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NELA Aspiring Leader Self-Assessment

Name: ____Carol Mizelle_________________________________ Date: December 2011

Standard 1: Strategic Leadership

Elements

Developing

Proficient

Accomplished

Distinguished

NotDemonstrated

Specific Evidence for Rating

(See suggested items listed

below)

Describe your planned

actions for improvement

or your plan to address

your limitations:

A. School Vision, Mission, and Strategic Goals: Theschools 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.

X X XWorking the school team torevisit the vision and goals of

the school---Designed an

action plan to revise the

school mission statement----

Led school improvement

team and then staff into

process---completed 1st

portion of the schools new

mission statement----

To complete the mission

statements revision I

plan to have new signs

posted at school. I also

am process of planning a

design to implement

thoroughly in the school,

and then continue with a

follow up. The staff feels

ownership now; however,

the plan of action would

include look for & best

practices as evidence of

the new mission

statement

B. Leading Change: The school executive articulates avision and implementation strategies for improvements

and changes which result in improved achievement for

all students.

X X

Alignment of the school

improvement plan with

Mission and beliefs.

Suggestions for Title I plan to

Continue to work on the

school improvement

team


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be implemented----

PLC meeting with 8th

Grade

ELA

Continue to work with

the ELA/PLC and improve

the development of

collaborative plans of

instruction

C. School Improvement Plan: The school improvementplan provides the structure for the vision. Values, goals

and changes necessary for improved achievement for

all students.

X X X

Aligned the school

improvement plan with a

team at school to follow

through the process of

structure---Continued

alignment to implement

Title I plans of suggestions

and the TWC

Continue work on School

Improvement Plan---

D. Distributive Leadership: The school executive createsand utilizes processes to distribute leadership and

decision making throughout the school.

X X

Develop & Implement

effective 8th

grade PLC / ELA-

--Teachers are now leading

more meetings

-Empowered Leadership

Team to take ownership of

revising the mission

statement---empowered

others to lead in staff

meetings

Continued ---Practice on

facilitative leadership

skills


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Evidence or documentation to support rating:

__X__ NELA Courses

Specific assignment/activity__X__ NELA Field Experiences

Specific activity ____ Conferences and School Visits

Specific activity__X__ Work with Executive Coach

Specific examples__X__ Work with Mentor

Specific examples___ Work with DPI

Specific examples___ Work with NELA Fellows (Peers)

Specific examples Other:_________________________

Requirements for Practicing Principals: Evidence or documentation to support

rating:

_X___ School Improvement Plan.

_X__ NC Teacher Working Conditions Survey.

_X___ Evidence of School Improvement Team.

_X___ Student achievement and testing data.

_X___ Statement of school vision, mission, values, beliefs and goals.

_X___ Evidence of stakeholder involvement in development of vision, mission,

valve, belief and statement.

_X__Evidence of shared decision-making and distributed leadership.

____ 360 Feedback.

Other:_______________________


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Standard 1: Strategic

Leadership

1 A. School Vision, Mission, and Strategic Goals: The schools 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 communit .

10-Fall, Standard 1A, 1 10-Fall, Standard 1B, 1 10-Fall, Standard 1C, 1 10-Fall, Standard 1D, 1

10-Fall

11-May

11-Dec


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Gap Analysis: Describe your growth or lack of growth for

each sub-standard over time.

I feel that because I have had the experience of being the

chairperson of the school improvement team, I have had

to deal with issues of high impact. I know using my

facilitative leadership skills has improved me as a leader. I

also think that using the information I read in the book .

Improvement in distributive leadership took place because

of a DLP session. After the DLP session, I completed a task

surveying others about the TWC survey, and through this I

heard the staff continue to report about having a voice in

school. Through these comments I continue to train my

Leadership team, and saw the opportunity to empower

them to use their leadership skills seeking answers.

Resources/support/experiences/skills needed to complete the improvement

plan:

I know that further usage of facilitative leadership skills will help me, so I know

that more real life practices will increase my ability to improve my skills.

I must continue to enhance the ability of the 8th

grade ELA team. They must be

able to grow in collaboration and effective lesson development.


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Standard 2: Instructional Leadership

Elements

Developing

Proficient

Accomplished

Distinguished

NotDemonstrated

Specific Evidence for Rating

(See suggested items listed below)

Describe your planned actions for

improvement or your plan to address

your limitations:

A. Focus on Learning andTeaching, Curriculum,

Instruction and

Assessment: The schoolexecutive leads the

discussion about standards

for curriculum, instruction

and assessment based on

research and best practices

in order to establish and

achieve high expectations

for students.

X X

I have constantly been researching and

working with the teachers in the school

to understand the approach of thecurriculum.

I have also presented information to

other staff members in form of a staff

development.

Working in my PLC/ELA team has

allowed me to effectively assess the

data and work with team to implement

best practices based on research

Analyze EOG data to improve

instructionAnalyze bench data to improve

instruction

Developed Powerpoint to share w/ ELA

& staff

I worked with several staff members to

reflect on the data and person IGP of

staff

Continue work with the 8th

grade PLC /

ELA team

Guide team to collaborate

B. Focus on Instructional I have worked on the schedules with Continue to work with the principal on


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Time: The school executive

creates processes and

schedules which protect

teachers form disruption of

instructional or preparation

time.

X X

the principal and it affects the 7th

grade.

I have continue to work with the

principal in aligning classroom and

grade levels based on changes.

I have also develop a plan for Club day.

schedules---especially understanding a

school-wide schedule.

*Use NCWise system as an

administrator access to process

information (students schedules/

students demographic / attendance)


____ NELA Courses

Specific assignment/activity____ NELA Field Experiences

Specific activity____ Conferences and School Visits

Specific activity____ Work with Executive Coach

Specific examples____ Work with Mentor



Specific examples Other:

Requirements for Practicing Principals: Evidence or documentation to

support rating:

___ School Improvement Plan.

___ NC Teacher Working Conditions Survey.

___ Student achievement and testing data.

___ Student dropout data.

___ Teacher retention data.

___ Documented use of formative assessment instruments to impact

instruction.___ Development and communication of goal-oriented personalized

education plans for identified

students.

___ Evidence of team development and evaluation of classroom

lessons.

___ Use of research-based practices and strategies in classrooms.

___ Master school schedule documenting individual and collaborative

planning for every teacher

___ 360 Feedback.

Other:Insert graph here of your self-assessment over time.


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Standard 2: Instructional

Leadershi

Fall 2010,

Standard 2A, 1

Fall 2010,

Standard 2B, 1

May-11,

Standard 2A, 2

May-11,

Standard 2B, 1

Fall 2010

May-11

11-Dec


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Gap Analysis: Describe your growth or lack of growth for each sub-

standard over time.

Being the 7th

grade level chairperson has helped to push me into

maintaining the best classroom, and depicting the best practices.

While recently applying some of the skills I have obtained through

my NCSU/NELA courses (especially the readings) , I have looked at

school improvement/curriculum/goals differently.Actually taking the actual school data and analyzing the data to share

with 8th

grade ELA/PLC allowed me to examine the data more

completely, and then the development of the powerpoint help me to

enhance the visual of assessment.

When I developed a plan for club day activities, I improved on

scheduling based on prior knowledge from Ms. Hardy.

Resources/support/experiences/skills needed to complete the

improvement plan:

Continue with

*Motivating Readings

*Variety of Professional Development

*Understanding/Setting up School Schedules

*Continue a plan of assessing the data continuously


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Standard 3: Cultural Leadership

Elements

De

veloping

Proficient

Ac

complished

Distinguished

No

tDemonstrated

Specific

Evidence for

Rating

(See

suggested

items listed

below)


actions for improvement

or your plan to address

your limitations:

A. Focus on CollaborativeWork Environment: The school executive

understands and acts on the understanding of the

positive role that a collaborative environment can

play in the schools culture.

X X X PBIS

School

Improvement

Team

PLC meeting

Leading the

school

improvement

team we have

led the staff

into

understandin

g the TWC

survey---we

Continue alignment of

the TWC survey and the

School Improvement plan


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have

gathered data

to support

changes

needed---some changes

have been

implemented

B. School Culture and Identity: The school executivedevelops and uses shared vision, values and goals to

define the identity and culture of the school.

X X X Use and study

more about

the school

culture and

identitythrough the

study of

poverty.

Identified the

changes need

and

empowering

others to

share in the

value and

goals of the

school

*Revising the goals of the

8th

grade ELA

*Continue guidance with

teams through and with

collaboration

C. Acknowledges Failures; Celebrates Accomplishmentsand Rewards: The school executive acknowledges

failures and celebrates accomplishments of the

X X Working with

the principal

to develop a

Staff meeting

celebrations recognized


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school in order to define the identity, culture and

performance of the school.

celebration

time for staff.

Also (1x)

quarter

develop andcelebrate

students

achievements

*Shout outs

to student

and staff for

goals met

*weekly

posting of AR

goals

* quarterly

participating

in AR

celebration &

Benchmark

Bashcelebration

*Continue notes of Job

Well Done & Shout

Outs

*Continue notes ofencouragement

*Continue celebrating the

participation in school

activities


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D. Efficacy and Empowerment: The school executivedevelops a sense of efficacy and empowerment

among staff which influences the schools identity,

culture and performance.

X X

Presentation

of Culture

among the

school


____ NELA Courses









rating:

____ School Improvement Plan.

____ School Improvement Team.

____ Documented use of School Improvement Team in decision making.

____ NC Teacher Working Conditions Survey.

____ Student achievement and testing data.

____ Teacher retention data.

____ Existence and work of professional learning communities.____ Recognition criteria and structure utilized.

____ Evidence of shared decisionmaking and distributed leadership.

____ 360 Feedback.

Other:


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Insert graph here of your self-assessment over time.

Standard 3: Cultural

Leadership3A. Focus on Collaborative Work Environment: The school executive understands and acts on the understanding of the

Fall 2010,Standard 3A, 1

Fall 2010,

Standard 3B, 2

Fall 2010,Standard 3C, 1

Fall 2010,

Standard 3D, 2

May-11,

Standard 3A, 3

May-11,

Standard 3B, 2

May-11,

Standard 3C, 2

May-11,

Standard 3D, 2Fall 2010

May-11

11-Dec


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standard over time.

Even in the beginning, I have felt good about this standard more

than others, but I have seen that I can definitely celebrate more.

Once again the course of Facilitative Leadership, allowed me to

sharpen my skills, and understand how to appreciate and celebrate

more.

Also the Ruby Payne workshop allowed me to get a better insight

about the culture of poverty, and then in return I took the

information from the workshop and carried it back to my current

school staff. The presentation allowed the staff to have open-

dialogue about the issue.

The speaker who came speaking about PBIS was very motivational

and allowed me to compare of school PBIS team to another model.

As I worked with others in the school, I have worked to establish asense of collaboration, improvement, and leadership. While

attending the DLP meetings has allowed me to examine the schools

culture, I have developed a understanding of the complete school,

especially from my internship perspective. It is much easier to see

the whole school through walk-throughs and observations.

During our PLC meetings, we continuously look at diversity and the

students needs. The PLC team has a change to improve the plan of

action based on the data we have collected.


improvement plan:

*Continue to understand and study more about the culture of a

school, and how to handle various situations. I spoke to Dr. Peel and

Dr. Riddick about a course in handling confrontations, and maybe I

can find out more about this book or workshop.

*Continue to view the culture on a daily basis, and understand the

findings based on the facts.

*Continue to improve the culture through team collaboration and

staff empowerment.


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Standard 4: Human Resources Leadership

Elements

De

veloping

Proficient

Ac

complished

Distinguished

No

tDemonstrated

Specific

Evidence for

Rating

(See suggested

items listed

below)


actions for improvement or

your plan to address your

limitations:

A. Professional Development/ LearningCommunities: The school executive ensures that

the school is a professional learning community. X x

ACSD

Workshops

Developed 8th

grade PLC/ ELA

Sharing information from

workshops/ & conference

Continue to improve the

effectiveness of the PLC in

our school

B. Recruiting, hiring, placing and mentoring of Staff:The school executive establishes processes and

systems in order to ensure a high-quality, high-

performing staff.

X X

Interview

committee

Mentoring new

teachers

*Continue to mentor new

teachers

C. Teacher and Staff Evaluation: The school executiveevaluates teachers and other staff in a fair and

equitable manner with the focus on improving

performance and, thus student achievement.

X X

Working

through the

evaluation

process with

Continue to practice the

evaluation of teachers

through the knowledge I


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Dr. Riddick and

field study.

*completing

teacher

evaluations

*Observation

& walk-through

have thus far

*Continue Teacher

Evaluations


____ NELA Courses









rating:



____ Student Achievement and testing data.


____ Master school schedule documenting individual and collaborative planning

for every teacher.

____ Number of National Board Certified Teachers.

____ Number of teachers pursuing advanced degrees, licensure, National Board

certification etc.

___ _Record of professional development provided staff and impact of

professional development on

student learning.

____ Mentor records and beginning teacher feedback.

____ Teacher professional growth plans.____ 360 Feedback.

Other:



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Standard 4: Human Resources

Leadershi

Fall 2010,

Standard 4A, 1

Fall 2010,

Standard 4B, 1

Fall 2010,

Standard 4C, 2

Fall 2010, , 0

May-11,

Standard 4A, 2

May-11,

Standard 4B, 2

May-11,

Standard 4C, 2

May-11, , 0

Fall 2010

May-11

11-Dec


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standard over time.

I feel I need to have better questions to ask people that I interview. I

used the one offered; however, many of the questions were so

dated.

I know I have to continue to practice the teacher evaluation process

in order to get better. The DPI training we had about teacher

evaluation was very effective, and then to follow it up with Dr.

Riddicks training really helped to put it into practice.

I must continue to improve in teacher evaluations by increasing the

various ways to assess the teacher---Observation guide / Informal

and Formal observation / Evaluations


improvement plan:

*Continue to evaluate teachers

*Continue to let the other person talk more that I talk

*Listen to the other person


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Standard 5: Managerial Leadership

Elements

Developing

Proficient

Accomplished

Distinguished

NotDemonstrated

Specific Evidence for

Rating

(See suggested items

listed below)


actions for

improvement or your

plan to address your

limitations:

A. School Resources and Budget: The schoolexecutive establishes budget processes andsystems which are focused on, and result, in

improved student achievement.

X Opportunity to work with

principal on new 2011-

2012 budget

Finance Class

More work on the

budget

B. Conflict management and Resolution: Theschool executive effectively and efficiently

manages the complexity of human interaction

so that the focus of the school can be on

improved student achievement.

X X Dealing with other staff

members

*Student discipline ----

practiced as an intern at

the school----

Continue work with

student discipline

Continue focus on staff

relations as it relates to

student achievement

C. Systematic Communication: The schoolexecutive designs and utilizes various forms of

formal and informal communication so that

the focus of the school can be on improved

student achievement.

X X X Communication through

the amount I contact

parents and others

involved

Constant communication

Other ways of

communication that are

effective


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with staff through email--

-Constant open-door

policy to discuss issues

D. School Expectation for Student and Staff: Theschool executive develops and enforces

expectations, structures, rules and procedures

for students and staff.

X X X Constantly being the one

that reminds others of

the rules


____ NELA Courses







Specific examples

Requirements for Practicing Principals: Evidence or documentation to support rating:



____ Master school schedule documenting individual and collaborative planning for every

teacher.

____ School safety and behavioral Expectations.

____ School financial information.

____ Dissemination of clear norms and ground rules.

____ Evidence of ability to confront ideological conflict and then reach consensus.

____ Evidence of formal and informal systems of communication.

____ 360 Feedback.

Other:

Gap Analysis: Describe your growth or lack of growth for

each sub-standard over time.

I am constantly aware that I need more work in conflict

resolution, and that is why I suggest more on Conflict and

Dealing with it in schools.

Studying the NC Law and Dr. Bradys class helped me to


plan:

*work on conflict resolution

*continue the book study ofDealing w/ Difficult Employees

*Continue to understand more about my strengths and weaknesses as a

leader.


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understand what to recognize as law vs. just not knowing.


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Standard 5: Managerial

Leadershi

May-11,

Standard 5A, 1

May-11,

Standard 5B, 2

May-11,

Standard 5C, 2

May-11,

Standard 5D, 3

Fall 2010

May-11

11-Dec


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Standard 6: External Development Leadership

Elements

Develo

ping

Proficient

Accom

plished

Disting

uished

NotDe

monstrated

Specific Evidence

for Rating

(See suggested

items listed

below)

Describe your

planned actions for

improvement or

your plan to

address your

limitations:

A. Parent and Community Involvement and Outreach: Theschool Executive designs structures and processes which

result in parent and community engagement, support and

ownership for the school

XX

Parent Night

Community

Brunch held at

our school

Arranged and led

a meeting

between

leadership team

and parents

*Continue parent

contact

*Continue to

participate in school

events

*Help w/

redesigning PTA

B. Federal, State and District mandates: The schoolexecutive designs executive protocols and processes in

order to comply with federal, state and district mandates. X X

Attend EC

meetings

Focus on Data

*Focus on EC

population


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results

Attend and

participate in

principals

meeting


____ NELA Courses









support rating:

____ Parent involvement in School Improvement Team:


____ PTSA/ Booster club operation and participation.

____ Parent survey results.

____ Evidence of community support.

____ Number and use of school volunteers.

____ Plan for shaping the schools image throughout the community.____ Evidence of business partners and projects involving business partners.

____ 360 Feedback.

Other:



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Standard 6: External Development

Fall 2010,

Standard 6B, 1

May-11,

Standard 6A, 2

May-11,

Standard 6B, 2

Fall 2010

May-11

11-Dec


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Gap Analysis: Describe your growth or lack of growth for each

sub-standard over time.

I feel that the one thing among many that has helped me in

this area, would the course with Dr. Brady. I was not that

interested in law until working on his course work. School

Law became important and interesting. I have developed a

survey for my school to understand more about what they

should know about school law. Also the PD we did for the

class was a good experience, and my staff responded very

well.

I contacted and led a meeting with the parent group and the

leadership team. This allowed for suggestions to be focus onthe student, and issues to be understood.


plan:

*Continue community outreach---I hope that this summers course will help

with that in our community.

*Continue to read and research more about the facts of Law

* Present other law PD to a staff

*Understand better ways to be effective in dealing with and engaging

parents---so that real ownership will be felt

*Continued work with the community & especially parents


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Standard 7: Micro-Political Leadership

Ele

ments

Developing

Proficient

Accomplis

hed

Distinguished

NotDemo

nstrated

Specific

Evidence for

Rating

(See suggested

items listed

below)


actions for

improvement or your

plan to address your

limitations:

School Executive Micro-

political leadership: The

school executive develops

systems and relationship to

leverage staff expertise and

influence the schools

identify, culture andperformance

XX X

Relationship

that have been

developed to

influence the

schools

identity and

culture.

The work I have

continued to

implement with

the Leadership

team is a

success. I have

Design more staff-

team-work activities.

*Continue to work

with diligence as I

continue my work with

the staff.


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developed a

larger group of

interest by

incorporating

moresuggestions

that align with

the Schools

mission.

I have practiced

shared

decision-making

with the staff


support rating:



____ Evidence of visibility and accessibility.

____ Evidence of shared decision and distributed leadership.

____ 360 Feedback.


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I feel that building

relationships is the strongest

part of my leadership;

however, I realize I dont

deal with conflict very well.

I like to see the best inpeople, and doing this

allows me to work with a

group of people (staff). I

would like to do like to

enhance how I deal with

relationships so that I can

use the expertise of a group

of people to work together

to increase high success.

I see success when you build

relationships. Through

working with the staff, I

now have 98% of the staff

sponsoring a club at our

school. I have grown our

leadership team

membership from 7 to 15. I

continue to receive positive

feedback on information I

require from the staff.

I remain with an open-

door policy for all.

Resources/support/experiences/skills

needed to complete the improvement plan:

*Conferences and School Visits

*Readings built around relationships


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Standard 7: Micro-Political

Fall - 10,

Standard 7A, 211-May,

Standard 7A, 2

Fall - 10

11-May

11-Dec


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Additional Data:

1) Specialized training activities: What did you learn? In what Standard did it help you grow? Complete the chart and add to yournarrative evidence.

2) Specific entry for conference attended (the Individual RFP): What did you did and learned? What part of your leadership planwas noted as needing help, and, most importantly, what did your attendance do to help you on this Standard(s) or element(s).

3) Describe your Pay It Forward.4) Add links to any and all electronic creations since beginning NELA.

Specialized Trainings

What did you learn? In what Standard did it help you grow?

Training Standard 1 Standard 2 Standard 3 Standard 4

SchoolVision,Mission,

and

StrategicGoals

LeadingChange

SchoolImprovement

Plan Dist

ributiveLeadership

FocusonLearningand

Teaching,Curriculum,

Instructionand

Assessment

FocusonInstructional

Tim

e

FocusonCollaborative

WorkEnvironment

SchoolCultureand

Identity

AcknowledgesFailures;

Cele

brates

Accomplishmentsand

Rew

ards

Efficacyand

Empowerment

ProfessionalLearning

Com

munities

Recruiting,

hiring,

plac

ingandmentoring

ofS

taff

Tea

cherandstaff

evaluation

Facilitative Leadership x x x x X X X X X X X X

Crucial Conversations x x x x x X X X X X X X X

Conflict Resolution x x x x x X x x X X X


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Ruby Payne x x x x x x x x

DPI's Special Ed and

Positive Behavioral

Supports

X x x x x x x x x

Teacher Evaluation X X x x x x x x x x

Other---Law & Finance x x x

Specialized Trainings

Training Continued Standard 5 Standard 6 Standard 7 Additional Skills or

Comments

SchoolResourcesand

Budget

Conflictmanagement

andResolution

Systematic

Communication

SchoolExpectationfor

StudentandStaff

ParentandCommunity

Involvementand

Outreach

Federal,state,and

districtmandates

Developssystemsand

relationshipstoleverage

staffexpertiseand

influence

Facilitative Leadership x X X x x x x

Crucial Conversations X x x X x

Conflict Resolution X x x x

Ruby Payne x x X x


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DPI's Special Ed and Positive

Behavioral Supports

x x x

Teacher Evaluation x x x x x x

Other --(School Law & Finance) x x x x

Individualized Learning Experience

RFP for Conference Travel

What did you learn? In what Standard did it help you grow?

Where did you go?

What conference or

learning experience

did you attend?

Before you went to the

conference, what

Standards did you

identify as needing

improvement as part of

your RFP?

What did you

learn?

How did attending

the conferencehelp you on the

Standard(s) or to

grow as a leader?

Describe your Pay it Forward

ASCD Conference

San Franciso, CA

Standard 7

Standard 1

I have learned

more about myself

by attending some

I have already spoke to my principal about presenting the

conference with more details. I have already presented a short

session about working together on teams. The session was during


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Standard 2 of the sessions

about leadership.

The conference

was a time for me

to reflect andgather a lot of

information about

relationships. I

was really

impressed by the

one I attended

about new

principals that

wanted to make atrue change.

a staff meeting. She said I could present more at the end of the

year after testing. I am preparing a digital story to present during

the meeting.

NELA Electronic Creations

Description Link to electronic evidence


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