Values and Ethics of Leadership

1. Demonstrate an understanding of the role of education in a democratic society;

2. Demonstrate an understanding of and model democratic value systems, ethics, and moral leadership;

3. Demonstrate the ability to balance complex community demands in the best interest of learners;

4. Help learners grow and develop as caring, informed citizens; and

5. Demonstrate an understanding application of the code of ethics for school administrators under 3512.5200.

Artifact 1: Imagine 742 (Sub-competency 4)

Description:

In order to increase student and staff voice, District 742 created the Imagine 742: Your Ideas, Your Voice campaign through Bright Idea. We asked students and staff to focus on ways that we can build on our culture of innovation as we engage, inspire, educate, prepare and empower all learners. Staff and students submitted their ideas (on separate pages) for review. After ideas were submitted, each received voting chips to invest in the ideas that were most important. Ideas with highest investments will be examined in the new year for change!

Reflection:

I think this campaign gave students and staff a voice and allowed district administration to review ideas to improve culture and climate. Students submitted more ideas per capita than staff, with many of these ideas being VERY thought provoking. By finding what is important to students, even if it's not feasible to do (like getting rid of ehallpass), it allows district staff to examine the root of the problem and make adjustments for the betterment of all.

Artifacts:

Screenshots (not all ideas are shown): Imagine 742 student ideas and voting chips, Imagine 742 staff ideas and voting chips, Video: Chip Investing in Ideas for Students, Imagine 742 Logo

Artifact 2: Online School Planning (Sub-competency 1)

Description:

I was able to participate in the planning of our new online school, now named Central Minnesota Virtual Academy. I participated in numerous activities related to the online school including: interviewing other districts with online schools, identifying and collecting standards for online courses, identifying solutions to questions brought by stakeholders, registration practices, staffing, creating a course catalog, as well as, EL and SPED concerns among others.

Reflection:

Offering students and online option to not only increase course offerings, but provide a more flexible system has become an essential part of any large district post COVID. Many students and families have discovered that this style of learning fits them best and in order to keep students in the district and therefore maintain funding for those students, offering both comprehensive and supplemental opportunities is a must.

Artifacts:

CMVA Logo and Planning presentation to School Board

Artifact 3: School Board Meetings (Sub-competency 2 & 3)

Description:

During the completion of my hours, I have both attended and watched livestreamed school board meetings. These meetings lasted anywhere from 1.5 to 5 hours depending on the content discussed. Public comment time was allowed at the beginning of each (this part is not livestreamed). Topics covered ranged from financial, to human resource, to activites, to teaching and learning, and more.

Reflection:

Watching and attended school board meetings gave me a different perspective of the inner workings of a district. I learned a great deal about school funding including: ESSER, shortfalls, subsidies, grants, etc. I also learned a great deal more about district policies and the process that goes into their creation and review.

Artifacts:

District 742 School Board Meetings (Livestream Recordings)

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