To: MSSAA
Membership
From: Noel P. Pixley- Past President
Re: Joint Leadership Initiative
Date: 1/19/10
Last
year as I served as president of the MSSAA, I set several goals that I hoped to accomplish
during my tenure in that position. One of
those goals targeted building a stronger relationship between the Massachusetts Secondary
School Administrators’ Association and the Massachusetts Association of School
Superintendents.
At our
initial meeting, representatives from both organizations agreed that a collaborative
approach to school leadership was an important topic to pursue. Knowing that it would be beneficial to our effort,
we invited the Massachusetts Elementary School Principals’ Association to join us at
the table for further discussions on this topic. As
a result, representatives of MASS, MSSAA and MESPA crafted the attached statement which
has been unanimously accepted by each of the three Boards of Directors.
Now
that we have a unified statement on Collaborative Leadership, the three organizations
would like to promote this notion through joint professional development offerings. Our vision at this time is to develop and offer
workshops to District Leadership Teams in order to build or strengthen their individual
organizational culture. We are considering a
late summer workshop to kick off this initiative in which leadership teams would come to
participate in panel discussions and break out sessions, and to explore different models
and protocols that are being used by successful teams.
Your
feedback to this initiative is imperative to our success.
I would ask that you read the attached statement and then reply to me in writing as
to how we could best proceed in order to offer assistance to your District’s
Leadership Initiatives. Please identify
concerns that you would like addressed, and the best format in which to provide
professional development. Also, if you know
of Leadership Teams or models that are effective, we would appreciate knowing about them
as well.
As is mentioned in the Leadership Statement (Click Here to view),
it is the hope of MASS, MSSAA and MESPA to promote the implementation of collaborative
leadership in our schools and districts so that we may continue our quest for excellence.
Thank
you in advance for your help with this initiative.
Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators'
Association, Inc. -- 33 Forge Parkway -- Franklin, MA 02038
Tel: 508-541-7997 -- Fax: 508-541-9888 -- http://www.mssaa.org