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Benchmark Assignment - Module 8

Unwrapping the ISLLC Standards

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Unwrapping the ISLLC Standards

a) Cooperative Learning Community:

i) In Modules 2-7, student groups will develop a detailed analysis of each of the 6 ISLLC 2008 Standards, one per module.

(a) Knowledge - Nouns denote topics/concepts or knowledge.

(b) Skills - Verbs delineate skills. Use of Bloom’s Taxonomy to generate higher order verbs is suggested. Follow each skill with a notation as to the ISLLC 2008 function that is represented by that skill, e.g. (ISLLC 2008: 1A).

(d) Essential Questions – What are the essential questions that focus an administrator’s knowledge and abilities in this standard?

(a) Knowledge Indicators – These indicators identify the minimum knowledge base necessary to accomplish the task described by a specific standard. They describe what the school leader needs to know in order to promote the success of all students.

(b) Disposition Indicators – The disposition indicators denote an individual’s beliefs, values, and type of commitment that tend to be most effective in a school situation.

(c) Performance Indicators and Skills – If an educational leader is to achieve the desired outcome in an efficient and effective manner, the leader will have taken steps to ensure that certain actions occur during the various processes used. What should an educational leader be able to do to effectively move a chosen institution from the existing state of performance to the desired state of performance?

b) Individual Reflection Essay

Write an essay of 750-1,000 words describing how the ISLLC 2008 Standards pertain to leadership behavior at the institution where you work or where you intend to work. Consider the following:

(1) Identify and describe 3 major challenges facing the leadership at your school and the ISLLC standards they reflect. Propose possible solutions based on the ISLLC standards.

(2) What is the purpose of the standards and how do they impact that educational community?

(3) Additionally, reflect upon the process of unwrapping the standards. Write a 250 word reflection for each of the unwrapped standards in Modules 2-7. What issues came to the surface and how did the group respond to them? What do you foresee as the value of this process to your own principalship one day?

iii) Use standard essay format in APA style, including an introduction, conclusion, and title page. An abstract is not required. Cite in-text and in the References section.

Submit the unwrapped standards documents (charts), process reflections (modules 2-7), and the essay as one deliverable.

NOTE: For a professional presentation please remember to include the Rationale and Standards that apply to this assignment.

Specified Standards

EDA 529 /EDA 529 (H) (Education Administration Foundation & Framework)

Module 4/ Module 3H (Managing a School District - Module 4)

This paper is an interview with our district budget director. The focus is on how the No Child Left Behind Act has affected our district in terms of finances, professional development, and morale.

This paper shows mastery of the Arizona Professional Administrative Standard 4, which states the administrator effectively manages services, programs, operations, and resources. The performance assessment shall measure the extent to which the administrator. In this paper, the indicators explored under this Standard are:

Indicator 2: Defines and uses effective processes for gathering, analyzing, and using data for decision making;

Indicator 8: Secures, allocates and manages human and material resources; and

Indicator 12: Identifies the potential legal issues affecting school personnel selection, development, supervision, retention, and dismissal;

This paper also shows mastery of the ISLLC Standards 4 and 6. Standard 4 states a school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by collaborating with families and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources. Standard 6 states a school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by understanding, responding to, and influencing the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context. The NCLB act is a political and legal document which affects the social dynamics as well as the economic and cultural dynamics of a school district.

Module 5/ Module 4H (Principal Interview - Module 5)

This paper is an interview with my principal. The focus is on communication and collaboration.

This paper shows mastery of the Arizona Professional Administrative Standard 3, which states that an administrator implements positive and proactive communication strategies for effective parent and community involvement to improve the learning environment for all students. In this paper I focus on Performance Indicators 2 and 6: Requests and responds to community feedback, and develops support for organizational priorities.

This paper also shows mastery of the Arizona Professional Administrative Standard 4: The administrator effectively manages services, programs, operations, and resources. The specific Performance Indicators discussed are 5: Demonstrates project and time management skills; and 7: Delegates at appropriate organizational levels.

USA- ISLLC Educational Leadership Policy Standards 2008

Standard: Standard 1: An education leader promotes the success of every student by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by all stakeholders

Function: A. Collaboratively develop and implement a shared vision and mission.

Function: B. Collect and use data to identify goals, assess organizational effectiveness, and promote organizational learning

Function: C. Create and implement plans to achieve goals

Function: D. Promote continuous and sustainable improvement

Function: E. Monitor and evaluate progress and revise plans

Standard: Standard 2: An education leader promotes the success of every student by advocating, nurturing and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional growth.

Function: A. Nurture and sustain a culture of collaboration, trust, learning, and high expectations

Function: B. Create a comprehensive, rigorous, and coherent curricular program

Function: C. Create a personalized and motivating learning environment for students

Function: D. Supervise instruction

Function: E. Develop assessment and accountability systems to monitor student progress.

Function: F. Develop the instructional and leadership capacity of staff

Function: G. Maximize time spent on quality instruction

Function: H. Promote the use of the most effective and appropriate technologies to support teaching and learning

Function: I. Monitor and evaluate the impact of the instructional program

Standard: Standard 3: An education leader promotes the success of every student by ensuring management of the organization, operation, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment.

Function: A. Monitor and evaluate the management and operational systems

Function: B. Obtain, allocate, align, and efficiently utilize human, fiscal, and technological resources

Function: C. Promote and protect the welfare and safety of students and staff

Function: D. Develop the capacity for distributed leadership

Function: E. Ensure teacher and organizational time is focused to support quality instruction and student learning

Standard: Standard 4: An education leader promotes the success of every student by collaborating with faculty and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources.

Function: A. Collect and analyze data and information pertinent to the educational environment

Function: B. Promote understanding, appreciation, and use of the community’s diverse cultural, social, and intellectual resources

Function: C. Build and sustain positive relationships with families and caregivers

Function: D. Build and sustain productive relationships with community partners

Standard: Standard 5: An education leader promotes the success of every student by acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner.

Function: A. Ensure a system of accountability for every student’s academic and social success

Function: B. Model principles of self-awareness, reflective practice, transparency, and ethical behavior

Function: C. Safeguard the values of democracy, equity, and diversity

Function: D. Consider and evaluate the potential moral and legal consequences of decision-making

Function: E. Promote social justice and ensure that individual student needs inform all aspects of schooling

Standard: Standard 6: An education leader promotes the success of every student by understanding, responding to, and influencing the political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context.

Function: A. Advocate for children, families, and caregivers

Function: B. Act to influence local, district, state, and national decisions affecting student learning

Function: C. Assess, analyze, and anticipate emerging trends and initiatives in order to adapt leadership strategies

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Education Administration v. 2012

EDA 534

Benchmark Assignment - Module 8