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=Standard 7: Micro-political Leadership =

Principals will build systems and relationships that utilize the staff’s diversity, encourage constructive ideological conflict in order to leverage staff expertise, power and influence in order to realize the school’s vision for success. The principal will also creatively employ an awareness of staff’s professional needs, issues, and interests to build cohesion and to facilitate distributed governance and shared decision-making.




 * Related Coursework and Training **
 * Facilitative Leadership
 * Community Internship
 * Llano Grande Digital Storytelling
 * Social Justice workshop
 * Community Internship at Down East Partnership for Children


 * Related Readings **
 * What Great Principals Do Differently, Todd Whitaker
 * Emotional Intelligence, Daniel Goleman
 * Linchpin, Seth Godin

=7a. School Executive Micro-political Leadership =

The principal develops systems and relationships to leverage staff expertise and influence in order to influence the school’s identity, culture and performance.


 * Experiences and Artifacts **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Surveyed students and staff about PBIS, school culture, and possible school-wide improvements
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Engaged in grade level, content area, and whole staff professional learning communities
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Led and participated in informal and formal classroom observations
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Facilitated the Within Our Walls celebration protocol