Strategic Leadership
Standard 1: Strategic Leadership Principals will create conditions that result in strategically re-imaging the school’s vision, mission, and goals in the 21st century. Understanding that schools ideally prepare students for an unseen but not altogether unpredictable future, the leader creates a climate of inquiry that challenges the school community to continually re-purpose itself by building on its core values and beliefs about its preferred future and then developing a pathway to reach it.
Element 1a. School Vision, Mission and Strategic Goals:
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.
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.
During my principal residency I had the opportunity to develop a letter to the staff, students, and parents of Southern School of Energy and Sustainability. In the letter I communicated my core beliefs and values.
During my principal residency, I created a school brochure that expressed and captured the schools vision, mission, and provided vital information for teachers. Our school used this for teacher recruitment and transfer fair.
During my Principal Residency I participated in a training with BB&T Leadership Training. At this training we were able to analyze our personalities and gain an understanding on how we react when things go well and during conflict. During this training we also focused on our why, and what bought us into leadership.
Element 1b. Leading Change:
The principal articulates a vision, and implementation strategies, for improvements and changes which result in improved achievement for all students.
The principal articulates a vision, and implementation strategies, for improvements and changes which result in improved achievement for all students.
During my principal residence I had the opportunity to develop an assessment tracker. This assessment tracker was use to drive our school vision for instruction ton ensure success for all students.
During my principal residency along with the Administration team we looked at trends and patterns teachers had with students they served. The admin team reflected on the data and gathered teacher input and created strategies for teachers to improve teacher and student achievement.
Element 1c School Improvement Plan:
The school improvement plan provides the structure for the vision. Values, goals and changes necessary for improved achievement for all students.
The school improvement plan provides the structure for the vision. Values, goals and changes necessary for improved achievement for all students.
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While completing my residency I had the opportunity to develop procedures for emergency situation at Southern High School. The plan also require strategic planning from the CERT team that served on each hall. I provided the power point presentation where I outline the routines, guidelines and procedures.
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Element 1d. Distributive Leadership:
The principal creates and utilizes processes to distribute leadership and decision making throughout the school.
The principal creates and utilizes processes to distribute leadership and decision making throughout the school.
During my principal residency I helped draft and create a lunch duty schedule. I was able to make it a live document so that immediate changes could be made. This schedule in a way that teachers time would rotate and no one group would have to serve duty constantly. Minor revisions were made by leadership after being submitted.
During my principal I would utilize teacher strengths to help organize and push various events during the school year. For example I reached out to our teacher of the year to organize read across america for the school.