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**Strategic Leadership** //School executives will create conditions that result in strategically re-imaging the school’s vision, mission, and goalsin 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.//



** 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. // **__Experiences__**  
 * Personal vision statement embedded in letter of introduction to staff
 * Reviewed the school’s mission, vision, values, and beliefs
 * Revisited the school’s School Improvement Plan
 * Led staff meeting September 2011
 * Leadership Digital Story
 * Evaluation of overall school data – School Report Card, Teacher Working Conditions Survey, and Attendance

**__ Coursework __** <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">__ **Specialized Training** __ <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">**__Related Readings__** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">**__Selected Artifacts__** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">DLP #1 Assignment
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Vision Statement Assignment
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Self Assessment
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">"I Am From" Poem
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">School/District Digital Story
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Leadership Digital Story
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Evaluation of Teacher Working Conditions Survey
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">AB Combs Visit
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">NC "Turnaround" High School Visit (E.E. Smith)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Llano Grande Digital Story Training
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Distinguished Leaders in Practice
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">7 Habits of Highly Effective Leaders
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Tinkering Towards Utopia
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">The School Leaders our Children Deserve

<span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: left;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">**1b. Leading Change**: <span style="display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; text-align: left;"><span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">//The school executive articulates a vision, and implementation strategies, for improvements and changes which result in improved achievement for all students.// <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">**__Experiences__** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">**__ Coursework __**
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Worked collaboratively to implement Positive Behavior Intervention Strategies
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Worked collaboratively with Central School Improvement to organze Grits for Grandparents, Donuts for Fads, and Muffins for Moms
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Introductory Letter
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Fall 2011 Assessment Day School Culture Video
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Facilitative Leadership
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Crucial Conversations
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Problem of Practice Phase #4

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">__ **Specialized Training** __
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Social Justice Training
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Crucial Conversations

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">**__Related Readings__** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">__**Selected Artifacts**__ <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 140%; text-align: left;">**Logic Model** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Bolman & Deal
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Leading Change by Carter
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">7 Habits of Highly Effective Leaders
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Tinkering Towards Utopia
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Trust Matters
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Cultural Change
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Dale Carnegie
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Crucial Conversations
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">The School Leaders our Children Deserve
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Seven Keys to Equity
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Schooling by Design
 * Leading in a Culture of Change

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> **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.// <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">**__Experiences__** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">**__ Coursework __** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">__ **Specialized Training** __ <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">**__Related Readings__** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%; text-align: left;">__**Selected Artifacts**__ <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">School Improvement Team Meetings
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">PLC Meetings
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">DLP #1 (PDCA) Cycle
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Problem of Practice Phase #2
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Understanding by Design
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Facilitative Leadership
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Schooling by Design
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Leading in a Culture of Change by Carter

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"> **1d. Distributive Leadership**: // The school executive creates and utilizes processes to distribute leadership and decision-making throughout the school. // <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">**__Experiences__** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">**__ Coursework __** <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">__ **Specialized Training** __ <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 17px; text-align: left;">**__Related Readings__**
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Teachers Leaders Roster
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">PLC Meetings
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">School Improvement Team Meetings
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Facilitative Leadership
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Facilitative Leadership
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Crucial Conversations
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Dale Carnege: How to win friends and influence people
 * <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Trust Matters