Standard+I

Standard I: Strategic Leadership

I believe a strategic school leader is one that creates a dynamic culture of leaders and followers who all take part in leadership. Together with their staff and other valuable stakeholders, a strategic school leader should foster a safe environment rooted in a foundation of core values, ideas and beliefs. The school leader should encourage collaboration, risk taking and high academic expectations surrounding a common mission.  *0=Not Demonstrated 1=Emerging 2=Developing 3=Proficient 4=Accomplished

**Related Coursework and Trainings **
 * Facilitative Leadership Training
 * Schooling by Design Training
 * Understanding by Design Training
 * Visit to AB Combs Leadership Magnet School in Raleigh, NC
 * Visit to KIPP School: Gaston College Prep and KIPP Pride High
 * Community and Place-Based Learning Training
 * Crucial Conversations Training

**Related Readings ** //The Fifth Discipline//, Senge //Reframing Organizations,// Bolman & Deal //The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,// Covey


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">1a. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">School Vision, Mission and Strategic Goals **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The school’s identity, in part, is derived from the vision, mission, values, beliefs and goals of the school, the processes used to establish these attributes, and the ways they are embodied in the life of the school 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 personal educational vision statement
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Developed and distributed letter of introduction to the staff
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Analyzed internship school vision and mission with mentor principal and select teachers as part of Distinguished Leaders in Practice
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Worked with School Improvement Team to revise finalize the 2012-2013 School Improvement Plan
 * <span style="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;">Acted as co-chair of the School Leadership Team, and created and facilitated monthly agendas.


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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Letter of Introduction **

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Suggested PDP Goals Aligned with Vision, Mission and SMART Goals **


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">1b. <span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">Leading Change **<span style="color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The school executive articulates a vision, and implementation strategies, for improvements and changes which result in improved achievement for all students.


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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Devloped 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;">Worked with School Improvement Team to revise finalize the 2012-2013 School Improvement Plan
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Acted as co-chair of the School Leadership Team, and created and facilitated monthly agendas.

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Peer-to-Peer Observations: **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> To provide a setting in which staff were able to observe best practices and excellent strategies for student learning taking place at our school, I had the opportunity to establish peer-to-peer observation rounds. Each staff member had the opportunity to observe others, to be observed, and to give and receive feedback. Throughout this process, I learned that establishing structured time for observations and feedback positively impacted teaching and learning.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">**1c.** **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">School Improvement Plan **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">: <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The school improvement plan provides the structure for the vision, values, goals and changes necessary for improved achievement for all students.


 * <span style="background-color: #404040; color: #ffffff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">Select Experiences and Activities **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Worked with School Improvement Team to revise finalize the 2012-2013 School Improvement Plan
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Acted as co-chair of the School Leadership Team, and created and facilitated monthly agendas
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Compared district requirements for the development of the SIP across NELA districts as part of Distinguished Leaders in Practice
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Compare the Teacher Working Condition Survey with the SIP as part of Distinguished Leaders in Practice

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Example of Monthly School Leadership Team Agenda: **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;"> On the first Thursday of each month I co-facilitated the School Improvement and Leadership Team meetings. Our objectives were to ensure that choices being made throughout the school year were always connected to our vision, mission and SMART goals. The meetings were attended by a teacher representative from each grade level and from the athletics, career and technical, and special education departments. Three parent representative were invited to each meeting.

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">**1d.** **<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px;">Distributive Leadership **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">: The school executive creates and utilizes processes to distribute leadership and decision-making throughout the school.


 * <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;">Developed and conducted student, parent and staff surveys to solicit input from all stakeholders concerning areas of growth
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Collaborated with the School Leadership Team to administer surveys to all students at school

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 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Parent and Staff Survey Data: **<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 1.5;">One way in which we work together to solve problems and to distribute leadership, is through the use of survey data to identifying areas of needs and to make decisions accordingly. I created quarterly surveys for parents, staff and students to determine aspects of our school that were and were not working. I collected and presented the data to the School Improvement and Leadership Team for review and next steps.