- Hold the space to make the Important work (school change/improvement) urgent.
- Portico Goals:
- Transform the Student Experience
- Engage in Inclusive Leadership and decision making practices.
- Year 1 Objectives:
- Establish a shared purpose, a holistic vision for readiness (student outcomes)
- Establish a community driven sense of identity
Engage ALL stakeholders – Statements of Identity/Purpose that reflects the values/beliefs of the community.
“Relationships matter: the currency for systemic change was trust, and trust comes through forming healthy working relationships. People, not programs, change people.” – Bruce D. Perry
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margaret Mead
By the end of the Portico journey, leaders will be equipped to transform how they lead their school community in two areas.
- Transform the Student Experience so that all students feel prepared for their futures and feel a sense of belonging, connection and engagement.
To do this leaders will:
- Apply effective strategies for communicating a common purpose and creating buy-in among all stakeholder groups.
- Select and apply strategies and structures that facilitate students’ ownership of learning and develop reinforcements that support these behaviors with all stakeholder groups.
- Identify and implement schoolwide and classroom practices that ensure each student feels equipped with the skills for their next steps (i.e., transitioning to middle school, high school, and beyond).
- Identify and implement schoolwide and classroom practices that empower students to feel a sense of belonging, connection and engagement.
- Engage in Inclusive Leadership and Decision-making Practices.
To do this leaders will:
- Discover and apply inclusive leadership techniques and create systems and structures that support a common purpose and empowers all stakeholder groups to engage in collective decision making.
- Apply effective techniques to gather meaningful feedback from the school community (students, staff, and families).
- Interpret and use feedback from the school community in decision-making processes.
- Identify and apply common equity frameworks that emphasize sharing diverse perspectives, ensuring all groups feel heard/represented, and ensuring that all groups have what they need to thrive.