Sahota, S. (2014). Leadership in Education [PowerPoint presentation]. Retrieved from https://my.senecacollege.ca/webapps/portal/frameset.jsp

1. Leadership in Education
S O N I A S A H O TA
P R I N C I PA L
YO R K R E G I O N D I S T R I C T S C H O O L B O A R D

4. Leadership in Education Today
Relationships! Relationships! Relationships!
Stakeholder groups…

5. Stakeholders
Parents
Guardians
Families
Foster Families
Children’s Aid Society
Support Staff-EA, Office,
Caretakers
Secondary School
Neighboroughing schools
Superintendent
Advocacy Groups
Media
Unions
Police

7. Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence is the ability to understand other
people and yourself.
Daniel Goleman
http://youtu.be/Y7m9eNoB3NU

8. Emotional IQ:
Self awareness
Manage emotions
Empathy
Social skill
http://youtu.be/2ScJX404pnY

9. Yale School of Management
Can a standardized test of “emotional intelligence” predict
success in business school? The Yale School of Management is
the latest MBA program to make a bet that the answer is yes.
Starting this year, the school will begin testing MBA students
on their ability to understand and manage emotions. The
admissions committee will use the results to decide if
applicants make the cut. And students can expect to learn
more about what makes fellow MBAs tick as Yale incorporates
its findings into the curriculum.
Businessweek.com May 15, 2013
http://youtu.be/e8JMWtwdLQ4

10. In School
Think about your favourite teacher?
Why ?

11. What Students Remember Most About Teachers
Blog in the Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.ca/lorigard/students_b_4422603.html
Being available, being kind, being compassionate, being
transparent, being real, being thoughtful, being ourselves
Constance of empathy, relationships that we build, time
we invest, how we show concern

12. Ontario Leadership Framework
The Ontario Leadership Framework (OLF)
describes successful individual and small group
practices for both school and system leaders,
as well as effective organizational practices at
both school and system levels.
In addition, the OLF now includes a section
entitled Personal Leadership Resources. This
section distils evidence about leadership traits
and dispositions most likely to influence the
effectiveness with which leadership practices
are enacted. These resources are intended to
be especially relevant for purposes of
leadership recruitment and selection
http://live.iel.immix.ca/content/home

13. The Goals of the OLS
• Attract the right people to leadership roles.
• Develop personal leadership resources in individuals
and promote effective leadership practices in order to
have the greatest possible impact on student
achievement and well-being.
• Develop leadership capacity and coherence in
organizations to strengthen their ability to deliver on
education priorities.

16. Sheryl Sandberg
Chief Operating Officer of Facebook
How Leaders Inspire
http://youtu.be/YraU52j3y8s
Why We Have Too Few Women Leader
http://youtu.be/18uDutylDa4

17. Women in Educational Leadership
Secondary Level of Admin
Elementary Level of Admin
Superintendents
Associate Director
Director

18. Leadership Journey
Secondary School Teacher of Business/Economics
Acting role of Department Head
Mentored into Vice Principal
Vice Principal
Principal
Switched Panels
Supervisory Officer Qualifications
Next: ???

19. Struggles/Challenges
Age
Gender
Experience

20. Role of the Principal
Stakeholders
Instructional Leader
Operational Manager
Hire staff, Performance Appraisals, Discpline
Budget
Discipline-staff and student
Vision
Unions
Support Board and Ministry

21. Setting direction
Building relationships and developing people
Developing the organization to support desired practices
Improving the instructional program
Securing accountability

22. Mentorship
New Teachers
Experienced Teachers
Lead Teachers
Aspiring leaders
Vice Principal

24. Leadership Model
Caucus
Leadership Team Meetings/Headship Meetings
Leadership Book Studies
Mentorship-Admin
Literacy Lead, Library Lead, Primary Lead, Junior Lead,
Intermediate Lead

25. Ontario Principal’s Council
www.principals.ca
Slogan
Exemplary Leadership in Public Education
Mission
To promote and develop exemplary leadership for
student success in Ontario’s schools

26. Purpose
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represent its membership
promote the professional interests of its members
support and protect its members
advocate on behalf of public education
provide professional growth opportunities for principals and
vice-principals
Logo There are three major components to the Ontario Principals’
Council: the provincial structure, local OPC groups and individual
Members. The logo represents the intersection of these components
where all parts of OPC work together in support of the organization.

27. Preparing Principals and Developing School
Leadership Associations for the 21st Century
There is growing awareness of the vital role principals play
in creating successful schools
We know the difference the combination of management
(operations) skills and instructional leadership can make
to the quality of teaching and learning in a school and
ultimately improve students’ performance.
The business of improving teaching and learning.

28. As our learning facilitator Dr. Avis Glaze presented research about
effective school leadership, we were reminded that effective school
leaders put students at the centre of a school system and:
view education as the ultimate tool of empowerment
have a laser-like focus on student achievement
maintain a sense of urgency about improvement
engage in ‘whole person’ education
thrive on challenge
use power effectively
demonstrate personal qualities such as empathy
know how to motivate, develop and inspire people
include community outreach and engagement

29. How do we prepare leaders?
What are the skills that students need to be successful in
this rapidly changing world and what
competencies do school leaders need, in turn, to effectively
focus on those outcomes as leaders of
learning? Whether we refer to this path as student-centric,
personalized learning, or differentiated
instruction..., what we do know is that these new paths will
continue to evolve, and that technology and
innovation will take root in new models that will require us
to grow and change how we teach and lead.

30. 21st Century Skills
• Emotional intelligence
• Critical thinking and analytical skills
• Problem solving skills
• Creativity and innovation
• Personal and communication skills
• Technological skills
• Organization skills
• Personal management skills
• Team work and collaboration
• Partnership development
• Community outreach, development and engagement
• Anti-racism, equity and inclusiveness
• Global awareness and understanding

31. Principal Influence
Getting from Good to Great
Great to Excellent
“..do you miss the classroom…”

32. Principal Influence
Do you believe?
Dalton Sherman
http://youtu.be/HAMLOnSNwzA

33. THANK YOU!