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Effective School Management

TOWARDSTRANSFORMATION OF SCHOOLS

by Datin Lorna Mathews

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Why the importance?Towards creating effective schools

Professional leadership

1. firm and purposeful

2. a participative approach

3. the leading professional

Shared vision and goals1. unity of purpose

2. consistency of practice

3. collegiality and collaboration

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A learning environment

1. an orderly atmosphere2. an attractive working environment

Concentration on teaching and learning

1. maximisation of learning time

2. academic emphasis

3. focus on achievement

Why the importance?

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Purposeful Teaching

1. efficient organisation

2. clarity of purpose

3. structured lessons

4. adaptive practice

High expectations1. high expectations all round

2. communicating expectations

3. providing intellectual challenge

Why the importance?

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Positive Reinforcement

1. clear and fair discipline2. feedback

Monitoring progress1. monitoring student performance

2. evaluating school performance

Why the importance?

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Students rights and responsibilities

1. raising student self-esteem2. positions of responsibilities

3. control of work

Home-school Partnership

1. parental involvement in their childrenslearning

A learning organisation

1. school-based staff development

Why the importance?

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Sharing of best practices towards

creating outstanding schools. How?

SWOT ANALYSIS

- environmental scanning to know what youare up against and what you can fall back on

and what you can build on

-need feed back and pre-discussions with

PKs, head of departments/units, schoolcounselors

- share vision/dreams with core team

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SHARING OF VISION

- 1st

staff meeting vital in charting the directionyou want to take with yourentirestaff

- expectationsyou have in allareas

- be excited in order to excite, be passionate,

show/have confidence

- TAKE CONTROL FROM DAY ONE

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1st ASSEMBLY- importance of 1st impressions

- share vision with students

- state general expectations- have to impress/inspireto earn/gainrespect

IMPORTANCE OF ASSEMBLIES

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JOINT PLANNING

- plan/strategize allschool programmes withcore team

INVOLVEMENT, DELEGATING AND

EMPOWERMENT-create sense of belonging,responsibility,ownership

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CREATE STRUCTURE AND SYSTEMS

- makes work easier and more efficient- facilitates monitoring

- quality control

- check and balance

DOCUMENTATION

- essential and useful

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FOCUS AREAS

- Academic- Discipline

- Co-curricular activities

- Administration- School culture/ ethos

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MONITORING AND EVALUATION

- every aspect follow up & follow through

- flexible enough to change

- realistic

- admit failures- focus on solutions not problems

- take risk

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STAFF DEVELOPMENT AND

RESOURCE ASSISTENCE- have to release staff to attend courses

- give financial aid to run programmes

- encourage use of existing school

resources and facilities

- encourage in house training / CPD

- train personnel as under studies

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CREATING STRONG TEAMS

- get to knowyour staff- identifythe rightpeople for the job

- give properguidanceto team leaders

- give due recognitionand respect- hold them accountable

- be there to supportorprop them up

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STROKING EFFECT

- both students and staff- give praise when due

- encouragement

- acknowledgement

- rewards and incentives

- motivate

- inspire to aspire

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SETS THE TONE

ROLE MODEL MODELS THE WAY

CHALLENGE THE PROCESS

ENABLES OTHERS TO ACT ENCOURAGES THE HEART

LEADERSHIP

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STRONG, COMMITTED, PASSIONATE

VIBRANT AND RELEVENT LEADER CULTIVATE A BALANCED APPROACH

EXCELLENT INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

STUDENT CENTERED FOCUS ON MOVING TOGETHER IN THE

SAME DIRECTION

INCLUDE GOD IN THE WHOLE PICTURE

CONCLUSION