Clear Line of Vision

Clear Line of Vision

I have been fortunate to have many in-deph conversations with my Superintendent about leadership change and ways of stabilizing the environment. The term "Clear line of Sight" came up in our conversations. The "Clear line of Sight" approach includes the development of a strategic plan, the setting of annual objectives and performance indicators within each educational area (role), setting personal objectives for each member of the staff (responsibility), and an assessment and review of individuals' personal objectives (personal goal) once a year. 

Clear line of Vision is an organization chart set-up to alleviate the "Pendulum Effect" when leadership change occurs. The purpose of this chart is keep the goal in place in-order to stabilize the environment. Each arrow represents an area; for example, Social Studies, Math, Language Arts, Science, Unified Arts, Business Tech, Business, Custodians, Secretaries, Cooks, Transportation, etc. These arrows depict the various departments in your building or district. Within each arrow contains three levels that lead to the goal. They are as follows: (a) what is your role; (b) what is your responsibility; and (c) what is your personal goal.

This approach is one to use for any organization that creates collaboration within and amongst your staff. Also, it focuses each and every staff members' goal toward the main goal or objective, which creates solidarity and cohesion. Moreover, it allow for collaboration with staff, trust in the decision-making process, and appreciation for the work being done; with the point of emphasis toward empowering your staff and holding everyone accountable for meeting the main goal (i.e., Equity & Excellence) of the organization.