Standard+IV

Standard IV: Human Resource Leadership

I believe a human resource leader is one that not only actively engages in the recruiting and hiring process, but also strives to create a professional environment that attracts and retains highly motivated, reflective and productive staff members. Together with their staff and other valuable stakeholders, a human resource leader should foster an environment that requires collaboration and professional development aligned with both curriculum and individual needs. The school leader should utilize staff evaluations to provide meaningful feedback. Evaluation data should also contribute to the planning of professional development opportunities directly linked to the school’s mission, student achievement and teachers’ needs. *0=Not Demonstrated 1=Emerging 2=Developing 3=Proficient 4=Accomplished


 * Related Coursework and Trainings **
 * Distinguished Leadership in Practice Assignment: "Maximizing Human Resource and Goal Accomplishment"
 * Weekly Internship Logs & Monthly Reports (tracking of teacher evaluation and support activities)
 * Observations using NC Teacher Evaluation Instruament at internship site
 * Clinical Supervision Assignments
 * Crucial Conversations Training

**Related Readings ** //Reframing Organizations, // Bolman & Deal //Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work, // DeFour, DeFour & Eaker


 * 4a. Professional Development/Learning Communities **: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The school executive ensures that the school is a professional learning community.


 * <span style="background-color: #404040; color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">Select Experiences and Activities **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Developed and implemented peer-to-peer learning walk observations school-wide
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Participated in grade level weekly PLCs
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Participated in vertical monthly PLCs
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Mentored a co-teaching English-Language Arts inclusion team

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Professional Learning Community (PLC) Schedule:** At Southern Nash Middle School, we worked hard to ensure a schedule that would enable our teachers to meet for team meetings and grade-level content PLCs weekly. The scheduled secured time for vertical content PLCs to meet monthly. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">
 * <span style="background-color: #404040; color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">Select Artifacts **


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">4b. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">Recruiting, Hiring, Placing and Mentoring of Staff **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">: The school executive establishes processes and systems in order to ensure a high-quality, high-performing staff.


 * <span style="background-color: #404040; color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">Select Experiences and Activities **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Served on hiring committee for selecting a middle school Social Studies and Language Arts position
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Reinforced teachers' self-confidence (noted staff for specific accomplishments via personal notes and post-conference dialog)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 1.5;">Mentored a co-teaching English-Language Arts inclusion team
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 1.5;">Created monthly staff newsletter featuring best instructional practices and policy

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 * <span style="background-color: #404040; color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">Select Artifacts **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monthly Staff Newsletter **

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Quick Note After Classroom Observations:** I was able to assist the administrative team with classroom visits both informally and during the formal evaluation cycle. Through this practice, I have learned the importance of giving feedback as one tool for mentoring staff.. When conducting informal observations, I would either leave the teacher a brief note or email in which I would provide constructive feedback for the lesson I observed. Through this process, I have learned the impact feedback can have on a staff member to try new things and to take risks. This was especially true as Southern Nash Middle School and Nash-Rocky Mount Public School adopted the Common Core and the Rigor and Relevance Framework.


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">4c. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">Teacher and Staff Evaluation **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 1.5;">: The school executive evaluates teachers and other staff in a fair and equitable manner with the focus on improving performance and, thus student achievement.


 * <span style="background-color: #404040; color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">Select Experiences and Activities **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Conducted pre-conferences, teacher evaluations and post conferences
 * <span style="background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif;">Worked with administrative team to ensure Professional Development Plans were aligned with the school's mission and vision statements, as well as the 2012-2013 SMART goals
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Participated in debrief sessions with mentor principal following evaluations and observations
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Monitored and adjusted methods of evaluation and feedback sessions to meet the needs of the staff

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">**Teacher Evaluation Schedule:** I was able to assist the administrative team by co-facilitating 20 formal teacher evaluation cycles. Through this practice, I have learned the importance of effectively framing the purpose and practical application of the NC Teacher Evaluation Instrument; working with teachers and other evaluators to clearly define and “norm” around what each competency at each level of proficiency looks like in action; and employing my learning from our Crucial Conversations reading/training to facilitate effective post-conferences. <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 12px;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 0px; overflow: hidden;">
 * <span style="background-color: #404040; color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">Select Artifacts **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Teacher Evaluation Monitoring Document **