Advanced Leadership Training

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Advanced Leadership Training
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Review of Basic Leadership Training Course
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PTA Councils

• Group of unit PTAs (5 or more) organized under
  the authority of the state PTA.
  
• Provides information and assistance to unit PTAs
• Helps PTAs present a united front when advocating
  in the local area
  
• Coordinates community wide projects
• Assists state PTA in leadership development
• Works with school districts trustees and
  administrators
  

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Current Nevada PTA Councils

• Lake Mead Council Las Vegas Area
• Sierra Council Reno/Sparks Area
• Silver Sage Council Carson City Area

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Nevada PTA

• Consists of all PTA units in the state of Nevada
• Provide clear information on state issues
  affecting children and schools
  
• Advocates for children and youth statewide
• Cooperates with other groups working for children
  and families
  
• Offers leadership training to units and councils
  at the state PTA convention, summer leadership
  training and various other trainings held
  throughout the year
• Provides opportunities for members to network
  face-to-face
  
• Supports local units implementation of parent
  involvement programs
  
• When capacity and the opportunity exist, state
  PTA will develop statewide programs
  
• Maintains an office with resources available to
  units
  
• Provides statewide programs for units
• Charters new unit PTAs and helps existing ones
  remain in good standing
  
• Supports units as they take action on local issues

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Nevada PTA

• Officers are elected at convention, where units
  are represented by delegates. The officers of
  Nevada PTA are President, President Elect,
  Leadership VP, Membership VP, Programs VP,
  Legislative VP, Secretary and Treasurer.
• Board of Manager members are selected by the
  officers these members are called Members at
  Large
  
• Nevada has 6 Regions which are geographical areas
  of the state. Each region is represented by
  Region Directors, who may have assistants. Region
  Directors are elected at convention by delegates
  representing their region.

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Regions in Nevada
Region II
Region III
Region I
Region V
Region VI
Region IV
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National PTA

• Provides leadership, programs, support, and
  resources to its members.
  
• Website that provides information, news,
  services, and resources about education, health
  and safety issues, and federal legislative
  activity. The focus of National PTAs legislative
  activity is to secure adequate laws for the care
  and protection of children and youth.
• Current national programs and projects target
  parent involvement, health and safety of
  children, and increased child advocacy efforts in
  support of public education.
• National PTA does not act alone. Working in
  cooperation with many national advocacy groups
  and federal agencies, National PTA collaborates
  on projects that benefit children and that bring
  valuable resources to its members
• YOU are a crucial part of our national voice.

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Reasons People Volunteer

• Because someone they love benefits
• To set an example for children
• Because they were asked
• To meet people and because they enjoy working
  with people
  
• To gain skill/experience
• To use otherwise unused gifts or skills
• Because of tradition
• Out of concern (child abuse, etc.)
• To have a sense of purpose
• To test leadership skills
• To feel a sense of power and success

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• Good leaders make people feel that theyre at
  the very heart of things, not at the periphery.
  Everyone feels that he or she makes a difference
  to the success of the organization. When that
  happens, people feel centered and that gives
  their work meaning.
• - Warren G. Bennis

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Make the Best of Your Board

• Encourage active participation
• Seek advise, opinions and assistance
• Try to use ideas from participants
• Have a sign-up sheet at meetings
• Contact people by phone or personal visits
• Look to all groups and types of people
• Business people
• Minority organizations
• Parents
• Senior citizens

• Network with other community leaders
• Arrange presentations about PTA projects and
  goals
  
• Distribute brochures
• Take names and phone numbers of willing
  individuals
  
• Evaluate the current board
• What are their interests and skills, and how much
  time can they spend?
  
• What will motivate them?

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Standards of Parent Involvement

• Communication
• Communications between home and school is
  regular, two-way, and meaningful
  
• Parenting Skills
• Parenting skills are promoted and supported
• Student Learning
• Parents play an integral role in assisting
  student learning
  
• Volunteering
• Parents are welcome in the school, and their
  support and assistance are sought
  
• School Decision and Policy Making
• Parents are full partners in the decisions that
  affect children and families
  
• Collaborating with the Community
• Community members are used to strengthen schools,
  families, and student learning
  

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Delegating

• What are you doing that someone else can do as
  well as or better than you?
  
• We dont have to work harder or faster we have
  to work smarter.

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Delegation Key to Growth

• Review tasks for which youre responsible
• pick ones that can be done by others.
• Select the proper person suited for the task.
• Encourage, train and motivate.
• Explain, turn over job and check for results.
• Provide support, encourage and develop
  confidence.
  
• Supervise, as the job is your responsibility.

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Time Management

• If you dont manage your time, it will be managed
  for you!

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Time Management

• Set Goals
• Urgent or Important -- Or Both?
• Log your activities
• Make Schedules
• Delegate
• Communicate
• Telephone Tyranny
• Procrastination
• DDD-Do it, Delegate it, Dump it

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• What weve got here is a failure to communicate.
• Cool Hand Luke (screenplay)
• Many attempts to communicate are nullified by
  saying too much.
  
• Robert Greenleaf
• Change your thoughts and you change your world.
• - Norman Vincent Peale

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Communication

• Acknowledge one another as equals
• Staying curious about each other
• Recognizing that we need each others help to
  become better listeners
  
• Slowing down so we have time to think and
  reflect
  
• Remembering that conversation is the natural way
  humans think together
  
• Expecting it to be messy at times.

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Problem Solving

• Identify the Problem
• Dont jump to a solution before you know the
  problem Evaluate
  
• Generate Multiple Solutions
• Develop Action Plan
• Carry Out Action Plan
• Evaluate

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Identifying Difficult People

• Hostile-Aggressive
• Complainer
• Clam
• Super-Agreeable
• Negative
• Know-it-all
• Indecisive

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Coping with difficult people is always a problem
especially is the difficult person happens to be
you Conflict is like cancer early detection in
creases the possibility of a healthy outcome.
John C. Maxwell You can make more friends in
two months by becoming interested in other people
than you can in two years by trying to get other
people interested in you. -Dale Carnegie

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Dealing With Difficult People

• The Blocker
• The Attacker
• Playful
• Recognition Seeker
• The Avoider
• Special Interest Pleader
• Dominator

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Conflict Management

• Preserve the dignity and self respect of all
  involved.
  
• Listen with neutrality and try to see the
  situation from every perspective.
  
• Accept the fact that you cannot change others
  behavioral styles.
  
• Allow each individual to express his independent
  point of view.
  
• Relax. This can set a positive climate for
  discussion.

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Avoiding Conflict in the PTA

• Be knowledgeable about PTA
• Be familiar with bylaws
• Follow policies of PTA
• Be informed of current issues
• Dont violate members rights
• Avoid personality clashes
• Cooperate and communicate with principal

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Staying Motivated

• What are strategies to keep your motivated?
• Feeling appreciated.
• Seeing that their presence does make a
  difference.
  
• Having a chance for advancement.
• Having an opportunity for personal growth.
• Receiving private and public recognition.
• Feeling capable of handling the tasks offered.
• Getting a sense of belonging and teamwork among
  co-workers.
  
• Being involved in administrative processes, like
  problem-solving, decision-making, and objective
  setting.
  
• Recognizing that something significant is
  happening because the group exists.
  
• Their personal needs are being met.

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Leaders Responsibility in Managing Conflict

• Preserve the dignity self respect of all
• Listen with neutrality
• try to see situation from every perspective
• You cant change behavioral styles
• Allow individuals to express independent points
  of view
  
• RELAX! This sets a positive climate

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Chairing a Tough Meeting

• Pre-plan meeting with officers
• Check for existing position on issues
• Prepare agenda
• Carefully study
• Roberts Rules of Order
• Meeting procedures
• Motions
• Bylaws of your PTA
• Conduct meeting as formally as possible

• Special rules can be adopted
• Time limit or number of times to speak
• Send issue to a committee to study and make a
  recommendation
  
• Check and re-check your bylaws
• Stay neutral as a chair

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Responding to Opposition at Meetings

• Avoid saying
• I agree but
• Yes, but
• Avoid loaded words that damage your position
• Choose your language words carefully
• Dont be forced or trapped into decisions
• Stay calm

• Use humor to respond to get audience support
• Address question, NOT questioner
• Never say a question is bad or stupid
• Use persons name when responding
• Respond to key issue in first minute

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Action Agendas

• The purpose of the meeting
• Leave amount of time for each item
• Who is responsible as a resource?
• Open with items of special interest
• Avoid
• two time consuming items in a row
• two high emotional items together
• two similar items back-to-back

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Where to Go for Help?

• Council President
• Region Director
• State Leadership Vice President
• State President
• State Office [phone] or
• [phone]
• Website www.pta.org or www.nevadapta.org

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Congratulations!!

• Pat yourself on the back
• Shake your neighbors hand
• Yell, Yip-eee
• Jump up down
• Wink at your President
• You just completed
• Advanced Leadership Training