Tulsa Public Schools Administrator 2nd Order Change Goal Setting Template

Directions: Please complete each page of this planner focused on your 2nd Order Change goal. Each page represents one of the four phases of the change process shown in the diagram:

SMART Goal related to a 2nd Order Change:
Connection to School Improvement Goal(s):
Create Demand
1.  What techniques will you use to create discontent with current reality?
2.  How will you emphasize the following leadership responsibilities?
Ideals & Beliefs
Actions
Evidence
Intellectual Stimulation
Actions
Evidence
Change Agent
Actions
Evidence
(Other Responsibility)
Actions
Evidence
Implement
1.  What specifically do you (administrator) need to know or learn to achieve your goal?
Knowledge of CIA
Specific Knowledge
Evidence
2.  Optimize - how will you inspire others by skillfully targeting and framing the initiative?
a)  Why do we need to do this work?
b)  How is this compatible with your current practices?
c)  What new skills and knowledge will staff require to implement this initiative?
Implement
3.  What specifically do you (administrator) need to know or learn to achieve your goal?
Knowledge of CIA
Specific Knowledge
Evidence
4.  Optimize - how will you inspire others by skillfully targeting and framing the initiative?
d)  Why do we need to do this work?
e)  How is this compatible with your current practices?
f)  What new skills and knowledge will staff require to implement this initiative?
Managing Personal Transitions
1.  In general, what do staff members stand to lose as a result of this change?
2.  What strategies will you use to assist staff members that may experience this as 2nd order?
3.  How will you attend to Culture, Communication, Order and Input?
Flexibility
Actions
Evidence
Implement
5.  What specifically do you (administrator) need to know or learn to achieve your goal?
Knowledge of CIA
Specific Knowledge
Evidence
6.  Optimize - how will you inspire others by skillfully targeting and framing the initiative?
g)  Why do we need to do this work?
h)  How is this compatible with your current practices?
i)  What new skills and knowledge will staff require to implement this initiative?
Monitor and Evaluate
Determine the effectiveness of this plan and the impact the change is having on the stakeholders.
What will you look for? / How & when will it be reported?
Evidence of Implementation
What’s working (+)
What’s not working (Δ)
Evidence of 2nd order change implications on staff members
+/Δ
Implement
What specifically do you need to know regarding this initiative that will provide credibility to your implementation plan?
Knowledge of CIA
Knowledge
Evidence
How will you inspire (Optimize) others by skillfully targeting and framing the initiative?
What are the relative advantages of this initiative?
How is this compatible with your current practices?
What new skills and knowledge will staff require to implement this initiative?

July 22, 2014