Click picture above to see Steering Committee and Leadership Task Force.
| Eugene 4J Superintendent George Russell and Oregon State Superintendent Susan Castillo were prominent participants at the Institute, demonstrating their support and value of the | Click picture above to see list of past OLN Leadership Institute Topics. |
Click the picture above to see focus of the leadership practices in the network districts of Beaverton, Bend-La Pine, Bethel, Eugene, and Hillsboro. |  Dr. Cheryl King from EDC (Educational Development Center) reviews the results of the data analysis on leadership indicators for equity. | Click the picture above to see focus of the leadership practices in the network districts of Lincoln Co., Nyssa, Portland, Salem-Keizer, South Lane, S. OR ESD, and Springfield. |
Click the picture above to see the description for Session 1. | Krista Parent, Superintendent of South Lane School District, chaired the session on Understanding Leadership Performance. | 
Marsha Moyer, Director of Employee Staffing for Salem-Keizer School District, reports on how Session 1 resulted in a "make one, take one" evaluation tool activity. |
 Click the picture above to see the description for Session 2. | Sarah Boly, Deputy Superintendent of Beaverton School District, leads the discussion on Professional Learning Communities. | Courtney Vanderstek, Assistant Executive Director of Oregon Education Association, reported on the Session 2 discussion of how to make teacher leadership changes sustainable. |
Click the picture above to see the description for Session 3. | Tom Henry, Deputy Superintendent of Eugene 4J School District, talks about the courage to take on tough issues of Leadership for Equity. | Marla McGhee, Director of Educational Leadership at Lewis & CLark College, reports that their group took on the pragmatic issues of staffing for equity, funding, student progress, and what monitoring might look like. |
Click the picture above to see the description for Session 4. | Paul Weill, Springfield School District Curriculum Coordinator, started the session on Leadership for Literacy, K-5, by having participants find a wall quote related to literacy which they found evocative. | Tom Ruhl, Chair of the Educaton Department at Maryhurst College, recommends that participants go the the Springfield District website for staff development resources for dealing with the complexity of literacy. |
Click the picture above to see the description for Session 5. | Colt Gill, Superintendent of Bethel School District, begins the session on Leadership for Literacy, 6-12, by presenting his district's three tier model. | Pat Burk, Chief Policy Officer at the Oregon Department of Education, explains the network approach: systemic planning for use of resources, fostering support of other core content teachers, requirement of ongoing structure and support. |
Click the picture above to see the description for Session 6. | Glenn Gelbrich, Salem-Keizer Superintendent, and Salam Noor, ODE Assisstsant Superintendent for Education Improvement and Innovation, presented a "consultancy protocol" for addressing The Oregon Diploma needs. | Karen Phillips explained the performance based shift of perspective from students "doing the work," to students "demonstrating the work." |
Click the picture above to see the description for Session 7. | Kathy McCollum and Barry Vitcov from the Southern Oregon Educational Service District explained their comprehensive approach to staff development. | Greg McKenzie reported on the coaching of administrators in the 10 module program to deliver leadership and coaching skills. |
Leaders from each school district in the Oregon Learning Network had the opportunity to further discuss the implications of the EDC research on leadership for equity. | Cheryl King congratulates Oregon leaders for seriously taking on the challenge of equity, and their courageous conversations of issues of values, beliefs, and expectations.
| John Lenssen reports on their discussion of inputs, outputs, and outcomes - where are we headed, and how will this get us to equity?
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Lunch provided a welcome opportunity for sharing and networking between districts. | Participants get to talk further with John Lenssen about the Equity workshop. | Springfield District participants discuss their K-5 Leadership for Literacy work with presenter Paul Weill. |
A time to reflect and exchange ideas is as valued as good food, and more difficult to acquire, making this aspect of the institute important. | Carlos Perez (aka, the birthday boy), Deputy Superintendant of Hillsboro School District, exchanges insights with leaders from other districts. | Phil McCollum from the University of Oregon is surrounded by lively lunch companions discussing administrative leadership development. |
Participants are so engaged in their conversations they don't even notice their picture is being taken. | Greg McKenzie, OSBA Leadership Director, has an oppportunity to share his perspective with others. | Joe Novello networks with colleagues back home in Lincoln County School District via Yahoo. |
Rob Larson, Director of the Oregon Learning Network from the Oregon Department of Education, sums up the morning's work. | Susan Castillo, Oregon State Superintendent of Education, reinforces the importance of the network leadership, and introduces speaker Dr. Ron Heifetz. | Dr. Ron Heifetz, Harvard University researcher, was inspiring in his talk about how to build adaptive capacity in leadership, ending the institute on an energized note. |
