Building Teacher Leaders

Making Positive Changes Happen at Your School

This PowerPoint was made by Jacqua Ballas. She has
given SUMMIT permission to use it for Online Training.
Parts of a Plan for Change
Culture
Commitment
Change Leadership
Team
Communication
Vision

Budget
Training
Plan
Accountability
CULTURE
Defines the predominant attitudes, beliefs and behavior
patterns that characterize the organization
Way of work at a school
Often posted as a belief system
Actions often speak louder than words


Reflection question: What is the Culture at your school?
Commitment
Builds a persons motivation and confidence to engage in
new behaviors required for change
Questions and concerns always arise with new changes
Buy in
Listen to ideas, fears, concerns, and questions
Change Leadership Team


Group of people who make change happen
Actively leads change by speaking with one voice
Resolves the concerns of the stakeholders
Communication
Creates opportunities for dialogue with change leaders
and those being asked to change
VITAL for any change to occur
Need active plan for good communication
Vision
Paints a clear and compelling picture of the future after
change has been successfully implemented


Reflection question: What is your vision for an excellent
science lesson? How can lesson study help this occur?
Plan
Clarifies the need for change, encompasses the big
picture
Works with stakeholders to create detailed and realistic
steps to create change
Builds the infrastructure needed
Budget
Allocates the money needed to make change happen
Can provide good infrastructure if resources are used
wisely
Can provide training necessary for change

Training
Provides learning experiences necessary to build skills
for change
Proper training makes for a successful change!


Reflection question: What type of additional training will
help implement lesson study in our schools?
Accountability
The follow through to make sure people are trying out
new ideas and expectations
Consequences for not achieving goals
How will the SUMMIT Lesson
Study Grant help us implement
change?
Culture
Commitment
Change Leadership Team
Communication
Vision


Budget
Training
Plan
Accountability
Thoughts..
Change can only be successful when the usual
characters in an organization combine their unique
talents and consistently involve others in initiating,
implementing, and sustaining change.


Ken Blanchard author of Who Killed Change?