Document Type
Article
Publication Date
10-2015
Publication Source
School Business Affairs
Abstract
Federal and state education mandates have prompted more changes in PreK–12 education in the past several years than during any other time in American education history. The sheer volume of changes and their complexity have put school business officials to the test as never before.
Among the more challenging issues for school business officials are the budgetary implications of the Affordable Care Act, special-education regulations, new food-service mandates, and safety and environmental regulations.
School business officials and other education leaders must lead the district and the community through the changes brought on by those mandates. How do they do that effectively? Many models for leading change are available, such as Kotter’s Eight-Step Change Model (Kotter 2007), which breaks change leadership into eight steps:
- Create a sense of urgency.
- Form a powerful coalition.
- Create a vision for change.
- Communicate the vision.
- Remove obstacles.
- Create short-term wins.
- Build on the change.
- Anchor the changes in the organizational culture.
Other models are less specific, and some are more complex. District leaders should use a model for leading change that is consistent with their district’s organizational norms and behaviors.
Inclusive pages
16-17
ISBN/ISSN
0036-651X
Document Version
Published Version
Copyright
Copyright © 2015, Association of School Business Officials International
Publisher
Association of School Business Officials International
Volume
81
Issue
9
Place of Publication
Reston, VA
eCommons Citation
Dolph, David Alan, "SBOs as Leaders of Change" (2015). Educational Leadership Faculty Publications. 213.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/eda_fac_pub/213
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Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research Commons, Educational Leadership Commons, Education Economics Commons, Elementary and Middle and Secondary Education Administration Commons, Higher Education Administration Commons, Other Educational Administration and Supervision Commons, Special Education Administration Commons, Urban Education Commons
Comments
This article originally appeared in the October 2015 School Business Affairs magazine and is reprinted with permission of the Association of School Business Officials International (ASBO). The text herein does not necessarily represent the views or policies of ASBO International, and use of this imprint does not imply any endorsement or recognition by ASBO International and its officers or affiliates.
Permission documentation on file.