Standard+III

Standard 3: C ultural L eadership  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.

**Experiences **
 * I assisted in turning our staff meeting into collaborative professional development sessions. Creating agendas, designing activities, and following up with next steps.
 * I developed chants for our school's yearly theme.
 * I created a website for teachers to use a resource to assist in their individual planning and collaboration. The website houses all of the professional development materials that have been shared with teachers this Spring.
 * I met with teachers regularly during their PLCs. At times this has involved collaborating with teachers, DPI coaches, and my mentor principal.

**Coursework and Trainings **
 * **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
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**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: 130%;">**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: 130%;">**DLP 3:** collaborated with teachers and mentor principal to assess the level of collaboration and functionality of PLCs. Fall, 2011.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**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: 130%;">**Schooling by Design:**
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**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: 130%;">Crucial Conversations
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**Teacher Evaluation Instrument**
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**Facilitative Leadership:** Certified training on getting maximum appropriate involvement and facilitating agreement, January-May 2010.

**<span style="color: #a20909; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 19.8px;">Related Readings **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">//The Fifth Discipline// (Senge, 2004)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Trust Matters by Moran
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Leading in a Culture of Change by Fullan
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Leading Change by Kotter
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">How It’s Being Done by Chenoweth
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Crucial Conversations by Patterson
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Matters by Covey
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Leading with Inquiry & Action: How Principals Improve Teaching and Learning by Militello
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Working with and Evaluating Difficult School Employees by Eller
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">The School Leaders Our Children Deserve by Theoharis
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">What’s Worth Fighting for in the Principalship by Fullan
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Schooling by Design by Wiggins
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Managing Transitions by Bridgers
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Reframing Organizations by Bolman & Deal

**<span style="color: #a20909; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 19.8px;">Selected Artifacts **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Paw PRINTS (Professional Resource for Interactive Teaching Strategies)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">PD Agendas

<span style="color: #b34747; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 41.6px; text-align: right;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20.8px;">**3b. School Culture and Identity**: The school executive develops and uses shared vision, values and goals to define the identity and culture of the school.

**<span style="color: #b34747; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: x-large;">Experiences ** > >
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">I delivered my personal vision to the staff in an introductory letter when I arrived.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">I assessed our school's vision, mission, and belief statements and reviewed my assessment with my mentor principal.
 * <span style="color: #b34747; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: x-large;">Coursework and Trainings **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**Developmental Projects:** Action research included a resource analysis of school and community.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**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: 130%;">**Fall 2011 Assessment Day:** digital story defining school culture, fall 2011.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**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: 130%;">**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: 130%;">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: 130%;">**DLP 3:** assignment included in-depth written reflection on the importance of school culture, spring 2011.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**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: 130%;">**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.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">**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: 130%;">**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: 130%;">** Facilitative Leadership: ** activities designed to understand the meaning and importance of a shared vision, Fall 2010.
 * <span style="color: #b34747; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: x-large;">Related Readings **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">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: 130%;">The Fifth Discipline by Senge
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 22px;">Trust Matters by Moran
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 22px;">Leading in a Culture of Change by Fullan
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 22px;">Leading Change by Kotter
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 22px;">How It’s Being Done by Chenoweth
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 22px;">Crucial Conversations by Patterson
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 22px;">The Speed of Trust: The One Thing that Matters by Covey
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 22px;">Leading with Inquiry & Action: How Principals Improve Teaching and Learning by Militello
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 22px;">Working with and Evaluating Difficult School Employees by Eller
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 22px;">The School Leaders Our Children Deserve by Theoharis
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 22px;">What’s Worth Fighting for in the Principalship by Fullan
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 22px;">Schooling by Design by Wiggins
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 22px;">Managing Transitions by Bridger
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; line-height: 22px;">Reframing Organizations by Bolman & Deal
 * <span style="color: #b34747; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: x-large;">Selected Artifacts **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">"In Your Own Words" The Vision of WECHS
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Revisiting and evaluation our school's Vision and Mission at Mariam Boyd
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Revisiting a School's Mission, Vision, Values, and Beliefs at Northside

<span style="color: #b34747; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 41.6px; text-align: right;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20.8px;">**3c. Acknowledges 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.

**<span style="color: #b34747; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: x-large;">Experiences **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">I presented during student award celebrations.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">I assisted in managing Accelerated Reader celebrations for students who had reached their reading goals and PBIS celebrations for students who had achieved a high standard of behavior and met PBIS guidelines.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">I distributed information on and collected nominations for our teacher of the year candidates.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">In our weekly newsletter I acknowledged excellent instruction and high student achievement.
 * <span style="color: #b34747; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: x-large;">Coursework and Trainings **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">DLP 2 (Maximizing Human Resources for Goal Accomplishment)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Weekly Internship Logs
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Monthly Internship Logs
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Formal Teacher Evaluations
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Personal Vision Statement & Letter of Introduction
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">School District Digital Story
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Internship Site Assets Video
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Aspiring Leaders Self-Assessments
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Facilitative Leadership
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Social Justice
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Schooling by Design
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">School Visits: KIPP Gaston, AB Combs, Bertie Middle School
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Crucial Conversations
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Teacher Evaluation Instrument
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Conflict Resolution
 * <span style="color: #b34747; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: x-large;">Related Readings **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Fullan, M., & Ballew, A.C. (2004). Leading in a culture of change: Personal action guide and workbook. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Carnegie, D. (1981). How to win friends and influence people. New York: Simon and Schuster.
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Kotter, J.P. (1996). Leading change. Boston, Mass: Harvard Business School Press.
 * <span style="color: #b34747; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: x-large;">Selected Artifacts **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Awards, Celebrations, and Recognitions

<span style="color: #b34747; display: block; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 41.6px; text-align: right;"> <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 20.8px;">**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.

**<span style="color: #b34747; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: x-large;">Experiences **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: medium;">I worked with and supported the efforts of our media center specialist to ensure that teachers implemented Accelerated Reader with fidelity.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: medium;">I recruited teachers to participate and lead a lesson plan committee. The goal of the committee is to develop a consistent lesson plan format for all teachers to use at the start of next year.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: medium;">I worked closely with administrators, teachers, and parents on our School Transformation Team. I assisted in directing each of our members to participate in the research and discussion of various transformation strategies.
 * <span style="color: #b34747; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: x-large;">Coursework and Trainings **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Aspiring Leaders Self-Assessment
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Problem of Practice (Phase 1-4)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">DLP 2 & 3
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">High School Turnaround Case Study
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Weekly and monthly internship logs
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Personal Vision Statement & Letter of Introduction
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">School District Digital Story
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; 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: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Facilitative Leadership reflection
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Leadership Digital Story
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Schooling by Design
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">School Visits: KIPP Gaston, AB Combs, Bertie Middle School
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Facilitative Leadership
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Teacher Evaluation Instrument
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%; vertical-align: baseline;">Ruby Payne training
 * <span style="color: #b34747; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: x-large;">Related Readings **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Northside School Transformation Team
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Problem of Practice: Phases I-III
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Accelerated Reader (AR)
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Staff Meetings / Professional Development