Competencies for NC School Leaders
Communication – Effectively listens to others; clearly and effectively presents and understands information orally and in writing; acquires, organizes, analyzes, interprets, maintains information needed to achieve school or team 21st century objectives.
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Communication and feedback are key in building a collaborative school culture. One of my goals this year is to provide support for my beginning teachers (BTs) by conducting mock classroom observations. The purpose is to let teachers know what I am looking for when they are being observed. The mock evaluation would not count towards their NCEES summative evaluation. Feedback is immediately give on a sticky note, in an email, or face to face. |
Change Management – Effectively engages staff and community in the change process in a manner that ensures their support of the change and its successful implementation.
The Fine Tuning Protocol was
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Conflict Management – Anticipates or seeks to resolve confrontations, disagreements, or complaints in a constructive manner.
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Attendance plays an important role in student achievement. I had a meeting with a student and his father regarding the tardies accumulated the third nine weeks. The artifact on the left shows the tardies in his first period class. I showed the parent his son's attendance record and explained to his father how his son was missing valuable instructional time due to his pattern of tardies. Two weeks after the initial meeting, I followed up with his father to let him know that his son's attendance had improved. |
Creative Thinking – Engages in and fosters an environment for others to engage in innovative thinking.
I had the opportunity to lead a School Improvement Team meeting for Dimension E: Families and Community. I created an environment for staff to engage in collaborative innovative thinking by establishing group norms and meeting roles. Having an orderly atmosphere such as ours allowed us to discuss the problems, share concerns, offer suggestions, look at other points of view, and come to a concensus on how to move forward with planning for our second Title 1 Parent Night. |
Customer Focus – Understands the students as customers of the work of schooling and the servant nature of leadership and acts accordingly.
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As an administrator, my number one priority is student achievement. This Fall, we began afterschool tutoring in Math I, ACT, and English II. To the left is a tutorial letter I personaly delivered to all homeroom teachers. Before I delivered the letters, I was responsible for proofreading and making any necessary adjustments to the letter. To the right is the actual script of the Connect Ed phone message that was sent out to students and parents. |
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Delegation – Effectively assigns work tasks to others in ways that provide learning experiences for them and in ways that ensure the efficient operation of the school.
I had the opportunity to work with our school's Senior Advisor by chaperoning field trips to various colleges and universities. An administrator must accompany all field trips at Kinston High School. Because there were so many trips and every administrator was stretched to capacity, I provided adminstrators with the list of upcoming field trips and had them sign up to chaperone a trip. |
Dialogue/Inquiry – Is skilled in creating a risk-free environment for engaging people in conversations that explore issues, challenges or bad relationships that are hindering school performance.
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Emotional Intelligence – Is able to manage oneself through self awareness and self management and is able to manage relationships through empathy, social awareness and relationship management. This competency is critical to building strong, transparent, trusting relationships throughout the school community.
I believe in building positive relationships with every staff member at my school. I greet every student and staff member each morning with a smile and a "good morning." I am very careful to look them in the eyes and call them by their name. I realize that my tone sets the mood of the school. I choose to set the tone that conveys: "I am approachable", "you can trust me", and "we are in this together". |
Environmental Awareness – Becomes aware and remains informed of external and internal trends, interests and issues with potential impacts on school policies, practices, procedures and positions.
Every staff member at my school needs to see the neighborhoods their students live in. I had the opportunity to attended a community bus ride with my new teachers, administration and school resource officer. As we rode through the neighborhoods, our school resource office gave us a narration of various locations and other pertinent information about the community. |
Global Perspective – Understands the competitive nature of the new global economy and is clear about the knowledge and skills students will need to be successful in this economy.
I attended the Global Leadership Summit in Boston, MA. There were many speakers who shared valuable information about the increasing need to close the student achievement gap globally. The artifact to the right is the roundtable discussion with school leaders facilitated by Jennifer Manise, Executor Director of the Longview Foundation. |
Judgment – Effectively reaching logical conclusions and making high quality decisions based on available information. Giving priority and caution to significant issues. Analyzing and interpreting complex information.
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As a school leader, it is important to have the necessary evidence before reaching a logical conclusion. An example of this is when I have to determine if a student violated school conduct. To the left is an artifact I completed to suspend a student from school. Prior to the suspension, I investigated the situation to gather the neccessary information. Once I completed my investigation, I made my judgement based on the facts and what is in the best interest of everyone involved.
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Organizational Ability – Effectively plans and schedules one’s own and the work of others so that resources are used appropriately, such as scheduling the flow of activities and establishing procedures to monitor projects.
The artifact to the right is my school's current daily schedule. My school improvement team, administration, and myself met to discuss the daily schedule for the 2018-2019 school year. The bottom of the page are three daily schedule options. We are currently deciding on which option will benefit our students. The article below is a required reading for the SIT Team. This article serves as a resource to use as we make our decision about next year's schedule.
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Personal Ethics and Values – Consistently exhibits high standards in the areas of honesty, integrity, fairness, stewardship, trust, respect, and confidentiality.
As a woman, school leader, wife, mother, and friend, I treat people the way I want to be treated. My core values guide my daily choices and decisions. Every month, we nominate a person to be KHS Staff of the Month. Towards the end of each month, administration and staff receive a Google Form to cast your vote. Staff are also required to write a statement as to why this person is deserving of the honor. This past January, I was nominated and awarded Staff of the Month at Kinston High School. I am thankful for the extrinsic rewards, but to me, nothing beats the good feeling of serving others. |
Personal Responsibility for Performance – Proactively and continuously improves performance by focusing on needed areas of improvement and enhancement of strengths; actively seeks and effectively applies feedback from others; takes full responsibility for one’s own achievements.
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Continuous improvement of instruction is top priority for my teachers. I conduct my walkthroughs not as gotcha moments, but to capture the teaching and learning that is happening in the classrooms. After I conduct a walkthrough, I give immediate feedback so teachers know what went well or areas to improve.
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Responsiveness – Does not leave issues, inquiries or requirements for information go unattended. Creates a clearly delineated structure for responding to requests/situations in an expedient manner.
Results Orientation – Effectively assumes responsibility. Recognizes when a decision is required. Takes prompt action as issues emerge. Resolves short-term issues while balancing them against long-term goals.
I get to work with the best guidance counselors team! In the far left photo, Mentor Principal Mrs. Bryant, the guidance team and myself collaboratively fine tune the master schedule for the 2018-2019 school year. I reviewed the drafted schedule to looking for any mistakes in courses, checking that Honor classes are offered in every grade level, inspecting teachers have a planning period, and examining the draft schedule to ensure EC and OCS inclusion time is built into the schedule.
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Sensitivity – Effectively perceives the needs and concerns of others; deals tactfully with others in emotionally stressful situations or in conflict. Knows what information to communicate and to whom. Relates to people of varying ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds.
Systems Thinking – Understands the interrelationships and impacts of school and district influences, systems and external stakeholders, and applies that understanding to advancing the achievement of the school or team.
It is important for schools in the same feeder pattern network with each other and with the community. I represented Kinston High School in a town meeting held at Rochelle Middle School. I met with community leaders from Central Office, city government, business owners, and faith-based leaders. The purspose of the meeting was to create a network among Northeast Elementary, Southeast Elementary, Rochelle Middle School and Kinston High School. |
Technology – Effectively utilizes the latest technologies to continuously improve the management of the school and enhance student instruction.
I facilitated two Google Expeditions Pioneer classes in addition to faciliating several other classrooms that participated in this event. Supplied by Google, students used Smart Phones and QR Codes to learn about topics in Math, Science, and Social Studies. My students enjoyed the sessions because it offered a fun and interactive style of learning. |
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Time Management – Effectively uses available time to complete work tasks and activities that lead to the achievement of desired work or school results. Runs effective meetings.
Visionary – Encourages imagineering by creating an environment and structure to capture stakeholder dreams of what the school could become for all the students.
My school's vision is to create a challenging, productive, and safe environment where students work together with staff and the community to strive to be 21st century learners. As I execute my administrative responsibilities at Kinston High School, I am helping to carry out the mission by creating an environment that all stakeholders want to be a part of. The last page of the PowerPoint below highlights some of my responsibilties at Kinston High School.
This year, my staff participated in a profession development session on "Collective Teacher Efficacy". As a facilitator, I opened the group discussion by connecting our school mission with the question "what does it means to have a sense of urgency in your school?", and "what does urgency look like at Kinston High School?" I encouraged every teacher to be active participant because we all play a part in the vision of our school.
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