Visionary Leadership: Formulating, Vision, Goals, and Objectives

Question 1

A school’s vision: words and _____ can be used to communicate what can be expected and the ______ , a shared vision acts as a _______ that allows everyone to work toward a common _______, if it is truly shared then it will be evident in the school’s _____ (how the school _____) and _____ (how ______ is done)

Answer 1

images/ timeline

compass/ goal

climate/ feels

culture/ business

Question 2

An effective vision really entails multiple visions: (3)

Answer 2

1. vision of oneself as a leader,
2. one’s personal vision for the school,
3. a shared vision developed in collaboration with school’s staff and the community and integrate a variety of perspectives

Question 3

Factors to consider in formulating a vision: (3 who, how, how)

Answer 3

1. who does the school serve and what are the unique characteristics and needs of that population (students, families, tax payers, business owners, community),
2. how do you define quality teaching and what are your goals for learners and how will you measure (academically as well as psychologically, socially, and physically),
3. how can you best utilize all of the available school-wide data (test scores, demographics, school of choice data, changing demographics)

Question 4

Creating a shared vision….. An effective vision should: (3)

Answer 4

1. provide guidance and inspiration to faculty and staff,
2. motivate improvement, and
3. engage students and parents to become enthusiastic participants in working together to achieve the school’s goals

Question 5

Mission Statement: (4)

Answer 5

1. describes how the school plans to achieve the vision,
2. it describes the school’s purpose, priorities, requirements, and operational cornerstones,
3. the mission should be broken down into a set of specific goals that are quantifiable and measurable and
4. these goals should be broken down into very specific objectives that include timelines, tracking individual objectives (and action steps) can help policy-makers assess the feasibility of overall goals

Question 6

school climate is

Answer 6

how the school feels

Question 7

school culture is

Answer 7

how business is done within the school

Question 8

A school’s vision is a

Answer 8

vivid description of what it aims to do and to be