Standard+2

=Standard 2: Instructional Leadership =

Principals set high standards for the professional practice of 21st century instruction and assessment that result in 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.




 * Related Coursework and Training **
 * Schooling by Design Training
 * Understanding by Design Training
 * Leading the Learning Training
 * FIZZ: Flipped Classroom Training
 * Elementary, Middle, and High School Developmental Projects
 * Visit to Hertford County Middle School (Murfreesboro, NC)
 * Visit to Beddingfield High School (Wilson, NC)
 * Visit to Overhills High School (Spring Lake, NC)


 * Related Readings **
 * The Fifth Discipline by Peter Senge
 * Reframing Organizations by Bolman & Deal
 * Teach Like A Champion by Doug Lemov
 * Revisiting Professional Learning Communities at Work by Dufour, Dufour, and Eaker

=<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">2a: Focus on Learning and Teaching, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment =

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif; line-height: 1.5;">The principal 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.


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Experiences and Artifacts **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Created informal walkthrough form for use by administrative team
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Conducted weekly classroom visits with administrative team and used data to determine school wide instructional initiatives and need for professional develop and extended support
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Facilitated full observation cycles including pre-conference, classroom observation, and post-conference

=<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: Georgia,serif;">2b: Focus on Instructional Time =

<span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The principal creates processes and schedules which protect teachers from disruption of instructional or preparation time.


 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Experiences and Artifacts **
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Collaborated with administrative team to develop Scholar Time schedule for small group remediation and enrichment during exploratory time
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Created and maintained school wide calendar, including emergency drills, team/ department meetings, staff meetings, committee meetings, athletic duties, parent events, celebrations and other Parker Middle School happenings