Presented by: Kathleen Merchant Instructor: Dr. Lauren Larsen

1. Educational AdministrationEDU 547Portfolio Exercise Involving Teaching in the decision making Process Presented by: Kathleen Merchant Instructor: Dr. Lauren Larsen

2. Involving Teachers in the Decision Making Process • Teachers not only utilize the knowledge, skills and talents to instruct their students, they also want to involve themselves in the decision making process. Teacher involvement in the decision making process will increase the likelihood of accomplishing the school’s mission.

3. Vision of Shared Decision Making and Teamwork • Introduction: The Vision is that teachers provided a high quality education to every student in a safe, nurturing and stimulating environment, while developing teacher efficacy, that fosters and enhances the cooperative efforts of all teachers and other stakeholders utilizing the appropriate decision making model, which will be closely aligned with the selected school goal(s).

4. Involving Teachers in the Decision Making Process • First I will highlight the areas in which areas in which I will/will not involve teachers in the process of decision making. Second, I will note the areas in which I will assist teachers in being prepared for this process, the responsibilities that occupy the process and most importantly, the commitment to established timelines. Third, the importance of teacher commitment to the students and the school Next, my expectations for teachers and myself as a principal Additionally, cultivating a climate of openness, trust and authenticity(original) Moreover, releasing the knowledge and power of the faculty.

5. Teachers Involvement Decision Making-Yes

6. Teachers Involvement

7. Preparing Teachers to be Part of the Decision Making Process • Set goals • Be specific • Identify interest and strengths • Motivate • Establish commitment • Cultivate the skills

8. Committing Teachers to Students and their School(Equipping them with the “buy in” Information Process) • Create a sense of organization identity • Identify goal relevance • Develop teacher zone of a acceptance • Collaborative outcome-personal stake • Utilizing teacher expertise

9. Leadership style • My basic style of leading will be one of a transformation leader, however; at times it will that of an instructional leader.

10. Expectations • Teacher expectations • Exercise some level of autonomy • Being open • Principal expectations • Be honest • Be a dynamic instructional leader

11. Climate of Openness and Trust • Transparency • Take ownership for failures • Connect to one common goal • Demonstrate competency • Knowledgeable • Be sincere • Be honest

12. Disseminating Knowledge and Power of Faculty • Identification of expertise • Utilization of expertise • Demonstrate results

13. Model of Shared Decision Making Principal Only & Crisis Team Principal Teachers Evaluative& Analysis Phase Planning Phase Crisis Situation Other Stakeholders All Team Members Superintendents & Other Building Leaders Implementation