Reflection Questions for Indicator 2.1 Highly Effective Effective Needs Improvement Unsatisfactory Has your leadership Where the essential What essential elements of a What happens in schools resulted in people elements of a learning organization have that are effective learning continually learning organization supports in place and which organizations that does not expanding their are in place and need development? happen in this school? capacity to create interacting, how do the results they truly you monitor that Understanding that systemic How can you initiate work desire? Is there what you are change does not occur unless toward a learning evidence that new creating collectively all of the essential elements of organization by developing and expansive is focused on the learning organization are effective collaborative work patterns of thinking student learning in operation, interacting, and systems (e.g., Data are nurtured? Are needs and making a focused on student learning Teams, Professional the people who difference for all as their priority function, what Learning Communities, and make up your school students? gaps do you need to fill in Lesson Studies)? community your supporting processes and continually learning what leadership actions will to see the whole enable all faculty and staff to together? get involved?
Reflection Questions for Indicator 2.1 Highly Effective Effective Needs Improvement Unsatisfactory Has your leadership resulted in people continually expanding their capacity to create the results they truly desire? Is there evidence that new and expansive patterns of thinking are nurtured? Are the people who make up your school community continually learning to see the whole together? Where the essential elements of a learning organization are in place and interacting, how do you monitor that what you are creating collectively is focused on student learning needs and making a difference for all students? What essential elements of a learning organization have supports in place and which need development? Understanding that systemic change does not occur unless all of the essential elements of the learning organization are in operation, interacting, and focused on student learning as their priority function, what gaps do you need to fill in your supporting processes and what leadership actions will enable all faculty and staff to get involved? What happens in schools that are effective learning organizations that does not happen in this school? How can you initiate work toward a learning organization by developing effective collaborative work systems (e.g., Data Teams, Professional Learning Communities, and Lesson Studies)?