The McGrath SUCCEED Multimedia Program

This program is designed for in-house training of The McGrath SUCCEED System and for facilitating practice and skill development with already-trained personnel. 

Organizations wishing to purchase the multimedia program must have at least one staff development professional who has completed The McGrath SUCEED with Supervision, Evaluation and Leadership Program live with a Certified McGrath Instructor.  This person will then be designated as a McGrath SUCCEED Facilitator. To maintain the integrity of the McGrath SUCCEED System and the quality of program delivery, the McGrath SUCCEED Facilitator must agree to present the multimedia program exactly as directed.

Program Components:

• 5 Instructional Videos of Mary Jo McGrath delivering The McGrath SUCEED with Supervision, Evaluation and Leadership Program live with a studio audience
• 1 Facilitator Orientation Video
• 1 Facilitator Guide with step-by-step instructions for delivering the course and conducting discussions and skill development activities
• 2 SUCCEED with Supervision Participant Manuals  (Note: The organization is required to purchase a user license and manual for each individual participant who is trained using the Multimedia Program.)

Titles may be purchased separately; however, it is recommended that the full series be purchased to reach all constituents.

Overview of The SUCCEED Multimedia Program Video Components

The Video-Facilitated SUCCEED Course is outlined below. The SUCCEED Course includes five videos of a live presentation with Mary Jo McGrath and a studio audience of educators, plus a Facilitator Orientation video.  These 6 videos cover the basics of the McGrath SUCCEED with Supervision Course. 

1: Getting Started: Principles, Practices and the Legal Framework  
Media Time - 22:00                           Total Instructional Time – 1 hour/15 min.

Participants engage in the first of many hands-on activities by writing a baseline communication document as a benchmark of their progress.  They learn to incorporate the legal fairness standards of due process and just cause into their communications.

• Introductions/Course Road Map
• Establishing a Benchmark
• Principles & Practices; Tools & Instruments
• Legal Framework

2: The Human Dynamics of Leading and Supervising People
Media Time – 39:00                           Total Instructional Time: 1 hour/20 min.

Participants examine what stops people from giving honest feedback and communicating effectively. Fundamental fears and feelings of being powerless to make changes are brought to light and dispelled.

• Accountability and the Fear Factor
• Inarticulitis and the Impostor
• Smart Person and Questing Person
• McGrath Whole Person Model

3: Whole Person Based Leadership and Supervision: Why It Works
Media Time – 28:00 min.                   Total Instructional Time: 50  min.

Participants explore the current systems within schools for communication, supervision, evaluation and discipline, and see how those systems breed adversarial relationships. Participants confront the statistical results of the current system’s failure to address the varying needs of the Whole Person.

• Whole Person Needs and Values
• Why a Results-Only Approach Doesn’t Work
• The Power of Vision and Implementing Principled Practices
• A Spectrum of Performance and Current System Results
• Introducing The McGrath Template: Whole Person Principles and Practices

4: Building Relationships: A Continuum of Communication and Supervision
Media Time – 47:00 min.                   Total Instructional Time: 1 hour/32 min. 

Participants are introduced to the 4 essentials of legally fit and fair record keeping, and shown how to incorporate them into their daily practices. They are guided step-by-step in their communications, both spoken and written, from the beginning of an issue through resolution.

• Legally Fit and Fair Accountability Records
• Rumor Control and Responsibility
• A Continuum of Communication: The Chat—Chat—Talk/Memo
• Step by Step Feedback and Supervision: The FICA Dynamic/McGrath Template
• Supervision and Your Real Power Base

5: Stepping Into the PowerTools of Constructive Supervision and Evaluation 
Media Time – 52:00 min.                   Total Instructional Time: 3 hour/45 min.

Working collaboratively with their colleagues, participants apply The McGrath SUCCEED System for step-by-step problem solving in supervision and evaluation as well as communication/relationship skill building.

• The McGrath Template Tool for Pre-Assessment and Periodic Overview
• 360-Degree Awareness and Organization
• The FICA Dynamic for Everyday Thinking, Organizing and Action-Taking
• Hands-On Practice with the FICA Dynamic and The McGrath Template
• Vignettes of Commendation, Remediation, Discipline, Coaching and Parent Concerns Using The McGrath Template and FICA Dynamic 

6:  Facilitator Orientation:   The Content and the Context of SUCCEED
Media Time – 60:00 min.                   Total Instructional Time: 1 hour 

Facilitators learn from a discussion conducted by Mary Jo McGrath with experienced practitioners of The McGrath SUCCEED System, including administrators from K-12 and high school districts, County Education Offices and Educational Service Centers, as well as from Community Colleges. The philosophical basis, socio-emotional elements and structural flow of the SUCCEED Course are detailed and explained.

• Philosophy of The McGrath SUCCEED System
• The Whys and Wherefores of the Course Design
• The Flow and Transitions from Section to Section
• Advice from Long-Term Users of The McGrath SUCCEED System