Activity Description:

For this assignment, list a minimum of three things instructional leaders do to engage their stakeholders in developing a focused and strategic improvement plan. Identify the factors you consider necessary to increase the likelihood for successful change initiatives to occur in schools that focus on school improvement and enhancing teacher instructional practice. Describe what you see as the greatest challenge you and your colleagues face when attempting to enhance the school's or district's culture. Then, summarize the organizational changes required to overcome this.

Length: 3-4 pages, not including title page or references page

Learning Outcomes:

1.0 Apply organizational principles that impact the development of an educational institution.

2.0 Determine the impact of alignment within an educational organization of the mission, vision, goals, purpose, and values.

3.0 Analyze the impact of external influences that impact organizational development.

4.0 Determine the leadership skills required in the development of an educational organization including planning, collaborating, training, and communicating.