Committee chair: John Loor

Members: John Gatchet, Keith Hallam, Fylvia Kline, Ken Knutsen, Sharon Searson

The challenge: It’s increasingly difficult to obtain and retain high-quality leadership within Adventist educational institutions.

We are recommending an implementation strategy that includes five specific action plans as outlined below:

• Mentoring/Training Program for Administrators with North American Division and North Pacific Union Conference program development that provides focused recruitment, training and mentoring for individuals who have been identified as potential leaders.
• Incentive Package for Administrators, which includes appropriate sabbatical leaves, recognition and other incentive encouragement.
• Leadership Exposure in Education Curriculum involving a cooperative program with Walla Walla University in Educational Leadership.
• Board Structuring and Training, which establishes a cooperative climate, code of ethics and team protocol and mentality.
• Criteria to Identify Potential Leaders, which would be a list of desirable qualities and gifts that may predispose a person toward successful leadership.

We understand that all of these steps will take time and a financial commitment, but we feel they will more than pay off over the long run as we invest in the leadership and vision necessary to carry our education mission forward.