Ray Queener

TeamWorks welcomes Dr. Brenda Damiani as a senior consultant. Experienced as a teacher, principal, academic and district leader in both suburban and rural school districts, she will expand our coaching and leadership support to our clients. Find us at teamworks4ed.com.

New to Being A Superintendent? This Course is for You! Sign up for our self-paced digital course for new and aspiring superintendents: Leading School Districts With Intent, Influence and Impact. Registration is open until July 13. Visit us at: teamworks4ed.com/courses

How might we gain traction closing the opportunity gap? My colleague, Dr. Heather Mueller, breaks down this big topic by examining the 5 distinct layers of the opportunity gap with tangible examples and applications. teamworks4ed.com/defining-the-g… @hmuellermn @Queener1 @pauneu88

School District Leaders: Do you know the biggest threats to your success? Find out what they are by attending TeamWorks’ FREE Webinar on Friday, June 21 at 9 a.m. (Central time.) Learn more at: teamworks4ed.mykajabi.com/digital-course…

Inclusive partnerships require inclusive engagement. For inclusive engagement: develop an intentional engagement model and implement it consistently; partner with your Board to ensure all voices are heard; go to where your people are; anticipate and create avenues for feedback.🧵

Collaboration between education and its partners is vital to the system itself. It is imperative that partners feel acknowledged and valued for their contributions. What strategies do you use to ask for feedback, invite diverse perspectives, and genuinely listen to your partners?

Successful school leaders are intentional about creating authentic partnerships at all levels of the district including: administrator to staff; staff to student; staff to parent/guardians. Key to the partnership is building trust through a common interest of student success.

Education Leaders: Are you wondering why things aren’t going as smoothly as they should? Join TeamWorks for a FREE webinar on April 18 or 19 at 9 AM CT. Lead with intent, influence, & impact and spot early danger signs. Register now! teamworks4ed.mykajabi.com/digital-course… #EducationLeaders

School District Leaders: Do you know the biggest threats to your success? Find out what they are by attending one of TeamWorks’ two FREE Webinars on Thursday, April 18, or Friday, April 19, both at 9 a.m. (Central time.) Learn more at: teamworks4ed.mykajabi.com/digital-course…

Understanding complex systems is integral to the movement from ambiguity to clarity. Hiring, onboarding, establishing expectations, evaluation, and feedback are all connected and intentional work surrounding these concepts will increase positive outcomes, and clarity of work.

Directional ambiguity derails a strategic plan. Without crystal-clear direction, for both those within the organization and those served by the organization, disillusionment and mistrust prevail. Every organization needs directional clarity for strategic success.#TeamWorksCanHelp

The hiring process for an organization is one of the most important management tasks to accomplish. Helpful to hiring, is to have a district created, and approved hiring process that is detailed, collaboratively created, and collectively adhered to. TeamWorks @TeamWorksIntl

Education leaders are strategic thinkers and relationship builders who provide the strategic direction for student's educational experiences, foster positive organizational culture, and build relationships with partners. Leaders, do you have the tools needed to do this work?

Moving from directional ambiguity to directional clarity starts with identifying the roles and responsibilities of the adults affiliated with the school district or organization.

Creating management systems and procedures of operations promotes trust as the predictability of our subsequent actions allows stakeholders to better understand how and why outcomes were attained. teamworks4ed.com @TeamWorksIntl

If we continue to overlook the importance of education leaders within the school community, and don’t provide them with support and growth opportunities, then we will not have systemic transformational change and will have to settle for incremental change in our school systems.

Evolving leadership means recognizing that stability alone may not suffice in today’s evolving landscape, requiring leaders who are proactive in fostering resilience, embracing uncertainty, and driving transformative change to propel your district forward. Are your leaders ready?

Embedding purpose and engagement into every meeting, workshop and gathering matters. Even with the most mundane of Zoom calls. Tip: take a walk in the shoes of your participants, just for a moment. How might this meeting, workshop or gathering make YOU feel? @TeamWorksIntl

Leaders who work on the system vs. in the system have directional clarity and their calendars reflect this fact. What does your calendar reflect for you? #edleaders #strategicplan #TeamWorks

Leaders must opt to work on, not in the system, knowing the difference between the two approaches. It's vital for leaders to actively choose to address systemic issues to enact meaningful change. Are your leaders working on the system or in the system?#edleaders #strategicplan