Mission
Vision
Values
Goals
Leading Cultural Change
Focusing On the Right Things
Collaborating Where It Counts
Aligning the Work of Teams Districtwide
The School Board and Superintendent Team
The Central Office Team
The Principal Team
The School Leadership Team
Teacher Teams
Support Staff Teams
Focusing Teacher Teams on Learning
Planning Units of Instruction
Analyzing Student Work and Learning
Monitoring and Celebrating the Work of Teams
Summary
Auditing Your Assumptions
Possessing an Optimistic Mindset
Modeling What You Expect of Others
Resilience
Personal Behavior
Student Achievement
Decision Making
Communication
Learning
Summary
Putting Your Stars on the Table and Making Long-Term Success Possible
Collaborative Team Rubric
ABOUT THE AUTHORS
DOUGLAS REEVES, PhD, is the author of more than thirty books and many articles about leadership and organizational effectiveness. He was named the Brock International Laureate for his contributions to education and received the Contribution to the Field Award from the National Staff Development Council (now Learning Forward). Dr. Reeves has addressed audiences in all fifty U.S. states and more than thirty countries, sharing his research and supporting effective leadership at the local, state, and national levels. He is founder of Finish the Dissertation, a free and noncommercial service for doctoral students, and the Zambian Leadership and Learning Institute. He is the founding editor and copublisher of The SNAFU Review, a collection of essays, poetry, and art by veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Dr. Reeves lives with his family in downtown Boston.
To learn more about the work of Dr. Reeves, visit Creative Leadership Solutions at https://creativeleadership.net, or follow @DouglasReeves on Twitter.
ROBERT EAKER, EdD, is professor emeritus at Middle Tennessee State University, where he also served as dean of the College of Education and later as interim executive vice president and provost. Dr. Eaker is a former fellow with the National Center for Effective Schools Research and Development.
Dr. Eaker has written widely on the issues of effective teaching, effective schools, helping teachers use research findings, and high expectations for student achievement, and has coauthored (with Richard and Rebecca DuFour) numerous books and other resources on the topic of reculturing schools and school districts into professional learning communities (PLCs).
In 1998, Dr. Eaker was recognized by the governor of Tennessee as a recipient of Tennessee’s Outstanding Achievement Award. Also, in 1998, the Tennessee House of Representatives passed a proclamation recognizing him for his dedication and commitment to the field of education. In 2003, Dr. Eaker was selected by the Middle Tennessee State University Student Government Association to receive the Womack Distinguished Faculty Award.
For over four decades, Dr. Eaker has served as a consultant to school districts throughout North America and has been a frequent speaker at state, regional, and national meetings.
To learn more about Dr. Eaker’s work, visit AllThingsPLC (www.allthingsplc.info).
To book Douglas Reeves or Robert Eaker for professional development, contact [email protected].
FOREWORD
By Michael Fullan
IN THE 1980s, I said that systemic change in schools and districts requires five to seven years of work. Now we know that change can happen at a much faster pace. Since then, research has shown that leaders armed with practical knowledge and partnering within their communities can achieve remarkable changes within a year or two. (See Fullan and Pinchot [2018] for a case of powerful change in culture within a year.) Douglas Reeves and Robert Eaker, in this excellent resource, provide a framework for how leaders can establish success within one hundred days. Few books combine moral purpose and practical success so readily.
Reeves and Eaker begin by showing leaders how to strip away the superfluous distractions, and what to specifically focus on to get results. They smartly observe if a seven-year-old can’t explain your mission statement, then you are in trouble. Readers quickly discover not only how to establish the right values but also how to “clear the decks” with an initiative
