Experimental Design Goal #1

Name:
Professional

Julie Marsh
Personal

Date:

4.30.15

Focus:

Summarize Experiment and State Hypothesis:

I will learn more about school safety and security as well as develop an understanding of operational
procedures as referenced in ISLLC Standard 3 by shadowing a successful principal and a successful central
office leader.
Relevance to Personal Aspirations / Professional Standards:
This goal is directly relevant to my professional aspirations and standards. I want to be the best possible educational
leader, and to do so requires an understanding of how to keep my faculty, staff, and students safe as well as any
community stakeholders visiting the building. I need to not only understand all of the safety drills, but I must have an
understanding of operational procedures to know how, why, and when each drill will work.
Strategies or Activities (Specific as to What,
Where, & How):

Supporting Systems &

Resources:

Interview and shadow a principal within a school

context
Interview and shadow a central office leader who
has a high level of knowledge on school safety
and security

School principal
Central office leader
Field notes

Timeline:

Confidence Level (On a Scale of 0 to 10): 7

confidence is 7 or higher.

Shadow and
interview principal in
September/October
2015
Shadow and
interview central
office leader in
October/November
2015
Assess field notes
immediately
Follow-up as needed

Revise the strategy, systems, resources, and / or timeline until

Data Collection & Reporting:

I will take field notes as I shadow both the principal and central office leader, and I will audiorecord and transcribe both
interviews for further review. I will read over my transcriptions and field notes and follow-up with both leaders as needed
in order to support my understanding of school safety and security and operational procedures.