Surfing

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Surfing
the Possibilities
for
Coaching, Mentoring Consulting
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So
You
Want
to be a
CAM
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Principals
Reflect to yesterdays activity regarding the
continuum of principals that CAMs will encounter
on a campus.
What will our principals be thinking or feeling
when a CAM is assigned to their campus?
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Reluctant Resistant
Eager Enthused
Excited Want to grow professional Open to new
ideas Ready to take risks See a new future Reach
decisions collaboratively Have ideas and
goals Ready to move forward Need inspiration Need
help focusing
Resentful Defensive Avoid making changes Not open
to new ideas Avoids reflection Negative
thinkers Question and challenge Utilizes
obstacles as excuses Closed minded Untrusting
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Place Yourself in the Shoes of the Principal
What Do You Expect
What You Want to Know
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Trust Matters
Sincerity, Reliability Competence
Trust is ones willingness to be vulnerable to
another based on the confidence that the other is
benevolent, honest, open, reliable, and competent.
Trust Matters Leadership for Successful Schools,
by Megan Tschannen-Moran, 2004
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• The principal is the key to school improvement
• Developing the principals leadership skills is
  key to keeping schools from entering Stage 2
• Coaching and mentoring are the most effective
  strategies for developing principal capacity
• Using experienced, trained principals to serve as
  mentors will maximize the development of the
  effective traits necessary for school improvement
• Making the biggest impact on the principal makes
  the biggest impact on the school

SIRC Beliefs
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Success is Dependent on Leadership
The Most Important Person
Strong Leadership Average Staff High
Achievement
Average Leadership Strong Staff Average
Achievement
Average Leadership Average Staff Poor
Achievement
Principal
Dr. William Sanders University Tennessee
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CAM Program
to strengthen and support the principal by
developing and enhancing leadership capacity
Focus is on the principal
Guides the principal in solving problems for
him/herself
In-depth knowledge of principals perception of
campus
Limited visibility-encourages principal
visibility
Utilizes more time building relationship with
the principal
Targeting School Improvement
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CAM Role
Act on the belief that the principal can make a
difference
Schools coming into program for first time have
been doing good things.

• Have stayed out of required improvement
• Districts taking more interest and ownership in
  individual school success
• Quality and potential of campus leadership is
  greater
• Have been successful and are right on the edge of
  success

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CAM Role
Act on the belief that the principal can make a
difference
Collaboratively
Provide Support and Inspiration
Determine Needs
Identify Goals
Create Solutions
Move to Action
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Definitions of Being
Consultant
Shares specialized expertise in a certain area or
field.
Mentor
Guides from their own experiences.
Coach
Works as a thinking partner providing a
reflective learning process founded on
self-discovery.
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Definitions of Being
Consultant
What they need to do is..
Mentor
I had a similar experience a few years ago. What
we did was.
Coach
Whats getting in the way?
Principal Im finding it a huge challenge to get
this program off the ground. Its a great
program, and teachers supported it in the
beginning. They just arent implementing the
daily lessons.
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Strategies of Being
Consultant
Shares specialized expertise in a certain area or
field.
Mentor
Guides from their own experiences.
Coach
Works as a thinking partner providing a
reflective learning process founded on
self-discovery.
Principal Im concerned that teachers arent
utilizing their team planning period
effectively.
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We require choice. Telling someone what to do
limits choice, diminishes creativity, and causes
defensiveness. You can disempower someone by
giving them your goals, your solutions and your
methods.
Coaching Mindsets and Skill Sets by Karla Reiss
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We continually hear and talk to that little voice
inside our heads each and every day. As leaders
we self-talk ourselves through situations .
Consider the following. On average, you speak
almost 5,000 words a day, although almost 80 of
speaking is talking to yourself. Karla Reiss
states that 80 of talking to yourself is
negative.
What possibilities could a thinking partner
provide?
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CAM Role
Act on the belief that the principal can make a
difference
Basic Coaching Strategies Focused Around
Provide Support and Inspiration
Determine Needs
Identify Goals
Create Solutions
Move to Action
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Provide Support and Inspiration
Check-in Celebration
Attitude
What does celebration accomplish?
Builds Confidence Empowers Inspires Builds
Trust Positive Attitude Self Esteem Acompliantfree
world.org 21 days becomes a habit!!!!
Importance of taking time to celebrate, reflect
and plan Preparation Form
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CAM Role
Act on the belief that the principal can make a
difference
Basic Coaching Strategies Focused Around
Provide Support and Inspiration
Determine Needs
Identify Goals
Create Solutions
Move to Action
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The most basic of all human needs is the need to
understand and be understood. The best way to
understand people is to listen to them.
Ralph Nichols
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Determine Needs
Committed Listening
What it Looks Like
Purpose of
Unproductive Listening
Judgment/Criticism Autobiographical Listening (I
or me) Inquisitive Listening Solution Listening
Scenario B
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Determine Needs
Committed Listening
Is Not
a vocal competition in which the one who is
catching his/her breath is called the listener.
Be intentional about being either a sender or
receiver
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Committed listening transforms relationships and
deepens learning. Its skillful use requires
practice and discipline.
Dennis Sparks, Leading for Results
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Determine Needs
Paraphrase
Taking time to review and recap what has already
been said communicates to the principal that the
CAM hears them clearly and understands what they
are dealing with. Im listening I care I
understand
What you said was In other words. Am I hearing
you correctly?
Scenario D
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Determine Needs
Paraphrasing
We can let the principal know that we are truly
and deeply listening to them while at the same
encouraging them to talk and express themselves
by paraphrasing.
Feeding Back
Clarifying
Acknowledging
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Determine Needs
Tools for gathering data to determine
needs Principals perception through
listening Preparation Form Principals Self
Reflection Tool Personal Professional Growth
Plan Campus Improvement Plan AYP and AEIS
Data CINA (Year 2)
Listen for Potential!
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CAM Role
Act on the belief that the principal can make a
difference
Basic Coaching Strategies Focused Around
Provide Support and Inspiration
Determine Needs
Identify Goals
Create Solutions
Move to Action
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Identify Goals
Assessing and determining needs is focused on the
now or the past
The identification of goals coupled with a desire
and vision is associated with the future
When we are clear about our goals, desires, and
our vision, then our target becomes much more
focused easily developing a plan to create our
future.
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Identify Goals
We can identify goals by asking Open Ended
Clarifying Questions
What do you want? What do you want to
learn? Whats working? What can be improved?
Handout
Permission
What seems to be the main obstacle? What
information do you need before you decide?
Questions that move the principal toward
identifying the goal (learning) desire (want) or
vision.
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Identify Goals
Reframe Negative Language into Positive Language
A teacher has just come in second place in
applying for an assistant principal position in a
very desirable district. As a result, she is
doubting her abilities to move into an
administrative position.
Reframing shifts thinking patterns from the
negative to the positive.
By table
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CAM Role
Act on the belief that the principal can make a
difference
Basic Coaching Strategies Focused Around
Provide Support and Inspiration
Determine Needs
Identify Goals
Create Solutions
Move to Action
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Create Solutions
Move Principal From the Problem to Solutions
Problem Focus
Solution Focus
Why didnt you hit your targets? Why did you do
that? Why isnt this working?
What do you need to do next time to hit your
targets? What do you want to do next? What do
you/we need to make this work?
Victim Mud Create the Future
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CAM Role
Act on the belief that the principal can make a
difference
Basic Coaching Strategies Focused Around
Provide Support and Inspiration
Determine Needs
Identify Goals
Create Solutions
Move to Action
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Move to Action
Commit to the Goal (Learning) Desire (Want) a
Vision
On a scale of 1 to 10, how important is it to
achieve that goal? How will we know when youve
achieved it? How ready are you to do whatever it
takes to achieve that goal? By when? Would you
like to talk about that? How does that align
with the campus goals?
Reflection
Scenario C
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Move to Action
Commit to the goal, desire or vision.
Identify potential obstacles
Identify multiple potential solutions
Timeline
Hold accountable
Celebrate
Evaluate and recommit
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Resources
Leadership Coaching for Educators Bringing Out
the Best in School Administrators, by Karla Reiss
Blended Coaching Skills and Strategies to
Support Principal Development, by Gary Bloom
Mentoring Principals Frameworks, Agendas, Tips,
and Case Stories for Mentors and Mentees, by
Paul Young
Coaching for Educational Leaders, Region
XIII www.esc13.net/cel
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A CAM is Constantly Aware of Their Being
Consultant
Shares specialized expertise in a certain area or
field.
Mentor
Guides from their own experiences.
Coach
Works as a thinking partner providing a
reflective learning process founded on
self-discovery.
to strengthen and support the principal by
building leadership capacity
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If your actions inspire others to dream more, do
more and become more, you are a leader

John Quincy Adams
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If your actions inspire others to dream more, do
more and become more, you are a CAM

SIRC
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