Effective Leadership and Management of Change Experiences in the Implementation of the K-12 Reform 17 May 2016 14 th Conference of the Philippine Schools Overseas (PSO) Carmela C. Oracion
K-12 Reform for Ateneo de Manila Enhanced Basic Education Act of 2013 – an act enhancing the Philippine Basic Education system by strengthening its curriculum and increasing the number of years for basic education re-configuration; re-organization
K-12 Reform for Ateneo de Manila Prep level became Grade 1 Levels were re-labeled Transition Junior HS (Grades 7 and 8) was created
K-12 Reform for Ateneo de Manila Preparation of the enhanced curriculum Implementation of the transition curriculum Secondment of teachers to the Junior HS Creation of the 2-year Junior HS that draws from the best practices of the Grade School and High School
K-12 Reform for Ateneo de Manila February 2015: the ADMU BOT approved the opening of the Senior High School (SHS) in school year 2016-2017 This completes the planned restructuring of our basic education program By SY 2016-17, ADMU Basic Education: 6 years of Grade School (Grades 1-6), 4 years of Junior HS (Grades 7 to 10) and 2 years of Senior HS (Grades 11 to 12).
Senior HS Building
I am hopeful that the Ateneo de Manila, in partnership with other allied schools, can continue to serve and build the nation by being one of the leaders of basic education in the country, so that what we do here in basic education can be a template and benchmark for moving our education forward for our people. -Fr. Jose Ramon T. Villarin, SJ
The Story of the Junior HS 1- Get the K-12 reform off the ground and take advantage of it as an instrument for higher levels of excellence and deeper formation 2- Strengthen the sense of community as a critical component of the change process and an important foundation for achieving our goals
The Junior HS Community
Organizational Structure One Principal for both the Junior HS and Senior HS: autonomy and unity2 Assistant Principals: – Academic Affairs – Student Affairs and Formation Jesuit Chaplain and Campus Minister Head Cluster Coordinators
Organizational Structure Platform for student-centered approach for total development and close monitoring of every student to meet their academic and affective needs.
Organizational Structure Immediate response as a result of the simple and flattened organization, empowering the cluster, thus moving the point of decision-making closer to the students, allowing it to be better informed and be more responsive.
Organizational Structure Some degree of autonomy , bringing about more bottom-up initiatives from the teachers and students, with the possibility of customized activities.
Organizational Structure Increased collegiality among teachers and other personnel, with focused attention on the students.
Resistance to Change Just as change is constant, resistance to change is an expected natural constant. Fear of uncertainty Fear of being irrelevant Fear of failure Fear of losing power and control
Resistance to Change Not all resistance is bad in the change process. Resistance versus valid staff concerns Resistance should be taken seriously A change leader should have the wisdom to know the difference between concerns and resistance
An evolutionary paradigm for comprehending change
An evolutionary paradigm for comprehending change Those who identify themselves with the evolutionary approach reject the model of theorizing represented by classical physics (implied by conventional paradigms). They endorse the biological approach.
An evolutionary paradigm for comprehending change An evolutionary paradigm engages change in a sustained manner and it does so both at macro and micro levels.
Biology – the framework of the living world often surprising nature is a tinkerer; a lot of living things are patchwork focuses on what works, searches for solutions and does not wait for a perfect solution before moving on learns from experience; continually seeks to improve on the solutions it has
Biology – the framework of the living world The social world is much closer to the world of evolutionary Biology than it is to the world of physics, chemistry and mathematics.
An evolutionary paradigm for comprehending change the evolutionary approach is slower the evolutionary approach does not guarantee a solution evolutionary approaches are remarkably flexible, able to tackle a wide variety of problems
An evolutionary paradigm for comprehending change evolutionary approaches are ‘forgiving’ – happily chew on problems that have been under- or over- constrained or poorly formulated evolutionary approaches are progressive – intermediate answers can be harvested at practically any time
According to Physics, a bee cannot fly. Physicists have derived equations that apply to airplanes. An airplane the size and shape of a bee cannot fly. The wings of a bee cannot support the bee at the speeds a bee normally flies, if the wings are held out motionless. But bees do fly.
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