PDF Ebook How To Organize Your School
Bringing about the necessary changes and adjusting work systems represent a major part of the work of the Director of a Self-Sufficient School. Thinking about how change causes disruption in an organization can be quite wearisome. Faced with this challenge, many ignore problems rather than deal with the situation. However, those that have been in organizations going through a phase of change know better. The bottom line is that changes cause disruption, and disruption in turn provokes a crisis of uncertainty and insecurity in the staff which makes them seek new frontiers.
This manual has been carefully designed to guide the director of a rural school in the process of transforming the institution into a Self-Sufficient School. Great care has been taken to ensure his or her success in the process of changing the paradigm of the school while keeping staff motivated and increasing their sense of self-worth.
This manual will also help the Director make several small but significant changes in his or her style of work and alter his or her perception of the organization.
Chapter 2 introduces concepts that are fundamental in order to understand everything that follows. It discusses the concept of Human Capital, its importance in an organization and explores the need to create an ‘entrepreneurial spirit’ as a key part of building the new model of school you are seeking.
Chapter 3 explains how to plan and approach the paradigm shift in a professional manner. Chapter 4 will guide you in the transformation of the existing roles within the organization and their adjustment to a new model of school that incorporates entrepreneurship. A practical approach is presented here of the different job positions established, by level of hierarchy, which have been successfully implemented at the San Francisco Agricultural School, a Self-Sufficient School in Paraguay.
Chapter 5 shows how to evaluate the work of your collaborators in a way that is simple and easily understood by everyone, followed by the basics on how to prepare a incentive/reward system in Chapter 6.
Chapter 7 explains how to transform an educational institution into a “learning organization” - literally, an organization that learns! - while Chapter 8 deals with the importance of creating a Code of Ethics. Lastly, in Chapter 9, we briefly discuss procedures related to human resources.
Contents
1. Introduction
2. Basic Concepts
3. Creating a Paradigm Shift
4. Defining Job Descriptions & Responsibilities
5. Evaluating Performance
6. Design Your Own Incentive Plan
7. Creating an Environment for Learning
8. Constructing a Code of Ethics
9. Self Evaluation
Appendix I
Appendix II
Appendix III
Bibliography
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