Change is inevitable. Schools are constantly changing in response to student needs, new data, leader vision, district initiatives, and state mandates. While change itself may not be a choice, we choose how to manage it. Successfully managing change isn’t about putting on a smile and adjusting your attitude– although that may not hurt either. Effective […]
Tag: Change Management
Greasing The Skids
In this 6-week change management series, TLI staff examine the big ideas and often-overlooked strategies for successfully leading school change. Catch the series introduction or earlier blogs here. Successful building-level shifts require more than a strong leader. A new curriculum is worthless without the teachers to skillfully integrate it into class. A new technology initiative […]
School-based Change Management Kick-off
By Dr. Joanna Lein Schools leaders are constantly thinking about change. Whether it’s new standards, resources, priorities, or curriculum, school changes require thoughtful roll-outs if you want the new change to be successful. Change management is such a prominent part of the school leader job that Oklahoma’s most prevalent principal evaluation tool, McRel, uses “Managing […]