Masterclass on Building Leadership Capacity to Maximize Performance of K-12 Schools

Introduction

It is often said that “A school is only as good as it’s teachers!”, and Johnson agrees with this statement; however, he would add, “And the impact and efficacy of teachers is greatly dependent on the skills, dispositions, and capabilities of the leaders in the school.” Conventional programs designed for education leaders traditionally focus on enhancing the administrative and managerial skills of school leaders, not their capacity to shift culture, effectively collaborate, strategize towards a vision, and inspire their community. This has resulted in generations of students and teachers never reaching their full potential. The good news is: effective and inspiring leadership can be taught and developed. That’s what Jio Institute’s Educational Leadership programme intends to do: To mine the “leadership gold” within all the participants in the programme, maximizing their individual performance and the performance of their teams.