Lessons Learned from the Wits Executive Leadership Program
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James Stiles, Associate ProfessorUniversity of Witwatersrand
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Pre-1990Separate Systems Based on Race
Post-1990Reorganization and Conversion
Current School ContextFormer Model –CAfrikaans ModeFarm SchoolsTownship Schools
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Urgency of ChangeOverwhelming Poverty
GROWING divideUnion – Government relationshipWeak results
Achievement GapInternational Comparisons
Personal Authority
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Partnership – GDE and Wits
Ten month Certificate of Attendance
Monthly seminars
FocusProfessional RespectResearchAttitude ShiftCommunity
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Focus on teaching and learning
Focus on the desktop
Moving from blame to action
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Syndicate groups
Geographic
Mixed levels
Process of change
Explore plenary issues more deeply
Modeling assignments
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Offered in 2008-2009 and again 2009 – 2010
780 SMT and district officials
Program issuesSelectionSupportCollaboration
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Teaching and Learning Improvement Plan3-4 issuesConcrete outcomes
585 SMT members “graduated” the program75% completion rate
Creation of an Alumni Forum
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Will be conducting research in the coming 3 years
Cooperative Large-Scale Narrative Study
In-depth case studies
Additional interventions in selected schools