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External Development Leadership
A school executive will design structures and processes that result in community engagement, support, and ownership. Acknowledging that schools no longer reflect but, in fact, build community, the leader proactively creates with staff, opportunities for parents/guardians, community, and business representatives to participate as “stockholders” in the school such that continued investment of resources and good will are not left to chance.

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6a. Parent and Community Involvement and Outreach: The school executive designs structures and processes which result in parent and community engagement, support and ownership for the school.

Experiences
  • Introduced to School Community by Principal during PTO meeting
  • Attended and participated in PTO meetings, School-wide Talent Show, Open House, Fall Festival, Hispanic Night, Spirit Night, and Technology/Science Night
  • Interviewed various parents and community members to determined their thoughts about the school
  • Visited the homes of students with school counselor
  • Organized First Staff Home Visit Event and Facilitated PLC after session
  • Parent meetings and conferences; maintained a monthly parental contact log
  • Planned and facilitated the distribution of Computer Give-away Day for students
  • Participated in Awards Day Recognition and Principal Breakfast
  • Several meetings with Title VII (Indian Education) teacher and local artist to write a grant for the North Carolina Arts Council to fund an art teacher for next school year for fourth graders
  • Planned and co-facilitated weekly Distinguished Leaders meeting
  • Recruited and organized parent presenters for Distinguished Leaders events
  • Assisted with the planning of field trip to UNC for Distinguished Leaders
  • Community Internship

Coursework
  • Operation NELA
  • Internship Site Assets Video
  • School District Digital Story
  • Community Organization Grant Proposal
  • Community Internship
  • Problem of Practice
  • Legal Lesson Plan Assignment

Specialized Training
  • Community in Schools - Community Schools Learning Lab, Seattle, WA
  • Ruby Payne
  • Crucial Conversations
  • Facilitative Leadership
  • Llano Grande Digital Storytelling Workshop
  • School Visits: KIPP Gaston, AB Combs, Bertie Middle School
  • Social Justice
  • DLP Training
  • IEL Federal Policy Institute
  • Special Education Workshop - NC Department of Public Instruction
  • School Finance and Law Class

Related Readings
  • Payne, R. K. (2009). A framework for understanding poverty. Moorabbin, Vic: Hawker Brownlow Education.
  • Steele, C. (2010). Whistling Vivaldi: And other clues to how stereotypes affect us. New York: W. W. Norton & Company.
  • Wood, C. 92007). Yardsticks: Children in the classroom, ages 4-14. Turners Falls, MA: Northeast Foundation for Children.
  • Theoharis, G. (2009). The school leaders our children deserve: Seven keys to equity, social justice, and school reform. New Yrork: Teachers College Press.
  • Daniels, D. H., Beaumont, L. J., & Doolin, C.A. (2008). Understanding children: An interview and observation guide for educators. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
  • Patterson, K. (2002). Crucial conversations: Tools for talking when stakes are high. New York: McGraw-Hill.
  • Meece, J. L., & Daniels, D. H. (2008). Child and adolescent development for educators. Boston: McGraw-Hill Higher Education.
  • Convey, S. R. (2004). The 7 habits of highly effective people: Restoring the character ethic. New York: Free Press.

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6b. Federal, State and District Mandates: The school executive designs protocols and processes in order to comply with federal, state, and district mandates.

Experiences
  • Attended and participated in district-level Principal and Assistant Principal meetings
  • Attended NC Future-READY Core Training
  • Participated in North Carolina Association of School Administrators Conference
  • Attended Race to the Top professional development with schools in DPI Turnaround Model
  • Co-facilitated with Principal Mentor NC Future-READY Core Information local school

Coursework
  • DLP 1, 4, 5
  • Weekly and monthly logs
  • Developmental Projects
  • Principal Interview
  • Legal Lesson Plan (Development and delivery)
  • Special Education Legal Literacy Assignment
  • Spring 2011 Assessment Day: Letter Home re: School Safety

Specialized Training
  • Governor Beverly Perdue Charge to NELA Co-hort
  • Common Core Overview
  • Special Education and the Media
  • IEL Federal Policy Institute
  • Teacher Evaluation Instrument
  • DPI Special Education Day
  • Data Boot Camp with NELA (EVAAS, DPI, Metametrics, NC Falcon)
  • Common Core training for school leaders
  • Informational sessions with Dr. Bill Harrison, State Board of Education Chairman

Related Readings
  • Lane, K. E. (2005). The Principal's legal handbook. Dayton, Ohio: Education Law Association.
  • Schimmel, D., Militello, M., & Eckes, S. (2010). Principals teaching the law: 10 legal lessons your teachers must know. Thousand Oaks, Calif: Corwin Press.
  • Huefner, D. S. (2006). Getting comfortable with special education law: A framework for working with children with disabilities. Norwood, Mass: Christopher-Gordon Publishers.
  • Guthrie, J. W. (2007). Modern education finance and policy. Boston: Pearson/Allyn and Bacon.

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