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KELLOGG LEADERSHIPFOR COMMUNITYCHANGECrossing Boundaries, Strengthening Communities

StrengtheningPublic Will and ActionTowards QualityTeaching and Learning

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Dr. Valorie JohnsonProgram DirectorYouth and Education

-or-Frank TaylorProgram DirectorFood Systems and Rural Development

W.K. Kellogg FoundationOne Michigan Ave. EastBattle Creek, MI 49017-4058

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Contents

Letter from the Kellogg Foundation PresidentApplying a Group Approach to Leadership Development . . . . . . .3

Exploring New Frontiers in Leadership Development . . . . . . . .5

KLCC Program Sites, Session One:Buffalo, New York . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6Eastern Cibola County, New Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8Edcouch, Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10Flathead Reservation, Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12Twin Cities, Minnesota . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14Northwestern Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

• Llano Grande Center for Research and Development (Edcouch, TX)• Migizi Communications, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)• New Mexico Community Foundation and Pueblo of Laguna

Department of Education (Eastern Cibola County, NM)• New Paradigm Partners, Inc. (Northwestern, WI)• Public Policy and Education Fund of New York (Buffalo, NY)• Salish Kootenai College and Ronan School District No. 30 (Flathead

Indian Reservation, MT)

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Host Agencies:The day-to-day activities of each KLCC community in session one aremanaged locally by the following host agencies:

Leadership development has been a key area of inter-est and work at the Kellogg Foundation for nearly 75years. Recent leadership development programs —

such as the Kellogg National Leadership Program, theKellogg International Fellows Program, and the Kellogg NationalFellowship Program—have nurtured more than 1,000 individual lead-ers whose work is transforming not only institutions and communities,but whole societies around the globe. The success of these programs,together with the demands of a changing world, have pushed us tothink creatively about the types of 21st century challenges that requireeffective leadership, what the new criteria for leaders might be, andhow responsive leadership should be developed. I am pleased to intro-duce the Kellogg Leadership for Community Change program as ourmost recent venture in the field. KLCC focuses on developing diverseleadership for the community good and on individual contributions tocollective decisions and actions.

We see KLCC as the convergence of our best knowledge about indi-vidual leadership development and what leading thought suggests isrequired from leaders to achieve long-term, positive community change.KLCC’s place-based approach to leadership cultivation encouragesshared leadership among the fellows and will benefit not only the livesof participants, but the future of the communities they serve.

In all, five sessions of the KLCC are planned, each lasting 18 monthsand each targeting a specific field of societal interest in which a newinfusion of leadership is desired. This approach is based on the assump-tion that leadership is a developmental tool and exists in both a culturaland issue-related context. The topic of session one is Strengthening

The Center for Ethical Leadership Founded in 1991, the Seattle-based CEL's approach to leadershipdevelopment takes people through an inner journey of reflection andself-discovery and then fosters an outer journey of commitment toadvancing the common good. CEL is especially skilled at bridging theboundaries that divide people and communities.

The Institute for Educational Leadership For more than 37 years, the Washington, D.C.-based Institute forEducational Leadership (IEL) has worked to achieve better results for children and youth by building the capacity of individuals and organizations in education and related fields to work cooperatively orcollaboratively across policies, programs and sectors.

KLCC is coordinated nationally by a partnership between the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and the following organizations:

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Applying a Group Approach toLeadership Development

Public Will and Action Towards Quality Teaching and Learning. We decided to begin with education as a program contextual issuebecause the need is so urgent. Many attempts to reform educationhave failed to effectively engage and involve the broad community inthe change process. Education leaders and others, though, recognizethat today’s problems cannot be solved in a vacuum. To effect mean-ingful change, the cooperation, skills and leadership of a cross-sectionof education stakeholders is needed. KLCC will bring a diverse set ofcommunity leaders together to enhance their abilities to work towardbuilding public will around a common plan of action, which they willcreate, for solving local education problems.

Six communities from around the United States are participating inKLCC’s first session. The program will expose 25 fellows from each siteto a variety of learning techniques aimed at strengthening their partici-patory leadership skills and advancing new visions of learning. Moredetails about each community are featured in the following pages.

My colleagues and I congratulate the six sites and 150 fellows whowere selected to participate in this first KLCC session, and we look for-ward to the positive results we know their cooperative ingenuity willbear.

Sincerely,

William C. Richardson, Ph.D.President and Chief Executive OfficerW.K. Kellogg Foundation

• Jill Berg, Substitute Teacher

• Elizabeth Bettenhausen, Social Worker

• Gertrude Bronczyk, Direct Sales/Retired Farmer

• Melisa Davis, Nontraditional Student

• Amber Gibson, Student/Waitress

• Jason Gillis, Business Owner

• Dorothy Hanson, Retired Restaurant Owner

• Erny Heiden, Social Worker

• Laura Jennerman, Substitute Teacher

• Patti Jo Kelley-Bertelsen, Shift Leader

• Kathy Linville, Zoo Helper

• Diana Martin, Youth Leader

• Tammy Mattingly, Store Manager

• Dorothy O’Meara, School Aide

• Judy Patenaude, Day Care Provider

• Sandy Radwanski,Rehab/Massage Therapist

• Sally Romanowski, Inn Keeper

• Hazel Ryan, Retired Business Owner

• Gina Sadowski, Deli Manager

• Roger Schmitt, Retired Groundskeeper

• Candice Schmuck, Nontraditional Student

• Peggy Severson¸Teacher’s Aide

• Shelly Thompson, Social Worker

• Sharon Voldberg, Farmer

• Angela Weimer, Parent

• Linda Zimmer, Farmer

New Paradigm Partners, Inc.

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KLCC Host Agency, Wisconsin:

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Kellogg Leadership for Community Change (KLCC) is the newest leadership development program created by the W.K. KelloggFoundation. The program is unique among its predecessors, and

most other leadership development programs, in that it urges the devel-opment of shared leadership along with individual leadership skills in acommunity setting.

The Kellogg Leadership for Community Change program recognizesthat conventional approaches to training leaders often overlook impor-tant community voices. The program seeks to capitalize on a variety ofsocial, economic, cultural, and experiential criteria during the processof defining and identifying leaders. After selecting a diverse cohort offellows from multiple communities, the program brings these leaderstogether to develop their respective leadership skills and resourceswhile advancing a new collective vision for the community.

The first KLCC session is organized around the theme StrengtheningPublic Will and Action Towards Quality Teaching and Learning. Six communities from around the country have been selected to participateas program sites. Under the direction of six local agencies, 25 fellowsfrom each site will collectively create and pursue a plan of actiondesigned to improve the local conditions under which teaching andlearning take place.

Ultimately, the Foundation’s goal is to strengthen communities by helpingindividuals who are already engaged in community stewardship to rec-ognize themselves and others as leaders, and then develop the sharedleadership expertise that allows them to work across a range of back-grounds and perspectives. The hope is that this new program will yieldleadership models that are appropriate to the challenges and opportuni-ties of the 21st century.

Exploring New Frontiers inLeadership Development

Among the younger residents of Northwestern Wisconsin, fewhave college degrees or even see the value of pursuing highereducation. Those who do see the value of pursuing higher edu-

cation must often pursue those goals elsewhere. While the region hasa two-year campus of the state university and a technical college, thenearest four-year institution is 75 miles away.

KLCC Wisconsin fellows seek to motivate a broader cross-section ofthe community to recognize the lifelong value of education and to helpresidents to partake of the educational opportunities that exist locally.By involving a wider cross-section of the population in the region’s edu-cational activities, it is hoped that the financial condition of the area’sschools will improve.

The KLCC fellows will assume the role of educational “guidance coun-selors” for the community. In that capacity, they will serve on learningadvisory councils, provide one-on-one educational guidance, work topromote the individual and community benefits of education, advocatewith colleges to develop programs for this rural area, and pursue otherinnovative means of persuading their neighbors that participation ineducation is of benefit to everyone at any age.

Northwestern Wisconsin

“The goal is to use the KLCCprocess to bring new voices to theleadership of NorthwesternWisconsin.”

— Mark Stensvold, program director,KLCC Wisconsin

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• Manuel Barrera, Metro State University

• Titilayo Bediako, WE Win Institute

• Corey Byrd, Save Our Sons

• Arfasse Gemeda, University of Minnesota

• Christianna Hang, SEED Harvest Prep

• Sally Hunter, University of St. Thomas

• Kinshasha Kambui• Harlan LaFontaine• Cha Lee, Southeast Asian

Community Council

• Neng Lee, Hmong 18 Clan Council

• Nikki Martin, Wilder Research

• Linda Martinez, Metro State University

• Lyungai Mbilinyi, Wilder Research

• Lenny Nelson, St. Paul Public Schools

• George Oyeho

• Maria Padilla, Franklin Advisory Team

• Chad Poitra, Robbinsdale Public Schools

• Paulie Salazar, Alliance of Early Childhood Professionals

• Stella Sola, Minneapolis Public Schools

• Sheryl Wallace-Holman,Augsburg College

• Yee Yang, Hmong Mutual AssistanceOnce a booming steel and automobile town, Buffalo has seen its

economic health plummet in recent decades as these indus-tries have relocated and reconfigured. The city’s educational

system has struggled along with its economy. In 2002, half of the public schools added to the New York Board of Regents' list of "failingschools" were located in Buffalo. Massive budget cuts, a fiscal deficit,and a severely downsized teaching staff have left parents frustrated,teachers scared, and students confused.

KLCC’s Buffalo fellows are pursuing an ambitious plan of actiondesigned to improve the academic performance of public school students here, despite the difficult economic situation. Among the challenges these fellows face is overcoming racial and cultural barriersto cooperative community engagement.

KLCC Program Sites Session One

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KLCC Host Agency, Minnesota:MIGIZI Communications, Inc.

Buffalo, New York

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"KLCC will enable us to engage abroader cross-section of the communityin efforts to improve Buffalo's education system, and will create aleadership structure that can sustainthat engagement over the long term."

-- KLCC proposal, Public Policy andEducation Fund of New York

• Wendy Anderson, Grant Writer

• Lavonne Ansari, Niagara CountyCommunity College

• Kathy Asher, Erie County Department of Health

• Diane Bessei-Matheson, Erie County Commission onHomelessness

• Timothy Carter, Buffalo Public School #18

• Gwen Collier, Buffalo & Erie City Public Library

• Jennifer Corner, Buffalo Board of Education

• John Calvin Davis, Retired

• Richard Dombowski, ConcernedEcumenical Ministries

• Patricia Duffy, Catholic Central School

• Chaka Felder, YWCA

• Fabiola Friot, Herman BadilloCommunity School

• Madeline Gathers, EPIC

• Wanda Sue Gibson, Learning Disabilities of WNY

• Marsha D. Jackson, Erie CountyCommunity College

• Kimberly Johnson, YWCA of WNY

• Amy Liberatore, CitizensEnvironmental Coalition

• Michelle Marto, Political Consultant

• Yvonne Carlise McCray, BRIDGE

• Rashied McDuffie, Councilman Antoine Thompson

• Antonia Medrano-Bouldin,Prenatal/Perinatal Task Force

• Ida J. Parker, Prenatal/Perinatal Task Force

• Marcy Peterson, Prevention Focus

• Jose Rivera, Buffalo Public School #18

• Najeyah Akmial Sultan, Planned Parenthood of Buffalo & Erie City

The face of the Twin Cities has been changing for decades.Minneapolis and St. Paul are now home to one of the largest multi-cultural populations in the nation as well as a wide range of one-

culture communities. This diversity is particularly evident in the publicschools, where more than 70 percent of the students are nonwhite.People of color rarely participate in civic engagement, however. The time to train, nurture, and grow new leaders is now.

The Twin Cities’ educational infrastructure lacks adequate numbers oftrained teachers and administrators of color. Teacher education pro-grams are not producing a sufficiently diverse professional work forceand there is a significant lack of invitation to cultural communities toparticipate in the development of public education policy.

The Minnesota KLCC fellows aim to change the process of public educa-tional policy adoption by bringing to the process a more diverse resourceof cultural knowledge and expertise. Applying a shared leadership frame-work, the fellows will help identify the issues that negatively affect studentachievement and search for culturally sensitive solutions to effect substan-tive change.

Twin Cities, MinnesotaThe Public Policy andEducation Fund of New York

KLCC Host Agency, New York:

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Our KLCC project "will work well withdiverse groups and it will illustrate thecollegial possibilities for multi-culturaldecision making and leadership develop-ment."

— Laura Waterman Wittstock, president,MIGIZI Communications, Inc.

The communities in this New Mexico county are some of the oldestin North America. Today’s residents — which include Laguna andAcoma Indians as well as a smaller group of Hispanics — have

deep connections to their communities, which are steeped in rich culturaltraditions.

It is believed that the schools can significantly increase the achievementof Indian and Hispanic students through the appropriate integration oftheir culture and language into the curriculum.

The New Mexico KLCC fellows are using the construction of a newhigh school in Eastern Cibola County as an opportunity to help shapea new collaboration between local community leaders and educators.One of their specific goals is to improve the integration of the Hispanicand Indian communities’ knowledge, languages, and cultures into theschool system’s curricula.

Eastern Cibola County, New Mexico

“Through the Kellogg leadership initiative, natural leaders are surfac-ing, new community relationshipsare forming, and we are collectivelychanging the way we think abouteducation in Eastern Cibola County."

— Gilbert Sanchez, KLCC fellow and superintendent,Laguna Department of Education

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• Gary Acevedo, Tribal Judge

• Carol Ahenakew, Parent

• Art Bigcrane, Salish KootenaiCollege Employee, Telecommunications

• Anita Big Spring, AdministrativeAssistant, Salish Kootenai College

• Eva Boyd, Elder, Teacher

• Jule Brueggeman, MS Student

• Julie Cajune, Indian Education Director

• David Daniels, Parent, Teacher,Community Organizer

• Beaner Dupuis, Community Organizer, Parent

• Francine Dupuis, President, Indian Education Parent Group

• Thomas “J.T.” Evans, High School Student

• Kurt Folden, Salish Kootenai Employee

• Mariah Freidlander, MS Student

• Jon Green, MS Student

• Aaron Griffin, Teacher, High School Coach

• Greg Harding, Parent, Business Owner

• Larry Helmen, Teacher, Job Corps

• Cheri Houle, Teacher

• Barbara Keyworth, High School Counselor

• Suzanne Kincade, Salish KootenaiCollege Employee, Parent

• Kathy Knapp, Youth Worker

• Thomas Lyles, High School Student

• Yolanda Matt, Salish KootenaiCollege Employee, InformationTechnology

• Juan Perez, Salish Kootenai CollegeEmployee

• Janey Salomon, Rancher, Teacher

• Tania Stevens, Parent, Occupational Therapist

• Renee Van Gunten, Parent

• Theresa Wall-McDonald, TribalEmployee, Organizer

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KLCC Host Agency, Montana:Salish Kootenai College

• Jim Byrnes, Principal, Sky CityCommunity School (SCCS)

• Kristina Chavez, Student, L-AMid/Senior High School (L-A HS)

• Martha Chavez, Parent, L-A HS(Instructional Assistant, SeboyetaElementary School)

• Nicholas Cheromiah, Principal,Laguna Middle School (LMS)

• Michelle Curtis, Health Educator, L-A Teen Center

• Lisa Dyea, Teacher, LMS

• Lloyd Felipe, Grants/Cibola CountySchools (GCCS) Board of Education, L-A HS Task Force Member

• Laura Garcia, Teacher, SCCS

• Alex Gonzales, President, CuberoLand Grant, L-A HS Task Force Member

• Daniel Gonzales, President,Cebolleta Land Grant, L-A HS TaskForce Member

• Theresa Herrera, Parent, LMS(Instructional Assistant, LMS)

• Lucille Hooper, Laguna TribalSecretary, L-A HS Task Force Member

• Roland Johnson, Governor, Puebloof Laguna, L-A HS Task Force Member

• Vina Leno, Director, AcomaLanguage Retention and RevitalizationProject, L-A HS Task Force Member

• Kilino Marquez, Superintendent,GCCS, L-A HS Task Force Member

• Ashley Pino, Student, SCCS

• Paulette Pino, Parent, SCCS

• Debbie Sanchez, Counselor, L-A HS

• Gilbert Sanchez, Superintendent,Laguna Dept. of Education, L-A HS TaskForce Member

• Rita Suazo, President, GCCS Boardof Education

• Bob Tenequer, Acting Director,Laguna Education Foundation, L-A HSTask Force member

• Mark Thompson, GCCS L-A HSConstruction Project Manager

• Fred Vallo, Governor, Pueblo ofAcoma, L-A HS Task Force member

• Alisa Victorino, Student, LMS

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KLCC Host Agencies, New Mexico:The New Mexico CommunityFoundation and The Pueblo ofLaguna Department of Education

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The scenic beauty of Flathead Reservation often obscures its social andeconomic problems. Circumstances are especially tough here for theresident Indian population. Unemployment hovers above 41 percent

for Indians (it is 11 percent for non-Indians); the per capita income is only$16,423, or 64 percent of the national average; and drug and alcoholabuse are common. The significantly high dropout rate of the Reservation’sIndian and non-Indian students who attend in School District No.30 is a critical concern of community members. Creating a positive campus climatethat encourages all students to stay in school and to graduate poses amajor challenge.

The Montana KLCC fellows aim to reduce the alarming dropout rateamong School District No.30’s students. The fellows will develop dropoutprevention activities that are appropriate to the local situation. Each sub-group will then be awarded funds to implement their plans during the2003-2004 school year. The most effective strategies will be shared withall schools on the Reservation, the State of Montana, and the NationalIndian School Board Association.

“KLCC has brought together individuals from our community who did not knoweach other. We are a group of caring individuals who have developed a closebond, a common vision, and a strong commitment to improve educationalopportunities for our children. As the KLCC Fellowship, we have experiencedthe strength and vigor of collaboration and collective leadership. We now feelempowered to make positive changes in our community.”

— Anita Big Spring, KLCC fellow and administrative assistant, Salish Kootenai College

Flathead Reservation, Montana

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The agrarian towns of Edcouch, Elsa, La Villa, Monte Alto, SanCarlos, and La Blanca are home to roughly 20,000 Texans.Ninety-five percent of these are Hispanic, most are under the age

of 50, and many are migrant workers. Unemployment rates typicallyfluctuate between 20 and 32 percent as the growing and harvestingseasons change. These dynamics converge to present significant chal-lenges for students and educators as they strive to compete in thestate's high-stakes testing environment.

Previous experience has shown that for these communities, a more uncon-ventional, creative and community-based approach to education yieldsbetter results than traditional standardized teaching and learning models.With this in mind, the Texas KLCC fellows are learning to use print,broadcast, and online media to facilitate a new kind of community dia-logue around education issues. It is hoped that this dialogue will motivatethe public to support community-based education strategies that haveproven to be successful.

The Texas KLCC fellows also aim to involve more people from withinthese towns in activities designed to maximize the community's scarceeducation resources and produce better outcomes for all students.

Edcouch, Texas

• Janie Anzaldua, Community Member

• Karina Cardoza, Congressional Aide

• Orlando Castillo, College Student

• Juanita Cuellar, High School Teacher

• Emiteria “Amy” Farias, Elementary School Teacher

• Gabriel Farias, Jr., Graduate Student

• David Galaz, High School Student

• Maria Gloria Garcia, Community Member

• Vanessa Garza, High School Student

• Oscar Gonzales, Journalist

• Ricardo Gonzales, Optometrist

• Juan Guajardo, High School Teacher

• Nina Guajardo, High School Student

• Javier Guerrero, Community Member

• Gabriel Hernandez, High School Teacher

• Sylvia Hernandez, Elementary School Teacher

• Benny Layton, High School Teacher

• Luis H. Loza, Community Member

• Juan Ozuna, Journalist

• Michael Ozuna, Community Member

• Marlene Ramos, High School Student

• Idalia Rojas, College Student

• Elizabeth Saldivar, Community Member

• Esperanza Salinas, Junior High School Teacher

• Luisa Salinas, Elementary School Teacher

• Michael Salinas, High School Teacher

• Orlando Salinas, Community Member

• Raul Valdez, High School Teacher

KLCC Host Agency, Texas:The Llano Grande Center

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"Fluidity and passion characterize the workof KLCC in South Texas ... people and proj-ects have a dynamic quality to them thatlooks one way one day, and another thenext ... but the passion and commitment tothe work have remained steadfast ..."

— Francisco Guajardo, executive director,Llano Grande Center for

Research and Development