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Identify necessary changes
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Identify those characteristics of the school which may or may not be conducive to student achievement.
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Identify benefits of change
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Determine how specific changes can be expected to improve student achievement.
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Identify strategies for change
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Select an appropriate change model. Determine how to orchestrate the change process.
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Identify and influence leaders
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Identify the leaders in the school community, and develop and implement strategies to support needed changes.
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Explain change and foster cooperation
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Communicate how the change will take place and who will be affected by it. Encourage stakeholders to encourage the change, and offer the means to help implement the plan.
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Encourage risk-taking
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Motivate others to venture into new ways of teaching and learning; support, recognize, and reward those individuals willing to implement “cutting-edge” ideas, strategies, and methods that are focused on enhancing student success and achievement.
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Develop and provide professional development for continuous improvement
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Facilitate opportunities for growth and learning among the SIT which enhance and better the functioning of the team and increase the likelihood for successful outcomes. | |
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Continually measure progress
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Assess team process. Establish goals by which team progress and process can be measured.
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Disseminate information throughout the process
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Produce, report, and widely disseminate accurate and objective information utilizing a variety of media. Make information accessible to all stakeholders, and share in a systematic and timely fashion.
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Reward and celebrate progress
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Develop ways to recognize and reward those working toward established goals and to share these accomplishments in a way that such celebrations become part of the school/community culture.
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Add up your circled scores. Total = ___________ |
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