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@KaraSewellTV We tried it. Save your money. The Bug Bite Thing is a bust. Booo! 😢#iamup

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Great chat tonight, #EDLE5330 friends! My mind is always revved up from our conversations! Happy Friday Eve!

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@karenhearn11 @Cho213 @DoughneyJ We always lead with, "What is best for students?" #EDLE5330

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A6: Smaller, more incremental changes as a part of 1st order change. 1st order change can be easier for long-time staff members to embrace. 2nd order change is more uncomfortable & requires a new shift in thinking, & it can require a mind shift for staff. #EDLE5330

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@DCRB_Sammi @Cho213 Our staff had active shooter training, but our kids have not participated in this. #EDLE5330

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@ksuhr22 @DoughneyJ With such a big change, have you had any parent information sessions to help communicate the "how" and "why"?#EDLE5330

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@Dedraadams We are doing this right now as well! #EDLE5330

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A5 (2/2) Some high level questions we are addressing are how to best communicate this to our community? How can we begin to change the way legislators see school accountability? How can our district create buy-in on the guiding principles of the new CBAS? #EDLE5330

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A5: (1/2) My district is working with other districts to promote a Community-Based Accountability System. We are trying to change the way our community thinks about how schools, school districts, and students are evaluated and seen by the community. #EDLE5330

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@Cho213 @aojeda288 @DCRB_Sammi Oh. MY. WORD!!! How many committees have we been on that just dissolved or went away? As aspiring leaders, we must work to value teachers' time & efforts. It only takes a second to lose credibility with staff when they feel their time is wasted & opinions not valued. #EDLE5330

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@DoughneyJ @ksuhr22 True. To do this, you must build relationships. People need to know you that you care before they care what you know. #EDLE5330

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@aggiejenny06 Yes. I have colleagues that mask buy-in amazingly well, but they are still in the compliance stage. This is where relationships are key. #EDLE5330

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@ksuhr22 @DoughneyJ Great thoughts! When we force insistence, are we really getting buy-in or just compliance? I think this affects the ultimate outcome in the long run. #EDLE5330

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@DoughneyJ My former principal said that she used to focus on getting 10 percent totally bought in. The other 90 came along in phases. #EDLE5330

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@ksuhr22 @krisrob0719 @DoughneyJ Fullan said, "change agents don't live more peacefully -- they can handle more uncertainty -- and conflict…" I guess sleepless nights too. #EDLE5330

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@aojeda288 So true! That's where relationships are key. My principal is great at this. She really meets each person where they are. Some don't need all the rationale, and some can't unfreeze from their current position without the "why." #EDLE5330

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A2: Also, relationships and buy in are key. Many times, leaders rush through things to get to the end goal. #EDLE5330

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A2: A good leader must always be looking to challenge the status quo even if they are unsure of the outcome, always considering new and better ways to do things. Good leaders operate at the edge of competence versus the center of it. #EDLE5330

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@Dedraadams @DoughneyJ Spot on! Many teachers (myself included) are type A and want it to be done well. We don't feel we mastered the first thing, and now a new initiative surfaces. #EDLE5330

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@Dedraadams @DoughneyJ It's amazing how accepting kids are to change, but adults are not. We've been "burned" by change before, and adults come in with baggage and skepticism. #EDLE5330