Standard+2

**Instructional Leadership** = //**School executives set high standards for the professional practice of 21st century instruction and assessment that result i ** ////**n a no nonsense accountable environment. The school executive must be knowledgeable of best instructional and school practices and must use this knowledge to cause the creation of collaborative structures within the school for the design of highly engaging schoolwork for students, the on-going peer review of this work, and the sharing of this work throughout the professional community.**// =

2a. Focus on Learning and Teaching, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment: The school executive leads the discussion about standards for curriculum, instruction and assessment based on research and best practices in order to establish and achieve high expectations for students.




 * Conducted classroom walk-through, observations and provided feedback
 * Common Core Professional Development (District-wide)
 * ACT/Plan Workshop (Raleigh, NC)
 * Quality Teaching Learning (QTL) training district-wide for administrators
 * Internship Project "Researched Based Instructional Practices" with English Language Arts Teachers
 * Created Action Plan for Formative Assessments for Transition Academy
 * Created "Counsolers Watch List" referral form to align with Roanoke Rapids High School Pyramid of Interventions
 * Participated in meetings to determine student failure options at semester end
 * Participated in English departmental meetings and PLC's
 * Collborated with Special Education department to oversee implementation of READ 180 program
 * Selected resources/materials for classroom teachers as requested
 * Primary/Secondary Sources workshops with Dr. Zonderman
 * Participated in professional development for non-fiction writing and Common Core; created "Non-Fictional Writing " sample guide sheet

Artifacts:

2b. Focus on Instructional Time: The school executive creates processes and schedules which protect teachers from disruption of instructional or preparation time.

**__ Coursework __**
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Aspiring Leader Self-Assessments
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Internship Project / Problem of Practice (Possible artifacts: PPT deck created for Dr. Corn’s class; slide created for poster; logic model; evaluation plan; video of students/teachers engaging in program)??
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Distinguished Leadership in Practice assignments: 2
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">High School Turnaround Case Study
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Weekly Internship Logs

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">__ **Specialized Training** __
 * <span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 15px; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Schooling by Design

Experiences:


 * Planned and organized 8th Grade Orientation visit for Chaloner Middle and Roanoke Rapids High School
 * Planned and organized upcoming 9th graders Parent Orientation Information Night
 * Recruited 9th grade student ambassadors and organized school tour and entertainment for future students

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 17px;">**__Related Readings__**
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Senge, P.M. (1994). //The Fifth discipline fieldbook: Strategies and tools for building a learning organization//. New York: Currency, Doubleday.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Lane, K.E. (2005). //The Principal's legal handbook//. Dayton, Ohio: Education Law Association.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Guthrie, J.W. (2007). //Modern education finance and policy//. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">North Carolina General Statutes, Chapter 115
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Chenoweth, K. (2009). How it's being done. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard Education Press.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Fullan, M. (2006). What's worth fighting for in the principalship?. New York: Teachers College Press.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Wiggins, G. P., & McTighe, J. (2007). Schooling by design: Mission, action, and achievement. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Chan Kim, W., Mauborgne, Renee A. //Harvard Business Review: TIpping Point Leadership//. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard Education Press.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">90-90-90 Article
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Artifacts: **