Did You Know?
EQI Survey: Leadership and Emotional Intelligence -
In June 2008, OPSOA commissioned a research survey designed to explore
the relationship between emotional intelligence and successful leadership
from supervisory officers. The project, developed by Howard Stone,
James D.A. Parker and Laura Wood, sought to identify the key emotional
and social competencies required by supervisory officers to support their
success in the role in boards throughout Ontario. First, we wish to extend
our sincere thanks to all supervisory officers who took time from their
busy schedules to respond, either to the on-line version of the Emotional
Quotient Inventory (EQI;NarOn,1977), to the self-report questionnaire (the
OPSOA: Survey of Essential Skills), specifically designed for this survey,and/or
the staff-rated questionnaires. The results were compiled and a full
version of the summary findings is available here.
In summary, the survey affirmed the ongoing importance of strong EI skills
in the current role of supervisory officer in Boards throughout Ontario. Across
all dimensions of this vitalrole, our survey affirmed the value of strong
interpersonal skills, self-awareness,adaptability, flexibility, optimism
and resilience. Superintendents
remain at the critical interface between our public and our role as stewards
of equity, opportunity and achievement for ourstudents. Successful
leaders believe in their organizations, their ability to communicate the
vision, and their confidence to address the complex daily stresses of their
roles with optimism and empathy. They transform policy into guided
practice, and help to create sustainable and vigorous communities of learning
and hope. Once again, OPSOA offers thanks to all those who participated
in this survey, and to the research it provides to direct our practice
and purpose as we enter the second twenty years.
Ministry of Education Field Test Guide for Mentoring Available
Here - Please download the attached Ministry of Education
Field Test Guide for Mentoring: "Reach Every Student: Supporting
Effective System Leadership Mentoring for Newly Appointed Directors of
Education and Supervisory Officers Field Test Guide". Download: PDF or Microsoft
Word
Ontario College of Teachers' Council Election
Election Call and Call for Nominations: December 1, 2008 to January
12, 2009
Online Voting on College Website: March 9 to April 14, 2009
The Election Call and Call for Nominations will be published in the
December issue of Professionally Speaking and will be posted on the College
web site at the same time, i.e., the last few days of November. At
that time, a link will be available to the College web site that will have
all the information online. The nomination form, with complete instructions,
will also be available online on the OCT web
site by November 25th.

