EDUCATION LEADERSHIP COACHING & DEVELOPMENT

Services

Dr. Stiles offers individual, team and group services to education leaders. For the past 10 years, Dr. Stiles has partnered with the Georgia School Superintendents Association (GSSA) and worked with individual systems to achieve a variety of leadership and team development goals. The core of all engagements is to bring awareness, clarity, action and accountability to participants.

Dr. Stiles coaches superintendents and central office administrators through GSSA’s Coaching program and through Turning Points. Coaching (link to Coaching) through Turning Points often incorporates information from the Highlands Ability Battery to identify specific talents that can be leveraged. Other assessments may also be suggested. All coaching is action and results oriented. Meetings take place face-to-face and/or on the phone. Payment arrangements can be made through school systems or individuals.

Dr. Stiles also works with Central Office teams, building-level teams, and combinations of the two (district leadership) to enhance working relationships, improve communication and leverage talents. After gaining a clear understanding of project goals, recommendations are made regarding appropriate assessments , workshops, group facilitation and coaching. Dr. Stiles works closely with each entity to understand and pinpoint project objectives and customizes each project to meet those objectives.

Who Benefits

Individuals seeking coaching are typically strong performers who desire an outside resource to act as a sounding board as they navigate interpersonal issues and seek additional development to reach new goals. Clients include Superintendents, District Office, and building-level leaders.

Districts or buildings with many new to their positions, newly formed teams, groups forging new communication alliances, and groups interested in strengthening their effectiveness can all benefit from targeted workshops or group facilitation.

How It Works

Contact Dr. Stiles with a brief overview of what you hope to achieve during the engagement. She will gather information to understand and pinpoint project objectives and will recommend appropriate assessments, workshops, group facilitation and/or coaching.

You will receive a customized, concise proposal incorporating engagement scope and objectives, number of participants, length of program/workshop, engagement steps and dates, and estimated cost. Payment arrangements are agreed upon at that time.

Sample Projects

Georgia School Superintendents Association (GSSA): Superintendent Professional Development Program

Selected aspiring school superintendents attend GSSA’s 2-year leadership development program. Dr. Stiles provides modules on Personal Leadership, Coaching For Development, and Emotional Intelligence.

GSSA: Coaching For New Superintendents

Every new school superintendent in the state of Georgia can take advantage of being coached by a seasoned or recently retired superintendent. Dr. Stiles co-facilitates the training of all coach-mentors with Dr. Debra Harden at GSSA and has served as a coach to new superintendents.

Oconee County Schools: New Leadership

Forty central office and building leaders attended a 1.5-day retreat. The goals were to get a fresh start with a large number of new leaders to the system and to learn how to use the Highlands Abilities information within their teams.

Muscogee County School District: Peer Coach-Mentors For New Principals

MCSD assigns each new principal to a peer Coach-Mentor to accelerate the assimilation process and learning curve. Co-developed and facilitated by Dr. Debra Harden at GSSA and Dr. Dori Stiles at Turning Points, Coach-Mentors and Protégés attend 4 sessions per year.

Paulding County Schools: Leadership Development

Paulding County wanted to provide something “different and impactful” to their season leaders. Leaders took the Highlands Ability Battery prior to attending a half day workshop designed to understan the hard-wdiring of their leadership styles, identify their strengths and blind spots, and lay a foundation for inspiring others to build on their talents.

Bleckley County Schools: Leadership Retreats

Dr. Stiles has been part of two Bleckley Count School System Retreats, both aimed at increasing leadership skills such as Emotional Intelligence and Communication in order to achieve the system’s long-term strategic goals.