MN Core Leadership Competencies (required for all licensure areas)  

 
Portfolio Evaluation Form   
 
SKILL/KNOWLEDGE  Initial (ED 695A) Mid-Program (Practicums) Final (ED 695B or ED 699) 
A. Leadership  Self Score (1-5) and Comments  Self Score (1-5) and Comments  Self Score (1-5) and Comments 
 
A1. Collaboratively accessing and  2  4  4 
improving culture, and climate;   I am a relatable person with a positive    Positive attitude. Use strategies learned 
attitude.  from Whitaker in order to improve school 
culture and climate 
A2. Providing purpose and direction for  3  4  5 
individuals and groups;  I like to take input from the group and put  Leader of Technology committee.   Experience as chair of staff development 
  things into action.   committee and PLC Leader 
 
A3. Modeling shared leadership and  2  4  4 
decision-making strategies;  Set a good example for staff. I could use  Lead committee in charge of choosing a  Curriculum committee, professional 
more experience in this regard but have  new science curriculum  development committee 
not had much opportunity   
A4. Demonstrating an understanding of  1  3  4 
issues affecting education  I need to involve myself in the legal  I use Twitter to keep up-to-date with 
aspects that affect education  issues involving education as well as keep 
active in my union 
A5. Through a visioning process,  1  2  5 
formulating strategic plans and goals with  Have not served on a vision team or done  Helped evaluate schools current vision  Took part in strategic planning for 2 
staff and community;   any strategic planning at the district level  different districts 

A6. Setting of priorities in the context of  1  2  4 

stakeholder needs;  Lack of opportunity  Helped distribute technology in a way   
which effective teachers were using better 
technology than ineffective teachers 
A7. Serving as a spokesperson for the  2  4  5 
welfare of all learners in a multicultural  Dealt with many multicultural issues  Attended Anishanabe Worldview Training  Worked with cultural experts to learn best 
context; Serving as a spokesperson for  working on Leech Lake Indian  which has allowed me to become more of  practice in educating students from 
the welfare of all learners in a  Reservation  an expert when teaching students from  different cultures 
multicultural context;   another culture 
A8. Understanding how education is  3  3  4 
impacted by local, state, national, and  Finished ED 631   Finished ED 631 
international events; 

 
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A9. Demonstrating the ability to  2  3  4 
facilitate and motivate others;  Ran a few PLCs but could use more  Helped facilitate PLC’s, technology  Coached 3 different sports 
experience  meetings, and curriculum meetings 

A10. Demonstrating the ability to  1  3  4 

implement change or educational reform.  Lack of opportunity  Made sweeping changes to schools current 
curriculum review cycle in order to make 
the process more streamlined and 
appropriate for 21​st​ century learners 
B. Organizational Management  Self Score (1-5) and Comments     
 
B1. Demonstrating an understanding of  2  3  4 
organizational systems;   Been involved in organizations that make  Worked to understand programs like 
  specific decisions that affect school culture  Infinite Campus and budgeting software  

B2. Defining and using processes for  3  4  5 

gathering, analyzing, managing and using  Used data to drive instruction. Assisted  Use data to drive instruction. Create  Helped compile data for comprehensive 
data to plan and make decisions for  other teachers in interpreting data and  resources that have allowed me to assess  needs assessment. 
program evaluation;   helping them make decisions on how to  school’s current technology needs 
  increase student learning by analyzing   
data. 
B3. Planning and scheduling personal  2  3  4 
and organizational work, establishing  Personal goal planning through Marzano  Experience as a varsity coach with   
procedures to regulate activities and  delegating smaller tasks to assistant 
projects, and delegating and empowering  coaches and managers. 
others at appropriate levels; 
B4. Demonstrating the ability to analyze  2  2  4 
need and allocate personnel and material  Received grants and had to allocate funds  Received grants and had to allocate funds   
resources;  appropriately  appropriately 
 
B5. Developing and managing budgets  1  2  4 
and maintain accurate fiscal budgets;   No opportunity  Very little opportunity  Chair of professional development 
committee responsible. Written and 
received money through grants. AD 
B6. Demonstrating an understanding of  1  2  4 
facilities development, planning and  No experience  Assisted in planning of new school. Input 
management;   in making decisions for athletic program 

 
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B7. Understanding and using technology  3  5  5 
as a management tool.  Use technology for communication and  Manage nearly every aspect of my life 
organization  with technology. Expert in several 
management applications that allow me to 
thrive 
C. Diversity Leadership       
 
C1. Demonstrating an understanding and  3  4  5 
recognition of the significance of  Work in school with plenty of diversity.  Attended trainings for teaching 
diversity, and responding to the needs of  Also completed Teaching with Poverty in  impoverished students and cultural 
diverse learners;   Mind PD  education 
C2. Creating and monitoring a positive  3  4  4 
learning environment for all students;  A lot of experience in a Marzano school  Build relationships with students and am  Build relationships with students and am 
  positive role model  positive role model 

C3. Creating and monitoring a positive  3  3  4 

working environment for all staff;   Create relationships with coworkers  Create relationships with coworkers  Organized the staff chili cook-off for a 
  mid-year morale booster.  

C4. Promoting sensitivity of diversity  2  4  5 

throughout the school community;   I take time to learn about the different  Worked closely with cultural liaisons in   
  cultures that I currently work with at  school. Brought Ojibwe language teachers 
school  into classrooms. 
C5. Demonstrating the ability to adapt  3  3  5 
educational programming to the needs of  Experience with ELL students and cultural  Experience with ELL students and cultural 
diverse constituencies;  programming  programming 

D. Policy and Law       

 
D1. Developing, adjusting, and  2  2  4 
implementing policy to meet local, state,  I recognize legal issues within the  I recognize legal issues within the 
and federal requirements and conditional  workplace, but haven’t gotten the chance  workplace, but haven’t gotten the chance 
provisions, standards, and regulatory  to implement policy  to implement policy 
applications; 
 
D2. Recognizing and applying standards  1  1  3 
of care involving civil and criminal  no experience   
liability for negligence, harassment, and 
intentional torts;  
 

 
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D3. Demonstrating an understanding of  3  3  4 
state, federal, and case law governing  Passed ED 631 and learned how law  Passed ED 631 and learned how law   
general education, special education, and  affects education  affects education 
community education. 
E. Political Influence and       
Governance 
 
E1. Exhibiting an understanding of  2  2  3 
school districts as a political system,  Understand the different systems  Understand the different systems 
including governance models;  approaches of districts  approaches of districts 

E2. Demonstrating the ability to involve  2  2  4 

stakeholders in the development of   
educational policy; 

E3. Understanding the role and  3  3  3 

coordination of social agencies and  Worked with social agencies as a  Worked with social agencies as a 
human services;  mandated reporter  mandated reporter 

E4. Demonstrating the ability to align  1  1  3 

constituencies in support of priorities and 
build coalitions for programmatic and 
financial support. 
 
F. Communication       
 
F1. Formulating and carrying out plans  3  3  4 
for internal and external communications;  I am able to make decisions and  I am able to make decisions and 
  communicate those decisions clearly   communicate those decisions clearly 

F2. Demonstrating facilitation skills;  2  3  4 

  I’ve run successful meetings with  Worked as a facilitator for PLCs and 
coworkers  technology committee meetings. 

F3. Recognizing and applying an  3  3  4 

understanding of individual and group   
behavior in normal and stressful 
situations;  
 

 
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F4. Facilitating teamwork;   3  3  5 
I build great relationships with coworkers  I build great relationships with coworkers 
and am able to turn that into teamwork.  and am able to turn that into teamwork. 
My experience as a coach helps me stay  My experience as a coach helps me stay 
positive in teamwork situations.  positive in teamwork situations. 
F5. Demonstrating an understanding of  2  3  4 
conflict resolution and problem solving   
strategies;  

F6. Making presentations that are clear  3  4  4 

and easy to understand;  Able to present materials in a variety of  Use interactive materials and technology 
ways  in order to keep interest of listeners 

F7. Responding, reviewing and  3  3  4 

summarizing information for groups;  Experience as a secretary  Experience as a secretary for Education 
Minnesota Student Program 

F8. Communicating appropriately  3  3  4 

speaking, listening, and writing for   
different audiences such as students, 
teachers, parents, community, and other 
stakeholders;  
F9. Understanding and utilizing  4  4  5 
appropriate communication technology.  A lot of experience using technology to  A lot of experience using technology to 
communicate.  communicate. 

G. Community Relations  Self Score(1-5) and Comments     

 
G1. Articulating organizational purpose  1  1  3 
and priorities to the community and 
media; 
 
G2. Requesting and responding to  1  1  3 
community feedback; 

G3. Demonstrating the ability to build  3  3  4 

community consensus;   I’ve been able to gain support from the  I’ve been able to gain support from the 
community as a coach  community as a coach 

 
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G4. Relating political initiatives to  1  1  3 
stakeholders, including parental 
involvement programs;  

G5. Indentifying and interacting with  2  2  3 

internal and external publics;  

G6. Understanding and responding to the  2  2  3 

news media;  

G7. Promoting a positive image of  3  3  4 

schools and the school district;   Set a good example for the district 

G8. Monitoring and addressing  3  3  4 

perceptions about school-community  The school I work at has had plenty of  The school I work at has had plenty of 
issues;   criticisms and I’ve addressed them  criticisms and I’ve addressed them 
bringing a positive perspective  bringing a positive perspective 
G9. Demonstrating the ability to identify  3  3  4 
and articulate critical community issues  Helped lobby for unpopular school  Helped lobby for unpopular school 
that may impact local education.  referendum   referendum 

H. Curriculum Planning and  Self Score (1-5) and Comments     

Development for the Success of 
All Learners 
 
H1. Demonstrating the ability to enhance  3  3  4 
teaching and learning through curriculum  I’ve had experience working with early  I’ve had experience working with early 
assessment and strategic planning for all  childhood, elementary, middle school, and  childhood, elementary, middle school, and 
learners, including early childhood,  high school strategic planning and  high school strategic planning and 
elementary, middle and junior high  curriculum planning. Have not been  curriculum planning. Have not been 
school, high school, special education,  involved in SPED or adult planning.  involved in SPED or adult planning. 
and adult levels;  
 
H2. Demonstrating the ability to provide  2  2  4 
planning and methods to anticipate trends 
and educational implications. 
 

 
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H3. Demonstrating the ability to  3  4  4 
develop, implement, and monitor  Involved with curriculum planning for  Involved with curriculum planning for 
procedures to align sequence, and  school wide math and Language Arts  school wide math and Language Arts 
articulate curriculum and validate  curriculum  curriculum. Worked on curriculum review 
curricular procedures;   cycle committee 
 
H4. Demonstrating the ability to identify  4  4  4 
instructional objectives and use valid and  Use data from assessments in order to  Use data from assessments in order to 
reliable performance indicators and  ensure my instruction meets the needs of  ensure my instruction meets the needs of 
evaluative procedures to measure  students  students 
performance outcomes; 
 
H5. Appropriately using learning  4  4  5 
technologies;    Successfully used technology as a tool in  Successfully used technology as a tool in 
order to help student achievement  order to help student achievement 

H6. Demonstrating an understanding of  4  4  5 

alternative instructional designs,  Modified and accommodated curriculum  Modified and accommodated curriculum 
curriculum, behavior management, and  to meet the needs of all students  to meet the needs of all students 
assessment accommodations and 
modifications;  
H7. Demonstrating an understanding of  3  3  4 
urgency of global competitiveness.   

I. Instructional Management  Self Score(1-5) and Comments     

for the Success of All Learners 
 
I1. Demonstrate an understanding of  4  4  4 
research of learning and instructional  Consistently working towards improving  Consistently working towards improving 
strategies;   my teaching by researching new  my teaching by researching new 
  instructional strategies  instructional strategies 
I2. Describing and applying research and  3  3  5 
best practices on integrating curriculum  Use best practice to drive decisions that  Use best practice to drive decisions that 
and resources to help all learners achieve  help all learners  help all learners 
at high levels;  
 

 
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I3. Demonstrating the ability to utilize  4  4  4 
data for instructional decision making;   Analyze data to help drive instruction.  Analyze data to help drive instruction. 
 

I4. Demonstrating the ability to design  3  3  5 

appropriate assessment strategies for  Use multiple ways to assess students  Use multiple ways to assess students 
measuring learner outcomes;   learning  learning 
 
I5. Demonstrating the ability to  3  3  5 
implement alternative instructional  Modified and accommodated curriculum  Modified and accommodated curriculum 
designs, curriculum, behavior  in order to meet the needs of all learners.  in order to meet the needs of all learners. 
management, and assessment 
accommodations and modifications. 
 
I6. Demonstrating the ability to  4  4  5 
appropriately use technology to support  Use technology in order to enhance  Use technology in order to enhance 
instruction.  lessons and create deeper thinking.  lessons and create deeper thinking. 

J. Human Resource  Self Score (1-5) and Comments     

Management 
 
J1. Demonstrating knowledge of  3  4  5 
effective personnel recruitment, selection,  Experience on hiring teams  Served on several hiring teams. Worked 
and retention;   on recruitment of new families at early 
  childhood centers 
J2. Demonstrating an understanding of  2  3  5 
staff development to improve the    Serve on staff development committee. 
performance of all staff members;   Help allocate Title 2 dollars for staff 
  development 
J3. Demonstrating the ability to select  2  2  4 
and apply appropriate models for 
supervision and evaluation;  
 
J4. Describing and demonstrating the  1  2  3 
ability to apply the legal requirements for  No opportunity  Some personal research on legal dismissal 
personnel selection, development,  and retention of staff after licensure 
retention, and dismissal;   requirement changes 
 

 
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J5. Demonstrating an understanding of  3  3  4 
management responsibilities to act in  ED 631 taught me about legal issues  ED 631 taught me about legal issues 
accordance with federal and state  regarding human resources  regarding human resources 
constitutional provisions, statutory and 
case law, regulatory applications toward 
education, local rules, procedures, and 
directives governing human resource 
management;  
J6. Demonstrating understanding of  1  1  3 
labor relations and collective bargaining; 
and 

J7. Demonstrating understanding of the  2  2  4 

administration of employee contracts, 
benefits, and financial account;  

K. Values and Ethics of  Self Score (1-5) and Comments     

Leadership 
 
K1. Demonstrating an understanding of  4  4  4 
the role of education in a democratic  Education is the building block toward a  Education is the building block toward a 
society;   better future  better future 
 
K2. Demonstrating an understanding of  3  3  4 
and model democratic value systems, 
ethics, and moral leadership;  
 
K3. Demonstrating the ability to balance  3  3  4 
complex community demands in the best  Able to take input from different  Able to take input from different 
interest of learners;   perspectives in order to make decisions  perspectives in order to make decisions 

K4. Helping learners grow and develop  3  3  4 

as caring, informed citizens;   Build relationships with learners  Build relationships with learners 

K5. Demonstrating an understanding and  1  1  3 

application of the Code of Ethics for 
Administrators under Part 3512.5200. 

 
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L. Judgment and Problem  Self Score (1-5) and Comments     
Analysis 
 
L1. Identifying the elements of a  2  3  4 
problem situation by analyzing relevant     
information, framing issues, identifying 
possible causes, and reframing possible 
solutions;  
 
L2. Demonstrating adaptability and  3  3  4 
conceptual flexibility;   Flexible. Good at improvising and  Flexible. Good at improvising and 
thinking on my feet  thinking on my feet 

L3. Assisting others in forming opinions  3  3  4 

about problems and issues;    
 

L4. Reaching logical conclusions by  3  3  4 

making quality, timely decisions based  I put in the extra work to make an   
on available information;   informed decision 
 
 
L5. Identifying and giving priority to  2  3  4 
significant issues.  I’ve found that by doing the more difficult 
  task first, it makes the rest easier.  

L6. Demonstrating understanding of and  3  3  5 

utilize appropriate technology in problem 
analysis;  
 
L7. Demonstrating understanding of  3  3  4 
different leadership and decision-making  Able to identify which systems approach  Able to identify which systems approach 
strategies, including but not limited to  is appropriate to use  is appropriate to use 
collaborative models and model 
appropriately their implementation. 
M. Safety and Security  Self Score (1-5) and Comments     
 

 
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M1. Demonstrating the ability to develop  2  3  4 
and implement policies and procedures  Worked on technology committee where 
for safe and secure educational  one of the main focuses was internet 
environments;   safety. Learned how policy process works. 
M2. Demonstrating the ability to  1  3  5 
formulate safety and security plans to  Received ALICE active shooter training. 
implement security procedures including  Worked with building staff and law 
an articulated emergency chain of  enforcement to create safety plan in new 
command, safety procedures required by  school building 
law, law enforcement assistance, 
communication with the public, and 
evacuation procedures; 
 
M3. Demonstrating the ability to identify  2  2  4 
areas of vulnerability associated with  Worked with athletic director to make  Worked with athletic director to make 
school buses, buildings and groups and  sports areas safer  sports areas safer. Devised a plan to make 
formulate a plan to take corrective action;   parking lot area safer for pedestrians. 
M4. Demonstrating understanding of  2  3  4 
procedural predictabilities and plan  Helped inform and prepare  Helped inform and prepare 
variations where possible;   student-athletes and other coaches of  student-athletes and other coaches of 
emergency procedures and variations  emergency procedures and variations 
M5. Demonstrating the ability to develop  3  3  4 
plans that connect every student with a  Used Stop Walk and Talk curriculum to  Used Stop Walk and Talk curriculum to 
school adult, eliminate bullying and  help students with bullying problems  help students with bullying problems 
profiling and implement recommended 
threat assessment procedures.