I am committed to leading those in my care to exceed their expectations.
Through this work, I value:
I value building community while honoring isolated outcomes.
I value growth through adaptation while honoring the status quo.
I value passion while honoring expertise.
I value iterative improvement while honoring “done.”
Welcome to the Home of the Miners
Diving into the frames of leadership and crafting a schooltopia allowed me to question and crat my own beliefs about leadership. My manifesto encompasses how I serve others and what I value. At my essence, I am committed to leading those in my case to exceed their expectations.
Effective leaders:
a) Develop an educational mission for the school to promote the academic success and well-being of each student.
b) In collaboration with members of the school and the community and using relevant data, develop and promote a vision for the school on the successful learning and development of each child and on instructional and organizational practices that promote such success.
c) Articulate, advocate, and cultivate core values that define the school’s culture and stress the imperative of child-centered education; high expectations and student support; equity, inclusiveness, and social justice; openness, caring, and trust; and continuous improvement.
d) Strategically develop, implement, and evaluate actions to achieve the vision for the school.
e) Review the school’s mission and vision and adjust them to changing expectations and opportunities for the school, and changing needs and situations of students.
f) Develop shared understanding of and commitment to mission, vision, and core values within the school and the community.
g) Model and pursue the school’s mission, vision, and core values in all aspects of leadership
Candidates who successfully complete a building-level educational leadership preparation program understand and demonstrate the capacity to promote the current and future success and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, and commitments necessary to collaboratively lead, design, and implement a school mission, vision, and process for continuous improvement that reflects a core set of values and priorities that include data use, technology, equity, diversity, digital citizenship, and community.
Element 1.1 (MISSION AND VISION): Program completers understand and demonstrate the capacity to collaboratively evaluate, develop, and communicate a school mission and vision designed to reflect a core set of values and priorities that include data use, technology, equity, diversity, digital citizenship, and community.
Element 1.2 (IMPROVEMENT): Program completers understand and demonstrate the capacity to lead improvement processes that include data use, design, implementation, and evaluation.