This document discusses transforming school culture through distributed leadership and continuous improvement. It advocates for a focus on the instructional core of content, instruction, and student learning, with alignment and assessment supported by professional learning communities. The transformation involves changing central office roles to provide learning-focused partnerships between principals and the central office to deepen instructional leadership. This model of distributed leadership requires high demand and high support across the school system to drive sustained growth and high performance. Managing complex change also requires having a clear vision, developing skills, providing incentives and resources, and creating an action plan.

1. Transforming the CultureDistributed Leadership and Continuous Improvement

2. You know you are the Auburn School District Superintendent when…Your rookie year begins the worst fiscal crisis in30 years.and you have openers for five bargaining units.You become an expert on theSwine Flu.Some think you should havestayed a wrestling coach.You become a weatherman makingnot one,not two,not six,not four,but eightsnow day calls.The Howard Hanson Dam is leaking and you have two schools in the flood zone and you live on the Green River.There is standing room onlyat school board meetings.No one believes your estimate of theending fund balance.You love your job because of thegreat people you work with everyday.

3. National and State Fiscal CrisisWorst Fiscal Crisis Since Great Depression

4. 9 Billion Dollar Shortfall

5. Washington State Biennium Revenue Shortfall 5 Billion

6. Elimination of I-728 and K-4 Enhancement

7. ARRA CLIFF 2012

8. Pension Tsunami

9. Retro 2010-2011 CutsVISIONMISSIONVALUESGOALSWhy do we exist?

10. What is our fundamental purpose?

11. How will we mark our progress?

12. What are the targets and timelines?

13. How must we behave to achieve our vision?

14. What are our collective commitments?

15. What must we become to accomplish our purpose?

16. What is the compelling future?VISIONMISSIONVALUESGOALSMaking a case for change the compelling futureThe moral imperative and the collective commitment-Professional Learning CommunitiesDoing right thingsvs.Doing things rightStrategic Plan-Alignments-Data systems for measurement to mark our progress and guide our course.

17. 5 Principles of Distributed LeadershipPurpose of Leadership is the improvement of instructional practice and performance, regardless of role.Instructional improvement requires continuous learning.Learning requires modeling.The roles and activities of leadership flow from the expertise for learning and improvement not from the formal dictates of the institution.The exercise of authority requires reciprocity of accountability and capacity.

18. Transformation of Central OfficeManagement and Leadership