Post on 31-Dec-2015
Leadership and Leadership and Education in the 21Education in the 21stst
CenturyCentury
DELAINE EASTINState Superintendent of Public
InstructionApril 2001
Education in 2001Education in 2001
Performance and accountability
Standards-based reform efforts
New economy
Increasing student diversity
How Can Education How Can Education Continue to Improve?Continue to Improve?
LeadershipLeadership
"Leadership is the art of getting someone else to do something you want done because he wants to do it."
-Dwight D Eisenhower
Leadership QualitiesLeadership Qualities
• Courage
• Compassion
• Compromise
• Integrity
•Vision
•Understanding
•Commitment
Leadership: Envisioning Leadership: Envisioning ChangeChange
Leaders evaluate their own behavior and changing needs and priorities
Keys to Education Keys to Education ReformReform
• Standards
• Aligned Assessments
• Accountability
Vision for ReformVision for Reform
• Set clear expectations for all students
• Lead systemic change
Leadership at CDELeadership at CDE
• Built a strong planning process
• Aligned the organizational structure
• Improved focus
• Transformed culture
Leadership at CDELeadership at CDE
• Target lowest achieving students
• Focus on succeeding in a high stakes environment
• Develop better data systems
• Advocate for students
Keys to SuccessKeys to Success
• Aligned instructional materials
• Aligned assessments
• Aligned professional development
• Accountability incentives and interventions
• Broad system support mechanisms
It Takes Leadership! It Takes Leadership!
To succeed with education reform, we must:
– Inspire change
–Produce change
LeadershipLeadership
“Managers do things right.
Leaders do the right things.”
-From Leaders by Warren Bennis
and Burt Nanus
Our challenge is to afford every student the opportunity to:
– meet our high standards
– develop the skills necessary to pursue opportunities of interest
Our ChallengeOur Challenge
Education TechnologyEducation Technology
Where is California with respect to using technology to support teaching and learning?
0
5
10
15
20
1998 1999
Student-to-Multimedia Student-to-Multimedia Computer RatioComputer Ratio
Our student-to-multimedia computer ratio improves every year
17.412.5
Internet AccessInternet Access
The number of connected classrooms increases every year
020,00040,00060,00080,000100,000120,000140,000160,000
1996 1997 1998 1999
33,855
63,386
98,193
151,991
In 1999, Education Week ranked California 50th in students-to-instructional multimedia computer and 44th in students-to-Internet connected computer
California vs. National California vs. National AverageAverage
0
5
10
15
20
Students per
instructional
computer
Students per
Internet- connected
computer
CACA
1919
USAUSA
13.613.6
CACA USAUSA
9.89.8
1515
California’s Digital California’s Digital DivideDivide
• Schools with a high percent of students eligible for free and reduced price lunch are less likely to have computers and Internet access
• These students are also less likely to have computers at home
Technology For Grades Technology For Grades 4-84-8
Middle and elementary schools need:
1. Comprehensive funding for:
Hardware and infrastructure Staff Development Technical Support
2. Funding to bridge the digital divide
Technology can help Technology can help students:students:
• Think analytically
• Adapt to change
• Work in teams
• Access resources beyond the school
Implications for Implications for ClassroomsClassrooms
Must plan for:
• Sufficient access in each classroom
• Professional development for teachers
• Clear focus on student standards
• Coordination of technical and curricular support
Twenty-First Century Twenty-First Century Leadership for Education Leadership for Education
TechnologyTechnology• Help district and site
administrators be effective leaders of “digital schools”
• Support efforts like our statewide TICAL project
• Visit www.portical.org
Great LeadersGreat Leaders
“In order to have great leaders, we must have great followers to show them the way.”
Conclusion
• We are making progress in education reform
• Students, teachers, and administrators need tools and skills for the digital age
• Let’s stay the course and continue to promote high standards and systemic change