Kotter’s 8 Step Process for Change

1. Create a Sense of Urgency

2. Build the Powerful Guiding Team
3. Get the Vision Right
4. Communicate for Buy-In
5. Empower Action
6. Create Short-Term Wins
7. Don’t Let Up
8. Make Change Stick
Kotter’s 8 Step Process for Change

1. Create a Sense of Urgency

2. Build the Powerful Guiding Team
3. Get the Vision Right
4. Communicate for Buy-In
5. Empower Action
6. Create Short-Term Wins
7. Don’t Let Up
8. Make Change Stick
Your beliefs become your thoughts.
Your thoughts become your words.
Your words become your actions.
Your actions become your habits.
Your habits become your values.
Your values become your destiny.
- Mahatma Gandhi
Beliefs and values define what Beliefs
the organization stands for
and how it will behave.
Values
The vision describes the
organization in a future
successful state. Vision

The mission explains how

the organization will Mission
achieve the ideal vision.
Positive School Culture
 Core Beliefs
What do we believe about our students and
ourselves?
(Hope-filled)

Share with team and agree on

3 common beliefs.

Write one belief per YELLOW sticky note.

Our values serve
as our

compass
 Why
Do We Need to Define Our
Core Values?

Define our purpose

Support positive decision making

Give us confidence

Make life simpler

Relationships
Honesty
Authenticity
Trust
 Steps to Identify Individual
Core Values
I want to be ______________.

Using the adjectives generated to complete

the sentence stem, brainstorm a list of
personal core values.
Determine top 3 personal core values. Write
one core value per PINK sticky note.
 Table Talk

Share personal core values with teammates.

Determine top 3 personal core values. Write

one core value per PINK sticky note.
Organizational Core Values
• Foundation for our work and conduct

• Basic elements of
how we do our work

• Practices we use
(or should use)
in everything
we do
 Steps to Identify Team
Core Values

I want us to be ______________.

Using the list of adjectives generated to

complete the sentence stem, write 3- 4 core
values. Write one core value per BLUE sticky
note.
 Table Talk

Share core values.

Group core values by similarity.

Agree on 5 team core values. Write one team

core value per BLUE sticky note.
 The Acid Test
If we believe (insert belief) and we want to be

(insert a team core value),then we should be:

DOING (actions in alignment with core value)

SEEING (responses to actions in alignment with

core value)

CREATING (results/outcomes)
 The Acid Test (sample)
If we believe all teachers want the very best for
our students and we want to be honest and
transparent then we should be:

DOING Talking about our strengths and

weaknesses

SEEING Honest dialogue and collaboration

CREATING A space to take risks, fail, and get

back up
 The Acid Test
If we believe (insert belief) and we want to be

(insert a team core value),then we should be:

DOING (actions in alignment with core value)

SEEING (responses to actions in alignment with

core value)

CREATING (results/outcomes)
 Next Steps
Discuss your school’s core values. List what work
needs to be done.

Make a plan to define, revisit, or recommit to

school wide core values.

Consider the process provided as possible

next steps.

Keep the conversation going, expand the

audience, and invite stakeholders.
 Timeline

Feb March April May June July Aug

 Establishment of Core
Values

Determine a common
set of core values
amongst the staff

Action Item #1 Action Item #2

At faculty meeting Create a survey for all

discuss the core staff members for
values that leadership input
team selected
 Development of Instructional
Strategies

Develop a list of best

practice instructional
strategies with staff input

Action Item #1

Leadership team work

together to kick-off the
grant

Action Item #1 Action Item #1 Action Item #1

Mr. Johnson, Principal February 1, 2016 -Handouts

Ms. Simmons, Assistant
Principal
-Calendars
Ms. Armstrong, Teacher Leader -Lesson Plans
Mr. Schuelke, Grants
Coordinator
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Action Item
Item
Establishment
Item #1 #2#2
Item #2#1
Action Item
Action
Action #2
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#1 #1
of core values
Ms.
Create
At a faculty
Deploy
first
Mr.Armstrong,
Johnson, survey
Survey
February
Survey
Monkey for all staff
meeting
Principal
Teacher
1, 2016 talk Draft Calendars for
-Handouts
members for input
with
Determine a staff
common about best
set of
values
Leader
-Calendars
February
practice
amongst 8, 2016
instructional
the staff
Portfolio Completion
strategies
Mr. Holiday, Teacher March 29
Leader

STAAR Testing

Feb March April May June July Aug

Spring Break Implementation Readiness

March 13th -17th Portfolio
June 30
He who has
a why can
deal with
any what
or how.
- Stephen Covey
 Yvonne Ceynow
512-919-5422
yvonne.ceynow@esc13.txed.net