“Being a part of this collaborative has been a valuable
professional learning opportunity. Thank you to everyone
involved.” — Superintendent Network
Participant
“It is so crucial to receive a variety of perspectives
on key issues from individuals who are in the job of
superintendent. Sometimes when you are in the thick of an issue
you may not see key details or strategies. Feedback was
provided in a way that enabled me to immediately reflect on
additional implementation strategies and
ideas.” — Superintendent Network Participant
“There were many pieces from each presentation that
I have tried to incorporate, however working as a team to
develop the twelve most valuable components to successful
systems leadership was extremely beneficial. I am also
beginning to utilize some of these approaches with our school
board.” — Superintendent Network Participant
The superintendent network’s primary objective is to form an
ongoing network of practicing superintendents who are deeply
committed to creating coherent and effective systems of
instruction in their districts; a network of superintendents who
have a genuine willingness to collaboratively explore a variety
of implementation strategies that support teaching and learning
of all students using a “problems of practice and theories of
action” model of inquiry.
The Network will aim to strengthen superintendents’ core
leadership capabilities of seeing systems, having reflective
conversations and having creative orientation to personal and
shared vision with tools to shift leadership toward fundamental
solutions (Senge). The network will provide opportunities for
dynamic inter-district partnerships as opportunities arise.
Over five or six months superintendents will attend five
five-hour sessions.
