The Role of the C21 Principal Presentation by Dare to Lead at MATSITI School Leaders Forum, 16 October 2014 www.matsiti.edu.au/events/leaders

1. The Role of the C21 Principal

2. Acknowledgement of Country
I acknowledge the Gadigal people of this land
and pay respects to Elders past and present.
We acknowledge that this land is, was and
always will be traditional Aboriginal land.

3. • Same as of the 20th Century?
• 2010’s same as the 2020’s?
• etc
• So what will be different and what might
remain the same?

4. Six words……three for each
What does
a Principal
do?
What are the
qualities of a
good Principal
?

5. Principal: manager or leader or both?
• “Managers do things right but leaders do the right things….”

6. Leadership Ideas…….
which one resonates with you…?

7. The best ‘leader’ you have worked with…..
what are the qualities that this person had?

9. So what will be the same and what will be
different for the C21 Principal?
• Kids
• Community expectations
• Curriculum
• What kids need to know
• System expectations
• Staff experience and expectation
• The way your ‘success’ is measured

10. Cycles of
change….
autonomy
Less
autonomy
Autonomy
Curriculum
A
Curriculum
B
Curriculum
C

11. So what will be the same and what will be
different for the C21 Principal?
• Kids
• Community expectations
• Curriculum
• What kids need to know
• System expectations
• Staff experience and expectation
• The way your ‘success’ is measured
• etc

13. •Having a view
•Stating a view
•Having a preferred picture
•Knowing the facts
•Form teams
•Others come with me
•People see my actions and
interactions with others
•Leading a conversation
•Influencing a conversation
•Connecting conversations with
my own and others’ specific
roles
•Knowing the tools
•Giving access to the tools
•Creating opportunities for the
conversations
•Building others’ learning

14. Some things change, the important things remain
the same?

15. Leadership Ideas…….
which one resonated with you…?
…..set yourself a challenge …

16. 2015?
Leadership Development Program