What is different about magnet school leadership? by Elena Ashburn

elena_ashburn — 2024-05-30 18:13:50 UTC

You have to recruit students

Theme focused

2024-05-30 18:13:58 UTC

Magnet school leadership tries to mold students into becoming college and career ready.

elena_ashburn — 2024-05-30 18:14:00 UTC

You have to provide tours, open houses

bridgetlong1 — 2024-05-30 18:14:05 UTC

Focusing on diversity and integrating the magnet theme with the curriculum, providing PD for teachers that align with the magnet theme.

2024-05-30 18:14:13 UTC

Understanding theme integration & programming

elena_ashburn — 2024-05-30 18:14:18 UTC

You have to think about how the curriculum is different

2024-05-30 18:14:18 UTC

The theme of our school should be present throughout the school: the curriculum, marketing, etc.

Curriculum Knowledge

marquittar_mitchell — 2024-05-30 18:14:23 UTC

School leadership needs to be aware of how and why standardized curriculum needs to be paired with theme-specific instruction so that the magnet theme is integrated throughout the school.

elena_ashburn — 2024-05-30 18:14:29 UTC

You have to consider unique programming

mtutt3 — 2024-05-30 18:14:35 UTC

Magnet school leaders have to tie their magnet theme to the standards, which isn't always easy

2024-05-30 18:14:36 UTC

Staff evaluations may look different in HS CTE programs than a traditional classroom

elena_ashburn — 2024-05-30 18:14:46 UTC

You often have a diverse set of students, so you have to consider multiple needs.

Marketing

marquittar_mitchell — 2024-05-30 18:14:55 UTC

More than the typical BOY open house!

2024-05-30 18:14:57 UTC

Budgeting!!!! Our district provides no additional funding to magnet schools.

Focus is in developing students as leaders

2024-05-30 18:15:01 UTC

elena_ashburn — 2024-05-30 18:15:04 UTC

You have to consider appealing to parents to have them apply to your school

Pillars

2024-05-30 18:15:14 UTC

Some school leadership tries to focus on the five pillars of Magnet.

elena_ashburn — 2024-05-30 18:15:18 UTC

You have to think about leadership capacity amongst staff

Positions

marquittar_mitchell — 2024-05-30 18:15:27 UTC

The magnet school may not get a coordinator, so they need to use positions strategically.

elena_ashburn — 2024-05-30 18:15:31 UTC

You should think about family and community partnerships

2024-05-30 18:15:32 UTC

You need to rebrand your school for recruiting.

2024-05-30 18:15:39 UTC

Magnet leaders have to constantly evolve their campus and instruction to stay relevant, ahead of trends, and stand out from traditional schools.

Budget

2024-05-30 18:15:40 UTC

You get capital funds to support and grow your programs

2024-05-30 18:16:07 UTC

Partnerships are everything! This looks different when aligned to magnet themes rather than support of the general school

2024-05-30 18:16:09 UTC

Get teachers to buy into the Magnet program and theme.

bridgetlong1 — 2024-05-30 18:16:24 UTC

When budget doesn't meet the needs of the magnet, leaders need to look for and apply for grants.