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Consistently reflects on one’s practice and passionately pursues opportunities to learn while growing self and others.
Explore the categories below to find resources on Capacity Development at Each Level of Leadership:
Leading Self
Behaviors
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Demonstrates a genuine openness to what they might learn from others
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Actively identifies leadership potential in all students and invests in their growth and development
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Actively participates in ongoing professional learning aligned to individual goals, school goals and the district shared vision
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Encourages and supports those who need additional support
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Is a sought-after source of ideas, advice, and coaching by other members of the school
Capacity Development Leading Self Resources
Leading Others
BEHAVIORS
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Provides opportunities for other team members to lead--formally and informally--in various settings
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Actively identifies high-potential leaders on their team, invests in their growth and development
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Provides high quality feedback so individuals and teams can improve
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Supports and creates high-quality professional learning opportunities for team members
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Invests in building team talent, understanding personal goals, and enabling professional growth; acts as a sounding board and support for peers and team
Capacity Development Leading Others Resources
Top Recommendations
Dare to Lead book study - MISD Professional Learning Catalog
Books
Podcasts/TED Talks
Other
Dare to Lead MISD Professional Learning book study
National Standards for Professional Learning
Teacher Instructional leadership Training
Articles
Leading Leaders
BEHAVIORS
- Delegates critical responsibilities to rising leaders in order to build their capacity; supports them as they learn
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Actively identifies high-potential leaders, invests in their growth and development
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Consistently supports and creates high-quality collaborative professional learning opportunities for all staff members
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Contributes to a school-wide culture of self-reflection and goal-setting; every staff member has identified growth areas and set goals for how they plan to grow and improve this year
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Provides high quality feedback so individuals and teams can improve
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Invests in building team talent, understanding personal goals, and enabling professional growth; acts as a sounding board and support for team
Capacity Development Leading Leaders Resources
Top Recommendations
Articles
Podcasts/TED Talks
Books
Leadership and the One Minute Manager: Increasing Effectiveness through Situational Leadership
Leverage Leadership 2.0 by Paul Bambrick-Santoyo PART 1
Personalized Professional Learning
Professional Learning Redefined: An Evidence-Based guide Diane Sweeney
Failure is not an Option - Chapter 6
The Art of Coaching by Elena Aguilar
The Coaching Habit – Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever
Other
Leading Campus
BEHAVIORS
- Creates and sustains a school wide system that prioritizes distributive leadership at all levels
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Actively identifies future leaders at every level, with an eye for those that have been underrepresented in MISD, and invests in their growth
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Encourages and reinforces a culture of self-reflection and goal-setting with team members
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Acts as a coach and sounding board for leaders within the organization and builds their capacity to develop and retain staff
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Serves as a role model in delivering direct and actionable positive and constructive feedback and development
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Creates structures that allow leaders to invest in building team talent, understand personal goals, and enable professional growth; acts as support for staff
Capacity Development Leading Campus Resources
Top Recommendations
Articles
Strategies for creating effective school leadership teams
Delivering Impactful Feedback to Teachers
Closing the Diversity Gap: How to Inspire, Recruit, and Retain teachers of Color
How to Give Professional Feedback*
Transforming Schools: How Distributive Leadership can Create Higher Performing Schools