an educational leader is not
merely student achievement but how many
leaders he or she has developed to carry on
the work after his or her departure.
Part 1
11:45 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• Confront the facts
• Identify what to preserve (and
abandon)
Part 2
1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m.
• Develop an action plan