STANDARD+3

**School Executives will understand and act on the understanding of the important role a school's culture plays in contributing to the exemplary performance of the school. School executives must support and value the traditions, artifacts, symbols and positive values and norms of the school and community that result in a sense of identity and pride upon which to build a positive future. A school executive must be able to "re-culture" the school if needed to align with school's goals of improving student and adult learning and to infuse the work of the adults and students with passion, meaning and purpose. Cultural leadership implies understanding the school and the people in it each day, how they came to their current state, and how to connect with their traditions in order to move them forward to support the school's efforts to achieve individual and collective goals. **



=== **3a. __Focus on Collaborative Work Environment:__ The school executive understands and acts on the understanding of the positive role that a collaborative work environment can play in the school's culture.** ===

**INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE**

 * Participated in PLT and planning meetings with teachers and the administrative team
 * Created Google Documents for various projects in order to work more collaboratively as a professional learning community (PLC)
 * DLP training on cultural leadership
 * Facilitative Leadership training on seeking maximum appropriate involvement and facilitating agreements
 * Arranged and assisted with documentation of a site visit to KIPP/Gaston College Preparatory and learned about successful methods of collaboration among faculty and staff
 * Attend and participate in weekly CIA meetings

**COURSEWORK**

 * Developmental Projects: Researched the included a resource analysis of school and community
 * High School Turnaround Case Study:
 * Monthly / Weekly Internship Log:
 * High School Turnaround Case Study
 * Fall 2011 Assessment Day: Video reflection on the importance of school culture, what a strong school culture looks like and how it can be cultivated. Prefaced with video case study of one strong school culture, fall 2011
 * Facilitative Leadership & Crucial Conversations reflection
 * Change Course: Class investigation with Dr. Cathy Williams on creating collaborative environment. Included presentation on leadership styles that encourage healthy PLCs, fall 2011.
 * Change Course: investigation of the Teacher Working Condition (TWC) survey included examination of school climate constructs, fall 2011.
 * DLP 3: collaborated with teachers and mentor principal to assess the level of collaboration and functionality of PLCs. Fall, 2011.

SPECIALIZED TRAININGS

 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Data Day: training on EVAAS, ACRE, Metametrics and NC WISE. Discussed how data instruments can be used in schools to generate shared responsibility, spring 2012.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Schooling by Design:
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Site Visit to KIPP Gaston: introduced to methods for ensuring collaboration both among teachers and between teachers and students, fall 2011.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Crucial Conversations
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Teacher Evaluation Instrument
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Facilitative Leadership: Certified training on getting maximum appropriate involvement and facilitating agreement, January-May 2010.

**RELATED READINGS**

 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">//The Fifth Discipline// (Senge, 2004)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Trust Matters by Moran
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Leading in a Culture of Change by Fullan
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Leading Change by Kotter
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">How It’s Being Done by Chenoweth
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Crucial Conversations by Patterson
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Matters by Covey
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Leading with Inquiry & Action: How Principals Improve Teaching and Learning by Militello
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Working with and Evaluating Difficult School Employees by Eller
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">The School Leaders Our Children Deserve by Theoharis
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">What’s Worth Fighting for in the Principalship by Fullan
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Schooling by Design by Wiggins
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Managing Transitions by Bridgers
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Reframing Organizations by Bolman & Deal

ARTIFACTS AND DOCUMENTATION
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**INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE**

 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">NELA Assessment: Digital story on defining school culture
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Visited AB Combs Elementary, Magnet School of Distinction with national recognition for their culture and unique identity

**COURSEWORK**

 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Developmental Projects: Action research included a resource analysis of school and community.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">High School Turnaround Case Study: Conducted an analysis of internship school and state-recognized turn around schools, spring 2011
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Fall 2011 Assessment Day: digital story defining school culture, fall 2011.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Change Course: Class investigation with Dr. Cathy Williams on creating collaborative environment. Included presentation on leadership styles that encourage healthy PLCs, fall 2011.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Change Course: investigation of the Teacher Working Condition (TWC) survey included examination of school climate constructs, fall 2011.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Change Course: Studied three different cases - elementary, middle and high schools; discussed in groups three main areas needing improvement and three areas of strength.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">DLP 3: assignment included in-depth written reflection on the importance of school culture, spring 2011.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">DLP 3 interim assignment included discussion and evaluation of school culture through validated assessment tool, spring 2011.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">DLP 3 sessions on Culture Identity included day-long description and discussion about the intricacies of school culture and how a leader intentionally fosters a positive identity, with shared vision, spring 2011.

SPECIALIZED TRAININGS

 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Site Visit to KIPP: Gaston, included discussion of developing shared vision, values and goals. Also, panels with teachers, students, custodial staff, parents and administrators, all of which discussed the values and goals that identify KIPP: Gaston. Fall, 2011.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Site visit to AB Combs Elementary: Magnet School of Distinction with exemplary school culture and unique identity. Fall, 2011
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Facilitative Leadership: activities designed to understand the meaning and importance of a shared vision, Fall 2010.

**RELATED READINGS**

 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">90/90/90 School: research and discussion addressed key issues of aligning school identity to its goals and creating a culture of success. April-May, 2011.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Fifth Discipline by Senge
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Trust Matters by Moran
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Leading in a Culture of Change by Fullan
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Leading Change by Kotter
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">How It’s Being Done by Chenoweth
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Crucial Conversations by Patterson
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Matters by Covey
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Leading with Inquiry & Action: How Principals Improve Teaching and Learning by Militello
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Working with and Evaluating Difficult School Employees by Eller
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">The School Leaders Our Children Deserve by Theoharis
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">What’s Worth Fighting for in the Principalship by Fullan
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Schooling by Design by Wiggins
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Managing Transitions by Bridger
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Reframing Organizations by Bolman & Deal

ARTIFACTS AND DOCUMENTATION
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===**3c. __Acknowledge Failures; Celebrates Accomplishments and Rewards:__** The school executive acknowledges failures and celebrates accomplishments of the school in order to define the identity, culture and performance of the school.===

**INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE**

 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Displays throughout the school for Principal's Roll, Honor Roll, and On a Roll
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">80% club for students who score 80% or higher on Common Formative Assessments (CFAs)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Snack baskets are kept in central locations for teachers to visit at their convenience
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Our morning news broadcast is used to shout out teachers and students
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">All faculty meetings begin with words of wisdom and teacher celebrations
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Serving as the school's historian (document school highlights for posting to the school website for public viewing)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Participation in all school-wide culture building activities (Logan's lunch for students on the principal's list, Fun Friday)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Faculty and staff members are nominated by colleagues as VIP of the month
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">//Facilitative Leadership// training on celebrating accomplishments
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">//Crucial Conversations// training on how to lead conversations where failure has to be acknowledged

**COURSEWORK**

 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">DLP 2 (Maximizing Human Resources for Goal Accomplishment)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Weekly Internship Logs
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Monthly Internship Logs
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Formal Teacher Evaluations
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Personal Vision Statement & Letter of Introduction
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">School District Digital Story
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Internship Site Assets Video
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Aspiring Leaders Self-Assessments

SPECIALIZED TRAININGS

 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Facilitative Leadership
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Social Justice
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Schooling by Design
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">School Visits: KIPP Gaston, AB Combs, Bertie Middle School
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Crucial Conversations
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Teacher Evaluation Instrument
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Conflict Resolution

**RELATED READINGS**

 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">90/90/90 School: research and discussion addressed key issues of aligning school identity to its goals and creating a culture of success. April-May, 2011.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Fifth Discipline by Senge
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Trust Matters by Moran
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Leading in a Culture of Change by Fullan
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Leading Change by Kotter
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">How It’s Being Done by Chenoweth
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Crucial Conversations by Patterson
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Matters by Covey
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Leading with Inquiry & Action: How Principals Improve Teaching and Learning by Militello
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Working with and Evaluating Difficult School Employees by Eller
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">The School Leaders Our Children Deserve by Theoharis
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">What’s Worth Fighting for in the Principalship by Fullan
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Schooling by Design by Wiggins
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Managing Transitions by Bridger
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Reframing Organizations by Bolman & Deal

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 * ARTIFACTS AND DOCUMENTATION **


 * 3d. __Efficacy and Empowerment:__ The school executive develops a sense of efficacy and empowerment among staff which influences the school's identity, culture, and performance.**

** COURSEWORK **

 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Aspiring Leaders Self-Assessment
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Problem of Practice (Phase 1-4)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">DLP 2 & 3
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">High School Turnaround Case Study
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Weekly and monthly internship logs
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Personal Vision Statement & Letter of Introduction
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">School District Digital Story
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Fall 2011 Assessment Day: Video reflection on culture, triad role plays on teacher interactions
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Facilitative Leadership reflection
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Leadership Digital Story

SPECIALIZED TRAININGS

 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Schooling by Design
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">School Visits: KIPP Gaston, AB Combs, Bertie Middle School
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Facilitative Leadership
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Teacher Evaluation Instrument
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%; vertical-align: baseline;">Ruby Payne training

**RELATED READINGS**

 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">90/90/90 School: research and discussion addressed key issues of aligning school identity to its goals and creating a culture of success. April-May, 2011.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Fifth Discipline by Senge
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Trust Matters by Moran
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Leading in a Culture of Change by Fullan
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Leading Change by Kotter
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">How It’s Being Done by Chenoweth
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Crucial Conversations by Patterson
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Matters by Covey
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Leading with Inquiry & Action: How Principals Improve Teaching and Learning by Militello
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Working with and Evaluating Difficult School Employees by Eller
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">The School Leaders Our Children Deserve by Theoharis
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">What’s Worth Fighting for in the Principalship by Fullan
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Schooling by Design by Wiggins
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Managing Transitions by Bridger
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 120%;">Reframing Organizations by Bolman & Deal

ARTIFACTS AND DOCUMENTATION