Attendance

-No learning takes place without attendance.

-80% of the school's money comes from attendance.

Identify

Identify the students that are not doing well.

Check Cum files.

These are usually symptoms of a bigger problem.

Influence.

Relationships, relationships, relationships.

Position

People respect you because of your title.

People will not follow you past your level of authority.

Permission

People like you.

Caring and getting along with people.

Building relationships.

Production

Beyond getting along; there are results.

People come together to accomplish a purpose.

People Development

Teaching others to be leaders.

Deepening the relationship.

Building people's skills.

Empowering others.

Personhood

Reserved for leaders that have spent years developing people.

20 percent of your priorities will give you 80 percent of your production IF you spend your time, energy, money and personnel on the top 20 percent of your priorities.

Requirement - What is your job description?

Return - What within that gets you the most return?

Reward - What do you do in your role that gives you satisfaction?

Hopefully these three align

the psychological dimension.

Even though change can make sense logically, it can still lead to anxiety in the psychological dimension.

According to Maxwell, what gets in the way of change?

(1 of 5)

Change creates fear of Failure

-"The greatest mistake a person can make is to be afraid of making one."

According to Maxwell, what gets in the way of change? 

(2 of 5)

The followers Lack respect for the leader.

-People view the change according to the way they view the change agent.

According to Maxwell, what gets in the way of change?

(3 of 5)

Routine is disrupted

-We are creatures of habit.  Its difficult to unlearn past habits.

According to Maxwell, what gets in the way of change?

(4 of 5)

The Change isn't Self-initiated, even if it's in their self interest.

-The more you make people think it's their idea, the more they'll buy into it.

According to Maxwell, what gets in the way of change?

(5 of 5)

Change creates fear of the Unknown

-Many people are more comfortable with old problems than with new solutions.

Make the problem the problem.

Separate the problem from the student.

"Eliminating the problem, not the student."

Accountability

-Follow-ups

-Check back to make sure the plan is working

We tend to skip over the why and go straight to the how.

You have to have people see why the change is needed.

If there's no passion behind the change, it will not happen.

According to Rich Mauer, what is the first key question that happens before change happens?

(1 of 4)

According to Rich Mauer, what is the second key question that happens before change happens?

(2 of 4)

According to Rich Mauer, what is the third key question that happens before change happens?

(3 of 4)

According to Rich Mauer, what is the fourth key question that happens before change happens?

(4 of 4)

What is the first one?

 What is the second one?

According to Rich Mauer there are 3 levels to bridge the gap between what you see and what your team sees.

What is the third one?

People must trust the source.

If they don't trust you, they'll be suspicious of what you tell them.

Lead from the back--and let others believe they are in front.

Make people think they came up with your ideas so that there is more 'buy in'

Know your enemy--and learn about his favorite sport.

-Speaking your opponents language, you may be able to understand their strengths and weaknesses.

-Also you would be winning favor with the enemy.

Quitting is leading too.

-If something isn't working, you can try something else.

CQ+PQ>IQ

Curiosity and Passion is more important than intelligence.

-The curious and passionate are self-educators.

Globalization.

-The emergence of China, India and the Eastern Block in the free market is threatening the economic position of the US.

-These populations are more educated and willing to work for less.

Demographics.

-America is aging and there is a declining population.

-There are more retired people because of the extended life expectancy.

-These trends threaten Social Security.

-There is also an increasing number of limited English proficient students.

Technology.

-Effects jobs and economy.

-Math and science driven (60% of graduating students in these disciplines are chinese)

-Requires more kids to go to college.

Changing Values and Attitudes

-Millennials are growing up in an era of unparalleled affluence and many of their acquisitions are not purchased with their own money and therefore are likely to believe that a middle class lifestyle is a birthright.

Attitude

-This is the behavior or the way of thinking that can get in the way of learning.

-Can get in the way of other students' learning as well.

Academics

Getting kids ready to learn.

Assess

-Talk to the student, parents, teachers and coaches

- Make classroom observations, formal assessment, document behaviors (recognize patterns), home visits

Provide Support

-Do something!

-Direct services (eg Counseling)

-School site services

-District services

-Community services

-Home services

Check back to see what has happened!

Better attendance, less referrals?

"It's direction not perfection."