Category: community

• The Grey Area [Creating Options]

  Several years ago, an assistant superintendent used this graphic in a talk with a room full of assistant principals to help explain some possible  motivations and actions in stakeholder decision making: Her talk and this image made such an impression on me, I remember it vividly 10 years later. The focus here is the grey […]

  Derek L. McCoy

  12/01/2012

  change, collaborate, commit, community, resolution, school administration, school leadership

  buy-in, Change, conflict, resolution, School administration, School Leadership, vision

• The Balance

  ‘Do we focus on fine tuning past traditions or work implementing new innovations/processes?’ This was the sum up of a conversation I was part of with my assistant principals.  As a fairly new administrative team we have pretty frequent conversations covering a variety of topics. My two APs are both in their second year and […]

  Derek L. McCoy

  11/25/2012

  change, collaborate, community, school administration, school leadership, teachers

  Change, community, decision making, Jim Collins, School administration, School Leadership, stakeholders

• Connecting with Community – 21st Resources

  I’ve been an administrator in several districts. One of the many resources used to connect and share information with our parents and community is the call out system. Call out systems are standard protocol in school districts. Its a great way to make sure our stakeholders are kept current on school happenings using a popular […]

  Derek L. McCoy

  11/17/2012

  apps, collaborate, community, school administration, school leadership

  apps, communication, community, School administration, School Leadership