There was a lot of good information in this chapter, a lot to take in. One thing that really struck me was how many steps need to occur leading up to the process of systemic change. It really makes you realize how difficult that change is. To make a change occur that is really going to impact the educational process it takes a lot of effort and is not something that is going to happen overnight. It also involves a team of people collaborating and working together to make this change possible. In order to better our educational process and keep improving the way that we help the kids, our future, learn we need to be constantly looking for ways to improve. Not only are there a lot of steps that lead up to the systemic change process, but there's also a long list of events that are continuously happening throughout that process and afterwards as well, to be continually evaluating the changes that are being made.
The Step Up to Excellence methodology seems like a good way to go about figuring out what needs to change and then how to implement it. I really like how there are so many different teams and roles. Assuming it is run properly, I can see where this would be very effective. It's a great idea to delegate so that the responsibility does not lie solely on a small group of people to change an entire district. When working together the team can break things down into smaller roles and really be able to concentrate on a smaller area. If it's done right and people are using good teamwork I think that it is a good method and one that more schools should try. It's not good to stay stagnant and remain the same. Once again, it's important to be continually looking for ways to improve so that the students can receive the best education possible.
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I too was really amazed at the amount of "resources" that it can take to put a change into effect. Not only with qualified people, but also monitarily, and allowing for an appropriate amount of time for a change of such magnitude be successfully planned, executed, and evaulated.
I was discussing change with my principal last week. We met to discuss my most resent observation. Anyhow we were discussing collaboration as it applies to special education. We hope to go towards a model where special education teachers can work in general education classrooms to support students with special needs while general education teachers can deliver the curriculum (inclusion). We talk about the resistance we would get from some staff and then he mentioned to me that of all professions education is the absolute worst when it comes to change. He told me that it takes 25 years for change to truly occur in education (that is across the board). The shocked and amazed me.
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