Support Your Student Staff With Structured Student

Leadership Development Plans

Virginia Byrne, virginia.l.byrne@gmail.com

ACPA National Convention, March 26, 2012

How are student staff being developed? Where is their development on your list of priorities?

Theoretical Foundations Illinois Leadership Center

11 Skills & Attributes Individual goal setting

Michigan State University, Career Services Network “12 Essentials for Success”

Leadership Identity Development Model Komives, Longerbeam, Owen, Mainella, & Osteen

(2006) FSU LEAD Plans (retired)

Knowledge, skills, & values of leadership development

Student Leadership Development Plan (SLDP)Overview: Individualized planning 360 Feedback “Captain” work tasks that align with goals Support one another’s development Provides reflection space

Learning ObjectivesAs a result of creating a Student Leadership Development Plan through

the Student Coordinator position, students will be able to:1. Articulate the importance of and comfortably negotiate working in a

diverse environment and respecting multiple perspectives2. Effectively manage his/her time and priorities3. Identify the importance of being a lifelong learner and how learning is

essential to being an effective leader4. Develop successful communication skills including professional

emailing, meeting, and telephone communication, public speaking, and listening.

5. Demonstrate strong critical thinking and problem solving skills6. Recognize his/her core values and post-graduation visions7. Build collaborative relationships with the co-coordinator, staff, and

program participants8. Put knowledge of citizenship and service into action9. Summarize and apply the essential practices of effective leadership and

responsible citizenship10. Demonstrate compassion for others11. Reflect upon his/her commitment to lifelong service and social responsibility

Time-Line1. Pre-Assessment2. Group Retreat3. Self-Assessment & Leadership Learning Plan4. One-on-One meeting5. Establish Goals6. Implement7. Reflect8. Summarize9. Post-Assessment

Leadership Learning PlanHow will you build upon your strengths?Page 1 & 2

What Challenges You?Page 3 & 4

Examples

Strength Examples: “Be confident in my strengths….I will grow to be

comfortable with them and learn from them” Use organizational and financial academic skills in

new ways

Challenge Examples: Make a resume and visit the Career Center Trust my Co-Coordinator (don’t secretly do all of her

work) Live in the NOW, de-stress Use a calendar and prioritize my time better Interact with new groups of people

Assessment Methods

Assessment Foundation Astin’s Input – Environment – Output Model*

Environment

OutputInput

* (Astin, 1996)

Measurements Astin’s Input – Environment – Output Model

Environment

OutputInput

Measurement A : Pre-Test &

Meeting

Measurement B: Reflections & My

Notes

Measurement C: Post-Test &

Meeting

Assessment Results Enjoyed individual goal setting

Held themselves and each other accountable Took ownership for improving the group “Provided a sense of accomplishment when goals

were completed (and sense of "pick it up" attitude when they were not)”

Reluctantly enjoyed me following up on them “At the time I hated them because I didn't enjoy

being pushed by V. (Mostly because I'm stubborn) Without them I wouldn't continue to work and learn.”

Challenges & SuccessesChallenges: Buy-In Reading Reflection medium Overly individualized

at times

Successes: Freedom to choose

their own goals Balance personal and

professional development

StrengthsQuest primer

So, Now What?Alone or with an ACPA friend,

Fill out the Leadership Learning Plan with some ideas of how you will better work with your student staff

Then, let’s share & improve this idea as a group

Questions? Suggestions?

How can we support student staff better?

Thank you!Virginia Byrne

Virginia.l.byrne@gmail.comFlorida State UniversityThe Center for Leadership & Civic Education2nd Year Master’s Student in Student AffairsPortfolio: http://virginialbyrne.wordpress.com/