Steven C.

Glover
Competency 1: The principal knows how to shape campus culture by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by the school community.
This competency is the one in which I am the most well versed, as evidenced by the log hours attributed and projects I took on. Being the second longest tenured teacher at my campus, I have seen the campus culture change and grow. I have worked with our current principal or ive years and know well the vision she has or the campus. I arranged potlucks, coordinated school shows, implemented the !T", ounded the mentorhsip program, and ovehauled the !#C$s to align with the school communities vision.

Competency %: The principal knows how to communicate and collaborate with all members of the school community, respond to diverse interests and needs, and mobilize resources to promote student success. In my projects I had the opportunity to work with every level and aspect o the school community. Being a small district,my projects were approved and reviewed directly through conversations with the superintendent, head o human resources, or the principal. &ost o my time was spent coordinating with sta ' instructors, nutrition, transportation, maintenance, curriculum and vendors. &ost critical to the success o the !T" were the parents. &ost were reluctant to commit themselves in a grandiose or continual way, but could be coa(ed to help in key moments. )inally, the students. *ithout knowing the interests o the students, no project in the !T" would have been success ul. +ach segment has a ew common goals, but vastly varied nuanced needs and wants. Competency ,: The principal knows how to act with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical and legal manner.
Three personnel on campus have keys to the thermostat controls, maintenance, the dean o discipline, and me. The superintendent was made aware the maintenance sta gave me a key, and chose to let me keep it, believing I had the integrity to sa eguard the school$s e-uipment while balancing the needs o the inhabitants. I served as the treasurer or the !T" because ew others e(pressed interest, and o those I was seen as the most responsible. .ternness in duty though is only part o administration, e-ually important is not getting sued in the process. I read e(tensively, and looked or unintended conse-uences in the decisions I made, o ten seeking the e(pert knowledge o human resources. I am ortunate that the members o my campus see in me the traits I consider dear, that I act or the best interests o those I serve as well as I can. Competency /: The principal knows how to facilitate the design and implementation of curricula and strategic plans that enhance teaching and learning; ensure alignment of curriculum, instruction, resources, and assessment; and promote the use of varied assessments to measure student performance. )ourteen years o e(perience in education have made curriculum design an well honed set o skills that are now second nature. "s a mentor and !#C collaborator the imperative to pass on these skills and apply them to adults in a novel way. *hile aiding other instructors in curriculum design, I also had to implement peer targeted instruction aligned to state re-uirements or new teachers. #ike a magician working without sleeves, I approached instructors rankly with overarching goals, guidance, and tricks o the trade. *hile collaborating I showed how I used the same skills to create the strategy or their own program.

Competency 0: The principal knows how to advocate, nurture, and sustain an instructional program and a campus culture that are conducive to student learning and staff professional growth.
"nother competency that was incorporated in all my projects. The !T", mentorship, and !#C$s all re-uired gauging the needs o the campus population and push close the achievement gap. 1verhauling the !#C meetings to be something that was valuable to instructors rather than a waste o time, re-uired listening to their needs. 1nce instructors bought in, the program was sel sustainable, pro essionals taking

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the reigns o improving their methods. "s a mentor, I helped grow the ne(t group o peers through training, advice, and consoling in the ace o rustration.

Competency 2: The principal knows how to implement a staff evaluation and development system to improve the performance of all staff members, select and implement appropriate models for supervision and staff development, and apply the legal requirements for personnel management.
&entoring new instructors allowed the most e(perience in this competency. To prepare the teachers, I would o ten per orm mock evaluations with pre and post meetings to analy3e strengths and weaknesses. I grew into the aspect o administrating that ocused on sta development and direct leadership skills. I ound respect can be gained through awe or ear, and ear only lasts until you leave. +ncouraging instructors to invest themselves into the !#C$s re-uired a grass roots campaign where I modeled the work in action irst. " ter the value o !#C$s was shown, morale and e ectiveness increased.

Competency 4: The principal knows how to apply organizational, decision-making, and problem-solving skills to ensure an effective learning environment.
5nowing who to consult in a decision or plan, and when to delegate are unseen possible pit alls in every project. 6obody is going to tell you to consult with human resources on the easibility o screening parent aides, coordinate appropriate sack lunches between nutrition and transportation, or have budget con licts resolved between the campus principal and superintendent. 1ne has to oresee possible issues and know the institutional sa eguards available to insulate rom catastrophe.

Competency 7: The principal knows how to apply principles of effective leadership and management in relation to campus budgeting, personnel, resource utilization, financial management, and technology use.
)or the !T" I dealt with the budget e(tensively, and apart rom the schools regular channel o inances or oversight. 8ealing with vendors, coordinating logistics, and overcoming challenges o limited revenue streams allowed me to practice this most elusive competency. I was able to analy3e the campus and district budget, but this did not compare to the e(perience o meeting with !T" members to create a orecast o events, ac-uiring the unds to host them, and keep track o spending.

Competency 9: The principal knows how to apply principles of leadership and management to the campus physical plant and support systems to ensure a safe and effective learning environment.
"s stated be ore, members o my school community trust me with thermostat control keys. Be ore they were locked up, su ering instructors inadvertently caused thousands o dollars in damage and days o climate control outages. I was shown to be responsible in balancing needs and resources when I built the schools technology sector rom scratch with ew resources and limited guidance. I maintained the schools technological in rastructure or ive years until a contractor was secured and still guard the computer lab. I also am entrusted with the e(pensive and sensitive sound e-uipment re-uired or school shows due to my e(perience in technical theater.

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