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= **Instructional Leadership Task Force -** = = **Phase 1 2010-11** =

This group of teachers leaders represent curricular, assessment, and professional learning support at Shanghai American School. Their collaborative efforts demonstrate the work of "a growing number of researchers who have come to realize that meaningfully leading schools requires more than the leadership of a single formal leader."

//We celebrate their contributions to the success of students and our organization.//

__**WASC & Instructional Leadership TF* Meetings **__ [Admin VC (PX); HS 1st Floor VC (PD)] Tuesday, November 9th, 3:15PM – 5:15PM Tuesday, January 25th, 3:15PM – 5:15PM Tuesday, April 19th, 3:15PM – 5:15PM 

Meeting Date: Saturday, May 15th - 9AM - 1PM
//Venue in progress - be aware that hotel costs have skyrocketed due to the EXPO. We hope to have this resolved before the holiday//

Our roles and responsibilities

 * Presentation is attached below - contact Alicia without hesitation if you have questions or need further clarification
 * Remember, we are an advisory team submitting a recommended Action Plan for the 2010-11 Instructional Leadership Committee.
 * Bear in mind the the need for flexibility: You can find a great article around Change Models here.

Think like a Trukese Navigator as we aim to still the waters:

//The European navigator begins with a plan -- a course -- which he has charted according to certain universal principles, and he carries out his voyage by relating his every move to that plan. His effort throughout his voyage is directed to remaining "on course." If unexpected events occur, he must first alter the plan, then respond accordingly. The Trukese navigator begins with an objective rather than a plan. He sets off toward the objective and responds to conditions as they arise in an ad hoc fashion. He utilizes information provided by the wind, the waves, the tide and current, the fauna, the stars, the clouds, the sound of the water on the side of the boat, and he steers accordingly. His effort is directed to doing whatever is necessary to reach the objective. (Berreman 1966, p.347)// //Downloaded from @http://ccs.mit.edu/papers/CCSWP191/ccswp191.html//