Admin Experience

Instructional Leadership

Summary: The best supervisor leads with an understanding that the strongest school communities are built with a shared vision that is practical, achievable and based on the needs of the school’s culture.  The needs of the school culture are understood and shared by administrators, faculty members, parents, students and any stakeholder who lives in the community. All stake holders should have a voice and influence in the decisions that an effective supervisor makes.

Experience

•         Clinical Observation

Worked collaboratively with classroom teacher while developing a plan to improve instruction as needed

- Met with teacher prior to observation in order to create a focus for the observation as well as rapport with the teacher

- Conducted a post observation with the teacher while maintaining the importance of teacher input and self-reflection

•         Internship / Acting Administrator

- Maintained visibility for both support and accountability of instruction and learning

School Climate:

Summary: When speaking about nurturing a school culture and climate, it is important to think about what type of leadership works for a school.  What it takes to be a leader can have a very broad interpretation. In Sergiovanni's book, Rethinking Leadership, he explains that a bureaucratic nature of leading is not beneficial to the moral, cultural or academic success of a school.  Therefore it is important to note that the type of leadership that works in other institutions usually does not apply to leadership at a school.  Instead, a school leader should seek a "transformative" style of leadership. In other words, all stakeholders must feel a sense of belonging while having a voice in decision making. In turn, buy-in is more likely to develop which leads to positive transformation.

Experience

•         School Improvement Plan Correlate Team Leader

Collaborated with my correlate committee and students during all phases of plan development

- Conducted student and staff survey regarding perceptions of "what cheating is"

- Developed the Code of Honor for the school community to pledge to and uphold

- Recognized nominated students who exemplified the Code of Honor standards

- Celebrated student achievements with a planned, end of the year, Spaghetti dinner for students and their parents

- Ensured that the Code of Honor was posted in all Classrooms

- Communicated with faculty members and reminded them to have student’s pledge to the Code of      

  Honor for all Examinations

- Lowered the percentage of discipline referrals / Infractions related to cheating

Communication and Community Relations

Summary: The principal’s moral duty is to diffuse, facilitate and lead all stake holders towards the vision and mission of the school. In order to create a unified mission, a principal must know what the school mission is and be able to clearly and concisely identify a path that leads towards school wide achievement. A principal must be able to read the pulse of the school community and act precisely and swiftly in a clear and focused regard.

Experience

•         Administrative Internship

- Communicated with parents about student progress

- Diffused negative emotions regarding busing mishaps by listening to parent concerns

- Attended sporting, academic, and Fine arts events in order to show support and build bonds with participating families and students.

- Conducted One Year Exit Surveys for the Special Education Department (gained insightful information)

•         Classroom Teaching

- Communicated with parents regularly regarding student progress, behavior, and concerns.

- Participated during IEP meetings in order to communicate student progress and therefore   

  determine their need for accommodations

•         Coaching

- Conducted award ceremonies recognizing student athlete accomplishments

Professionalism

Summary: The concept of being professional is something that must never be overlooked as an administrator. I have a constant desire to always search for ways to improve my practice. I believe that both teaching and administration are a moral act that must be fulfilled in a fair and ethical manner at all times. The community is greatly impacted by a schools ability to lead students towards success. Without professionalism, attaining missions, visions or goals are not possible.

Experience

•         SCOPE 10 Cohort

  Attend monthly meetings with area administrators

- Learn about leadership methods and strategies

- Read and discus books that highlight trending approaches to leadership

- Build relationships and connections with area administrators for future discussions     

  regarding solutions for various circumstances

•         Acting Administrator

- Treated all students with respect even during times of behavioral reprimand

- Followed school policy prior to making a choice regarding discipline referrals

- Spoke to faculty and staff with respect and admiration and thanked them for their assistance

Student Academic Progress

Summary: In order to achieve academic growth, administrators must use a systematic approach which accurately measures student achievement. Administrators must closely monitor student success in order to determine areas of concern. Each teacher’s use of data should be monitored in order to ensure that they are focusing on the instructional needs of their students during instructional time.
Experience

•         Data Analysis for instructional improvement in my own classroom

- Desegregated data in order to determined areas of strength and weakness in student achievement on pre-assessments

- Placed focus on areas of weakness for a better learning outcome

- Conducted benchmarks, as well as, a post-assessment to gage learning outcomes

•         Internship

- Co-supervised remediation program for math and reading

- Improved SOL pass rate for participants