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Use this document to list your 38 principal competencies and skill area activities. Add more rows to this table as needed. Post your completed list on your eportfolio/wiki. Competency Leadership Skill # ||  Activity Summary  ||  Resource Person ||  Projected Date of    Completion  || Competency 1: Vision and Campus Culture Competency 1 Competency 1 2011 || Competency 1 Consensus Building || Domain I: School Community Leadership Competency 1 **Consensus Building** || Choose a current issue in Higgins Middle School. Number of discipline referrals during the lunch periods. Use steps for issue resolution with a small group of concerned parties. Reach consensus for a plan to resolve the issue. || Kelli Little, Principal || August, 2011 || Competency 1 **Decision Making** || Observe a district cabinet, school administrative team meeting, or other meeting where the leader plans to use collaborative decision making. Observe the leader’s behavior in outlining goals/problem definition, seeking information, providing information, clarifying/elaborating, challenging viewpoints, diagnosing progress, and summarizing. || Supt. Therese Palmertree || July, 2011 || Competency 2 Competency 2 Instructional Strategies || Domain II: Instruction and Learning Competency 2 **Instructional Strategies** || Conduct two classroom observations using the clinical supervision model. Higgins Middle School || Kelli Little, Principal & 2 teachers || October 2011 || Motivation Theory || Domain II: Instruction and Learning Competency 2 **Motivation Theory** || Meet with a group of teachers to assess the amount of teaching that is at each student’s challenge level (Vygotsky’s model). || Kelli Little, Principal and LA teachers || November 2011 || Competency 2 Testing and Measurements || Domain II: Instruction and Learning Competency 2 **Testing and Measurements** || Form and lead a team of teachers to study and develop a plan for improving test scores. Chosen area will be a weakness in school achievement. Create a feasible plan. || Otken Elementary School, Camita Nobles, Principal || September, 2011 || Competency 2 Adult Learning || Domain II: Instruction and Learning Competency 2 **Adult Learning** || Gather, from written evidence or from someone responsible for staff development, the yearly district/school staff development plan. Analyze the plan with respect to school mission, student achievement, and teacher evaluations. || Dr. Dan Johnson || August, 2011 || Competency 2 Competency 2 Competency 2 Competency 3 Policies || Domain III: Management and Operations Competency 3 **Policies** || Meet with the Higgins Middle School attendance officer. Discuss the rules, procedures, and ramifications of attendance on law, finance, and general school operations. || Kelli Little, Principal || October, 2011 || Safety and Security || Domain III: Management and Operations Competency 3 Competency 3 Competency 3 Competency 3 Competency 3 Mary Alred, Instructional Coach || September, 2011 || Community Competency 4 **Public Relations** || Interview Maurice Gilmore, public relations officer for McComb Schools. Discuss strategies for effective communication to and from the community and the issue of community politics. || Maurice Gilmore || August, 2011 || Community Competency 4 Community Competency 4 Business Involvement and Partnerships || Domain IV: Community Competency 4 Competency 5 History of Education || Domain V: Ethics Competency 5 Competency 5 Self || March, 2012 || Competency 5 When leading meetings: Competency 6 Competency 6 Competency 6 Competency 6 Competency 6 Competency 6
 * Principal Competencies and Skills for Principals Campus-Supervised Activities **
 * Activity ||  SBEC
 * Vision/Mission || Domain I: School Community Leadership
 * 1) **Vision/Mission** || Analyze McComb Public School District’s Mission Statement as it relates to the school’s master schedule. || Supt. Therese Palmertree || August, 2011 ||
 * Strategic Planning || Domain I: School Community Leadership
 * 1) **Strategic Planning** || Serve on the McComb Public School District’s strategic development, monitoring, or evaluation team for the district. || Supt. Therese Palmertree || Ongoing ||
 * Data Collection and Analysis || Domain I: School Community
 * 1) **Data Collection and Analysis** || Review the ways in which assessment data are used by the superintendent. || Supt. Therese Palmertree || September
 * Effective Communication || Domain I: School Community Leadership
 * 1) **Effective Communication** || Assist in conducting a staff development session. Survey a random sample of the participants about your presentation – its strengths and the areas needing improvement. || Dr. Dan Johnson || July, 2011 ||
 * Negotiating/
 * 1) **Negotiating/**
 * Collaborative Decision Making || Domain I: School Community Leadership
 * 1) **Collaborative**
 * Analyzing the Curriculum || Domain II: Instruction and Learning
 * 1) **Analyzing the Curriculum** || Interview Betty Wilson, Curriculum Director about the implementation of the new reading curriculum in McComb Public Schools. || Betty Wilson, Curriculum Director || September 2011 ||
 * School/Program Scheduling || Domain II: Instruction and Learning
 * 1) **School/Program Scheduling** || Participate in the process of students class scheduling. A brief overview of the process and any recommendations. || Kelli Little, Principal || July, 2011 ||
 * Supervision of Instruction/
 * 1) **Supervision of Instruction/**
 * Learning/
 * 1) **Learning/**
 * Learning Technology || Domain II: Instruction and Learning
 * 1) **Learning Technology** || Interview Sue Jarvis about the process involved in assessing technology software. Evaluate the process used, and discuss concerns and any recommendations for improvement. || Sue Jarvis || November, 2011 ||
 * Evaluation of Student Achievement/
 * 1) **Evaluation of Student Achievement/**
 * Supervision of Cocurricular Education || Domain II: Instruction and Learning
 * 1) **Supervision of Cocurricular Education** || Meet with a group of randomly selected students to discuss the strengths and weaknesses of co curricular activities. || McComb High School, Robert Lamkin, Principal || October, 2011 ||
 * Staff Development/
 * 1) **Staff Development/**
 * Change Process || Domain II: Instruction and Learning
 * 1) **Change Process** || Meet with a current leader involved in implementing a district change. || Betty Wilson, Curriculum Director || August, 2011 ||
 * Student Discipline || Domain II: Instruction and Learning
 * 1) **Student Discipline** || Examine the districts/school discipline policy and provide an analysis of its strengths and weaknesses. || Kelli Little, Principal || January, 2012 ||
 * Student Services || Domain II: Instruction and Learning
 * 1) **Student Services** || Participate in a career or educational program session with a counselor and a student. || McComb High School || November, 2011 ||
 * General Office Administration || Domain III: Management and Operations
 * 1) **General Office Administration** || Review the job descriptions and evaluation forms for the key office personnel at the school, Higgins Middle School. || Kelli Little, Principal || October, 2011 ||
 * School Operations/
 * 1) **School Operations/**
 * Facility and Maintenance Administration/
 * 1) **Facility and Maintenance Administration/ Safety and Security** || Examine reports from current fire inspections, as well as any other required state or federal reporting data on maintenance of the facilities. Examine building work orders and work accomplished for the school. || Kelli Little, Principal || January, 2012 ||
 * Student Transportation || Domain III: Management and Operations
 * 1) **Student Transportation** || Review incident and discipline referrals occurring on the buses. Interview several students and bus drivers for concerns and recommendations for safer and more efficient bus service. || Kelli Little, Principal || January, 2012 ||
 * Food Services || Domain III: Management and Operations
 * 1) **Food Services** || Observe a food service work in the preparation and delivery of either a breakfast or a lunch meal. Focus on the needs, concerns, and work performed. || Higgins Middle School Cafeteria, Self || February, 2012 ||
 * Personnel Procedures || Domain III: Management and Operations
 * 1) **Personnel Procedures** || Meet with administrators at the school level to gather information on staff turnover. Gather any additional information from exit interviews. Assess the turnover rate, actions taken to address concerns, and any additional recommendations for improvement || Kelli Little, Principal, Higgins Middle School || August, 2011 ||
 * Supervision of the Budget || Domain III: Management and Operations
 * 1) **Supervision of the Budget** || Complete a requisition for a service or supply item from a budgeted account. A copy of the requisition and a brief description of the path it follows for approval are to be included. || Kelli Little, Principal
 * Community/Public Relations || Domain IV:
 * 1) **Community/**
 * Parent Involvement || Domain IV:
 * 1) **Parent Involvement** || Write a short proposal for increasing or improving parent involvement and attitude toward the school. || Maurice Gilmore & Kelli Little || October, 2011 ||
 * Climate for Cultural Diversity || Domain IV:
 * 1) **Climate for Cultural Diversity** || Examine and evaluate the school library with regard to resources that address the heritage and values of culturally diverse populations. || Higgins Middle School Library || November, 2011 ||
 * Community/
 * 1) **Community/ Business Involvement and Partnerships** || Interview two community leaders that reside in the district attendance zone. Focus on their perceptions of the quality of education, concerns, and recommendations for the schools. || Whitney and Carol Rawlins, Mayor of McComb, MS and his wife. || August, 2011 ||
 * Position Goals and Requirements || Domain V: Ethics
 * 1) **Position Goals and Requirements** || Obtain a copy of the job description and evaluation instrument used for the position of study. Analyze the correlation between the requirements listed in the job description and the performance standards of the evaluation. || Kelli Little, Principal Self || February, 2012 ||
 * Philosophy/
 * 1) **Philosophy/ History of Education** || Interview Carol Rawlins, retired educator. || Self Carol Rawlins, retired educator || March, 2012 ||
 * Ethics || Domain V: Ethics
 * 1) **Ethics** || Meet with a representative group of students. Solicit their beliefs about and experiences with ethical practices in the school/classroom. || Robert Lamkin, Principal
 * Interpersonal Relationships || Domain V: Ethics
 * 1) **Interpersonal Relationships** || I will personally work on the following interpersonal skills:
 * Avoid interrupting others while speaking
 * Share my thoughts with others
 * Attempt to resolve conflict constructively
 * Share responsibilities || Self || ongoing ||
 * School Board Policy and Procedures/State and Federal Law || Domain VI: Political, Social, Legal, Economic, and Cultural Context
 * 1) **School Board Policy and Procedures/ State and Federal Law** || Review the board policy manual. Interview the superintendent to discuss the compilation and updating process of the manual and the role of the board in this process. Discuss major areas that affect school principals. || Sup. Therese Palmertree || May, 2012 ||
 * Federal Programs Administration || Domain VI: Political, Social, Legal, Economic, and Cultural Context
 * 1) **Federal Programs Administration** || Attend one special education meeting involving initial placement or annual review. || Kathy Hutto, Special Ed. Director || May, 2012 ||
 * Issue and Conflict Resolution || Domain VI: Political, Social, Legal, Economic, and Cultural Context
 * 1) **Issue and Conflict Resolution** || Choose a current issue and interview at least two persons on either side of the issue. || Self || August, 2012 ||
 * Current Issues Affecting Teaching and Learning || Domain VI: Political, Social, Legal, Economic, and Cultural Context
 * 1) **Current Issues Affecting Teaching and Learning** || Compile a list of current issues that affect teaching and learning. Use research literature and perspectives form administrators, teachers, students, and parents in compiling the list. || Self || May, 2012 ||
 * Professional Affiliations and Resources || Domain VI: Political, Social, Legal, Economic, and Cultural Context
 * 1) **Professional Affiliations and Resources** || Visit the website of either the NAESP or NASSP, and compile a list of all services and information available to the principal. || Self || December, 2011 ||
 * Professional Library || Domain VI: Political, Social, Legal, Economic, and Cultural Context
 * 1) **Professional Library** || Compile a list of books, publications, training manuals, and district or state publications used or recommended for the position of study. || Self || May, 2012 ||