Develop a Shared Vision

Inherent in these standards is a strong commitment to cultural diversity and the use of technology as a powerful tool. A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by: Standard 1: Facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by the school community. 1: Awareness 2: Beginning 3: Emerging 4: Competent 5: Mentor 1.1 Develop a Shared Vision. As an administrator I: ____ Apply strategies for guiding the faculty and community in setting priorities to create or professional development at the site vision. ____ Develop strategies to build consensus among diverse constituents around a vision. ____Gather evidence and data to guide the development of the school vision and related actions around that vision. ____Gather data to construct an accurate profile at the school and school-wide priorities to provide needed information to construct or amend the site vision. ____Use classroom visitations to gather data to assist the staff and community in developing the school vision. ____Gather data or evidence to inform my understanding of diverse populations at the school site. ____Know how to choose and share information assembling multiple measures of student achievement for use in crafting or amending the site vision. ____Have a deep understanding of the academic needs of the diverse populations at the school site. ____Know how to develop a shared vision with goals that place high expectations for student and staff learning as the focus of the instructional program. ____Continually encourage an open process for all stakeholders in the creation of the vision and in the decision-making process. ____Know what data to gather to assist all stakeholders to develop, refine or revise an appropriate vision for the school site. ____Know how to arrange information and data in an appropriate manner to inform the particular audience I address. ____Assess and address barriers that exist at the site or in the community, which could adversely affect students’ education, and incorporate that info in the vision. ____Utilize professional communication to facilitate the school vision process. ____Know how to choose and share info assembling multiple measures of student achievement to articulate the effect of effort based education. ____Gather oral and/or written feedback to demonstrate that all constituents have been involved in the process to develop or review/revise the Single School Plan. ____Have evidence the staff and community are able to understand the rationale guiding the vision. ____Take steps to ensure all subgroups in the school are supported and enriched by the vision. 1.2 Plan and Implement Activities Around a Vision. As an administrator I: ____Provide plans and strategies for continually improving personnel at the school/site. ____Am knowledgeable of steps to be effective in continuous staff improvement. ____Take steps to ensure my own continuous improvement. ____Know of resources to assist in ensuring the school’s vision if assistance is needed. ____Work with coaches/teachers to ensure school programs are integrated, articulated thru the grades and consistent with the site’s vision. ____Have taken steps to model continuous improvement at school. ____Take action to address barriers to learning appropriately when the barrier impacts the education at the school site. ____Know how to gather and share a variety of types of student data for use at school. ____Effectively communicate my support of the implementation of the plan systematically in a variety of ways. ____Understand the theory of systems and how to leverage systematically to focus plans and activities around student achievement. 1.3 Allocate Resources to Support the Vision. As an administrator I: ____Distribute funds according to the needs and requirements of the site to achieve the school’s vision. ____Utilize discretionary funds to support the school’s instruction focus. ____Allocate fiscal resources to support the instructional focus that aligns with appropriate identified goals. ____Have a personal theory of action that is directed at achieving the site’s vision. ____Influence teacher and coach assignments and staffing plans so they are based on student instructional needs within the limit of the contract. ____Determine the single school plan delineates how the resources of the school will be used to support the vision. ____Know the process to revise the school’s vision and single school plan. ____Know the steps, or district resources available to assist me, to realign funds and discretionary resources. ____Have a process to analyze the use of school fiscal resources. ____Ascertain all needed information to ensure appropriate staffing (teachers and support staff), and know how to access the available district resources. ____Monitor and assess all conditions and site actions for continuous improvement. ____Have a system or process (written or computerized) to examine and monitor the use of resources at the site. ____Arrange resources so teachers have increased time with students; time for core subjects is maximized, and resources are used flexibly to maximize instruction. ____Seek additional resources for the site. Standard 2: Advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional growth. 2.1 Develop a School Culture and Ensure Equity. As an administrator I: ____Model and promote equity, fairness, respect among all members of the school community. ____Understand the steps to shape a culture of high expectations as the norm for all groups of students. ____Understand the dynamics of the thriving educational culture and have assessed the school culture for positive and negative aspects to develop a plan to address school culture needs. ____Understand the school leader’s role and influence in shaping a positive culture. ____Communicate about culture and openly support others to address it at the site, encourage all staff to focus on student achievement. ____Encourage teachers to express their own personal improvement goals in relation to their vision of the school’s goal of high quality instruction. ____Develop a culture where staff may celebrate successes, and honestly professionally struggle with meaningful educational issues utilizing open communication in staff meetings. ____Encourage association of individual teacher improvement goals with school priorities to build shared leadership. ____Encourage a clear shared language to communicate staff and student teacher and learning at the site. ____Encourage and provide for the ongoing and long-term improvement of all staff in a culture that supports a willingness to take risks. ____Provide specialized support for new teachers. 2.2 Guide the Instructional Program. As an administrator I: ____Utilize support activities for teachers to practice and receive feedback on instructional skills utilizing coaches and other teachers. ____Encourage displays of student work that illustrate the California learning standards. ____Ensure all instructional materials, pedagogies, assessments, and uses of technology are aligned to student achievement goals for all groups. ____Conduct formal and informal classroom visitations to gather data on stet achievement and provide feedback and/or thought provoking questions. ____Provide oral and written feedback to staff and students that is exemplary and consistent with the school’s performance expectations. ____Serve as a model to provide examples of high quality instructional practices in staff meetings and in everyday written work and actions. ____Work to shape a culture where high expectations are the norm and evident in rigorous academic work which demonstrates differentiated instructional practices challenging and encouraging diverse learners. ____Understand and articulate the purpose of assessments and data in relation to how thy are used to drive the instructional program. ____Provide time for teacher collaboration around student work so teachers have chances to better internalize performance standards. ____Recognize students as active learners and encourage staff to do the same, supporting staff to actively value the processes of reflection and inquiry. ____Utilize and encourage the use of appropriate and effective technology. ____Encourage tchg staff to emphasize the quality of student application and performance rather than the amount of completed student work. ____Actively use educational research to design, support, implement, and assess programs that lead to improvement of the instructional program. 2.3 Guide the Professional Growth of Staff. As an administrator I: ____Arrange the schedule so staff engage in ongoing, long-term professional development activities linked to student achievement goals. ____Involve/include faculty in setting professional development goals tied to student data and related to the school’s vision. ____Provide time for staff collaboration using student work and assessments, in order to plan and design instruction. ____Encourage staff to solicit peer feedback related to improving their quality of work around a set of specific criteria. ____Utilize the Schl Accountability Card, AYP, API, results of periodic assessments and other student achievement data to set priorities for professional development. ____Focus on student achievement to determine supervisory practices in relation to implementation and evaluation of instruction. ____Provide all members of the school community with opportunities to develop skills in collaboration, distributed leadership, and shared responsibility. ____Arrange the schedule to include time for teachers to communicate with coaches, coordinators, administrators and other teachers around implementation of district academic programs in core subject areas. 2.4 Create and Utilize Accountability Systems. As an administrator I: ____Facilitate conversations around analysis of student work, with coaches, coordinators, and all academic support personnel. ____Provide feedback on teacher performance in order to assist them in identifying their areas of strength and improvement. ____Conduct effective goal-setting conferences with individual teachers or groups of teachers. ____Effectively use the school’s vision to guide building capacity of staff to implement effective standards based instruction. ____Model and use data to demonstrate student progress and assess program quality for faculty and community. ____Uphold organizational norms that support continuous improvement of instruction – such as planning common units/lessons, reviewing common assessments. ____Use written evaluations that demonstrate each of the staff development sessions or staff meetings as an opportunity for professional learning. ____Study and apply knowledge of diverse learning styles and differentiated instructional strategies that address the needs of all learners at the school/site. ____Hold staff accountable to demonstrate knowledge of diverse learning styles and utilization of appropriate differentiated instructional strategies. Standard 3: Ensuring management of the organization, operations, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment. 3.1 Ensure a Safe School Environment. As an administrator I: ____Collaborate with staff to create a LAUSD approved School Safety Plan ____Organize a school safety planning committee including community members. ____Locate all resources throughout the school to positively effect learning outcomes. ____Work with appropriate personnel to assure the entire plant, including all classrooms, are clean and safe. ____Ensure all members of the school community understand, support, follow routines and procedures designed to facilitate high student achievement. ____Develop a process so all staff understand and adhere to mandated reporting procedures. ____Assure appropriate campus supervision before/during/after school hours. ____Arrange for practice in order that all members of the schl community know how to respond to safety drills and emergencies. ____Assure students, families, and staff safety concerns are addressed and reported appropriately via incidence reporting and record keeping. ____Arrange for the School Safety Plan to be reviewed/revised periodically. ____Have a process in the Schl Safety Plan related to managing student behavior and the student discipline policy. ____Have developed and communicated a process to ensure members of the community understand and participate in the school’s safety policies and procedures. ____Arrange and inform the community of the plan for traffic and pedestrian safety near the school. ____Include an effective violence prevention program in the safety plan. 3.2 Create an Infrastructure to Support an Effective Learning Environment. As an administrator I: ____Utilize systems theory and develop a clear effective communication system schoolwide. ____Collaborate with staff to organize all schedules and room use to maximize learning. ____Facilitate and supervise instruction utilizing the key principles of effort-based education. ____Ensure that the school environment includes displays that model school-wide standards that have high expectations for student success. ____Work with Leadership Councils to focus and direct high standards for achievement for all diverse groups of students. ____Use the staff development process to support teacher growth and development in relation to the standards for tchg and supports for learning. ____Provide professional development for faculty and staff for all LAUSD initiatives for learning. ____Attract, support, and retain capable certificated and non-certificated staff. ____Provide an effective orientation program to support all new staff at the school site. ____Align all fiscal and human resources to support student learning. 3.3 Manage the School as a Learning-Support System. As an administrator I: ____Work with the schl staff as a team in order to establish and maintain appropriate student behavior and apply safety and disciplinary policies consistently and appropriately. ____Work with a collaborative team including staff and parents in preventing inappropriate or dangerous behavior. ____Equitably align fiscal and human resources to support student learning as outlined in the single plan. ____Utilize appropriate technology school-wide to support and improve learning and to assess the instructional program. 3.4 Maintain Legal Integrity. As an administrator I: ____Demonstrate an understanding of legal responsibilities for student learning, behavior and safety. ____Work with staff to build cooperation and self-discipline among students as a way of preventing disruptions. ____Maintain confidentiality and display professional demeanor in all activities. ____Understand and utilize district policies and state laws pertaining to progressive discipline in relation to faculty and staff competence. ____Feel competent in understanding employee contracts, and legal issues pertaining to staff and student issues, and conducting investigations as needed. ____Align all fiscal and human resources to support student learning. Standard 4: Collaborating with families and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources. 4.1 Collaborate to Incorporate the Perspective of Families and Community Members. As an administrator I: ____Strategically utilize community resources and partnerships to support student and staff learning. ____Encourage families to play an integral role in decision making in the school. ____Engage the community in the process of setting performance priorities and longrange planning. ____Gather data from families and community to guide decision-making. 4.2 Establish and Manage Linkages between the Site and the Larger Community Context. As an administrator I: ____Communicate with families in a regular, ongoing, effective, and collaborative manner. ____Actively engage families and community in planning, implementation, assessment and refinement of school based policy and projects. ____Use a variety of ways to communicate with families, including parent meetings, conferences, newsletters, phone calls, and conversations, as opportunities to promote the school’s vision for high academic achievement. ____Interpret and use student performance data to report on student achievement to the community. ____Provide families and the community the rationale for standards-based practice to eliminate the achievement gap and ensure high academic achievement for all students. ____Ensure all families access schl related information, providing language translation as necessary. 4.3 Engage and Coordinate Support From Agencies Outside of School. As an administrator I: ____Advocate for students and their families while working with community service agencies. ____Shape a school culture where staff advocate for students and families by actively connecting them to appropriate outside support. ____Actively support the community’s appropriate use of school facilities. ____Ensure the school avails itself of community facilities, people, and resources in order to align with school/site academic priorities. ____Consistently focus community dialogue on equity and excellence for all students. ____Immerse myself in the culture of the local community. ____Form partnerships with community groups to benefit students and leverage resources. Standard 5: Modeling a personal code of ethics and developing professional leadership capacity. 5.1 Maintain Ethical Standards of Professionalism. As an administrator I: ____Utilize a wide variety of strategies such as problem solving and conflict management to effectively facilitate decision making. ____Protect the rights and confidentiality of students, staff, and families. ____Participate in professional development activities, read educational literature, practice self-reflection, participate in conversations with colleagues, and attend professional workshops. ____Have a knowledge of and adhere to the LAUSD professional code of ethics. ____Examine site responsibilities in relation to special needs and diverse students. 5.2 Guide Sound Courses of Action Using Pertinent, State-of-Art Methods. As an administrator I: ____Stay abreast of current research and best practices in order to ensure use of school/site. ____Work to improve leadership and encourage distributed leadership through thoughtful dialogue and reflective practice at the schl site. ____Articulate the purpose, appropriate use, and limitations of various assessments and data. ____Model appropriate use of data in planning, implementing, evaluating, and refining of school programs. ____Demonstrate commitment to the profession by maintaining a positive attitude with students, colleagues, families, and continually challenge myself intellectually and creatively. 5.3 Model Reflective Practice and Continuous Growth. As an administrator I: ____Shape a schl culture characterized by fairness, justice, service, and integrity among all adults. ____Self-assess, make judgments, and set targets for my own professional growth and my leadership practice. ____Publicly disclose my professional growth targets and their relationship to school improvement. ____Utilize public open discourse and sharing of information to shape a culture that reflects and values inquiry and continuous learning. ____Utilize the professional standards as a guide to my leadership at the school site. 5.4 Sustain Professional Commitment and Effort. As an administrator I: ____Work to maintain and improve my ability to recognize the quality of instruction in classroom and provide specific feedback and direction to teachers. ____Understand curriculum content in order to be an effective instructional leader. ____Set an example that inspires professionalism and focused effort for the entire school staff. ____Balance professional responsibilities with person needs. ____Ensure my words and actions promote equity and access for all students. ____Demonstrate that the needs of students, families and staff come before my own personal gains. ____Utilize technology to foster effective and timely communication with the school and community. Standard 6: Understanding, responding to, and influencing the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context. 6.1 Engage With the Policy Environment to Support School Success. As an administrator I: ____Contribute to and participate in professional organizations to support educational goals. ____Keep informed of current educational policy and understand how to analyze its impact on education at the school site to improve education for all learners including diverse learners, those with special needs, and English learners. ____Understand and apply appropriate laws and public policies that pertain to the school site to ensure equitable distribution of resources and support for all students. ____Understand political, societal, economic, legal, and cultural influences on the school and develop or adjust schl policies and procedures as necessary. 6.2 Interact with Stakeholder. As an administrator I: ____Advocate for all students in a collaborative manner with the school community to support equity and excellence for all learners at the site. ____Understand the exterior forces, which impact the school, such as the bargaining units, school board, other government entities and their impact on the education at the site. ____Engage and communicate with all stakeholders to develop and maintain trust and to provide a welcoming environment for all diverse populations in the learning community. ____Accurately report student performance results and other information concerning the school. ____Utilize a range of communication media and channels, including parent meetings, home visits, parent conferences, community events, newsletters, phone calls, and conversations, to provide accurate information to stakeholders. ____Understand and communicate state and federal laws, policies, regulations and contractual obligations, that pertain to education. 6.3 Incorporate Input from the Public. As an administrator I: ____Open the school to the public by actively seeking public involvement in school events. ____Strengthen support of the school’s vision by encouraging public input and providing a venue for public dialogue. ____Converse with community and parents regarding current key political, social, economic, legal, and cultural issues that affect teaching and student learning.