Building High-Performance Teams | Esther B. Coleman
Program Description
This program is founded upon the belief that individuals need to see their work as meaningful, to feel personally accountable, and to seek feedback that leads them to positive results and that to build capacity for high-performance teaming, team builders must engage in
- The alignment of departmental goals with the division's goals
- The empowerment of staff developers throughout the division by modeling effective staff development practices within the department
- Motivating and inspiring staff to perform to their highest levels by setting and clarifying expectations, planning as a team, recognizing and rewarding high performance, and enabling staff members to serve as leaders themselves
- Fortifying communication with other departments and building interdepartmental learning teams
All programs are developed based on a theory of change and a professional development logic model in accordance with standards and principles of the National Staff Development Council - NSDC.
Virginia Standard(s) Addressed
Planning & Assessment (ISLLC standard 3)Instructional Leadership (ISLLC standard 1)
Safety & Organizational Management for Learning (ISLLC standards 2 & 3)
Communication & Community Relations (ISLLC standard 4)
Professionalism (ISLLC standards 5& 6)
Program Goals and Objectives
By the end of this program, participants will demonstrate the ability to create and maintain a high- performance organization/department/school that functions as an integral member of the division-wide administrative team.Program Format
Instructional Strategies will include the following:
- Engagement in a participant-centered approach to learning and transformation emphasizing the importance of individual change as a precursor and foundation for larger organizational and community change
- Utilization of clear and detailed training materials to implement the workshop strategies as part of their follow-up activities
- Participation in follow-up electronic dialogue with facilitators and other participants
- Completion of electronic follow-up activities to include implementing lessons and their impact
Target Audience
School and district level administrators, school staff, other key stakeholders.Self-Selection and/or Identification Through School Division
Yes/yes.Duration of Program
Tailored to the needs.Outcomes Measured
Measurement of outcomes will focus upon the program goal transformed into outcomes and will answer the following evaluation question within an NSDC evaluation framework:
- Does a critical mass of participants (percentage to be determined with client) have the ability to create and maintain a high-performance organization/department/school that functions as an integral member of the division-wide administrative team?
Program Evaluation
The evaluation process is ongoing and will include multiple sources of information. Central to the evaluation process are pre- and post-surveys of participants that document and objectively indicate a comprehensive educational change.
This change is determined by self-reporting of the participants' changes in skills, knowledge, or attitudes that the component is designed to teach. This information is vital if points are to be earned for license renewal.
Program evaluation is centered upon participants' growth in the following areas (the evaluation framework is developed in accordance with standards and principles of the National Staff Development Council - NSDC):
- Knowledge
- Attitudes
- Skills
- Aspirations
- Behaviors
Contact Information
Esther Coleman
Educational Consultant
44295 Suscon Square
Ashburn, Virginia, 20147
Phone Numbers: 703-858-0852 Office | 561-707-6094 Cell