Sustainability Report
EDU658: Instructional Leadership
January 26, 2015
Instructor: Dr. Shane Duncanson
Introduction
The purpose of this report is to analyze the organization’s continuity of change and the strategies used to incorporate those modifications. When doing revisions it is important to determine the sustainability of that transformation. This account will examine the changes made in our H.O.S.T. After School Program and will shed light on what factors are nonnegotiable. Additionally, it will show which changes will be made that will have a positive result to our program not only now, but in the future as well.
Readiness of our Leaders
There are several leaders in this change the …show more content…
Why is it important? In order for our program to continue to empower students to grow and develop in a safe, caring, and educationally enriched environment I feel that the students need more reading time. My thoughts are that if the students had tablets in our afterschool program to work with in reading that they would make rapid advancement in reading. The stakeholders that I will approach are the principal at the school, since she is a person that commends a lot of power. In other words when she speaks people listen, plus she knows other people as well that have that type of authority. Identifying the main change will assist us to determine whether or not all elements within this change are crucial. At this point our plan can be tweaked to fit the needs of our students. The need and wiliness of all stakeholders to relocate resources for the benefit of our change plan is amazing. In corporations or companies change is evitable and a must in order to stay in the game. The key to change is to be willing to listen to others …show more content…
Providing the team with a consistent and clear message will minimize resistance. If I change my views or do not sound confident in my change plans, the message will be inconsistent. On the other hand, if I am consistent and clear; offering a clear vision and specific goals to achieve, the team will be focused and know what is expected of them. I will also make sure the “messages are communicated through the participants’ ears” (Spiro, 2011). Communication is a key element, for this element we scored a five. However, this needs to be on a continual basis in order for the group to be informed throughout the school year. Communication is not something that happens last minute; it is something that is practice throughout with