What great school principals need to do to

1. Creating a culture of
innovation in our schools
Presented by Arthur Preston
Principal : Elkanah Senior Primary School

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3. As school leaders, we must
recognise that no matter what
programs we seek to introduce or
strengthen, our most important
work is to improve the people in
our schools. Nothing makes as
much difference as the quality of
our teachers.
- Todd Whitaker

4. ACTION 1
- Encourage risk-taking and give permission to fail
We cannot be afraid to fail.
If failure is never an option,
you can never innovate.
– Matthew Power

5. Creative risk taking is essential to success in any
goal where the stakes are high. Thoughtless risks
are destructive, of course, but perhaps even more
wasteful is thoughtless caution which prompts
inaction and promotes failure to seize
opportunity.
- Gary Ryan Blair

6. ACTION 2
- Set expectations

7. Clear
Consistent
Create
accountability

8. ACTION 3
- Reward innovation

9. Disgruntled Innovative
Complacent Entitled
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10. ACTION 4
- Model teachability

11. “If you sit at this interesting juncture between many
information flows and knowledge exchanges, you’re in a
good spot to see innovation and share it with all the
groups you’re connected to.” – Valdis Krebs

12. ACTION 5
- Lead by example

13. Highly effective principals understand
their importance as role models.
- Todd Whitaker

16. So, let’s dive right in!