District Leadership Teams
"Learning is essential to change and change is essential to improvement." School districts must be held to the standard of providing a superior educational experience for students. In order to provide that experience, school districts must be willing to transform to meet the needs of their students. This transformation must be articulated, but also embodied in the hearts, minds, and actions of each person involved in the school system. District Leadership Teams lead and guide this transformation. District Leadership Teams should include superintendents, district personnel, principals, teacher leaders, and other district stakeholders. DLT members work as a team to design, lead, and facilitate standards-driven learning aligned with the Kentucky Standards for Professional Learning. Data must drive the decisions of the District Leadership Teams. DLT members must understand their role in helping adults in the district have a greater effect on student learning. DLT members set and reinforce expectations through their thoughts, actions, and the ways they engage others in learning. Recognizing that learning is central to all change and improvement efforts, DLT members must ensure that professional learning is at the forefront of the work of each adult working in the district.
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Why waste your time at another District Leadership Team meeting?
Before We Learn
Individually complete the Responsibilities of the District Leadership Team Survey. |
Individual Thinking: List common assumptions about District Leadership Team meetings. Group Thinking: Compile Top Ten Identify Biggest Time Wasters |
We Learn
Read: "The Power of Beliefs and Assumptions" Read: 4 Square of Role Responsibilities
2. Create on chart paper: 5 most important responsibilities for each role 3. Share/Discuss 4. Group creates "It is important for ________(role) to be represented in our DLT because ________________________________________." Group creates the district's own common agreements on DLT Role Responsibilities on 4 Square Graphic Organizer. |
Resources Chapter 1: Becoming a Learning System "The Power of Beliefs and Assumptions" Roles and Responsibilities of DLT Members INFOGRAPHIC Roles and Responsibilities Graphic Organizer |
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