To demonstrate competence in human resource management, a superintendent, principal, director of special education, or director of community education must:
(1) demonstrate knowledge of diversifying, effectively recruiting, selecting, and retaining personnel;
(2) demonstrate an understanding of staff development to improve the performance of all staff members;
(3) demonstrate the ability to select and apply appropriate models for supervision and evaluation;
(4) describe and demonstrate the ability to apply the legal requirements for personnel selection, development, retention, and dismissal;
(5) demonstrate an understanding of management responsibilities to act in accordance with federal and state constitutional provisions, statutory and case law, regulatory applications toward education, local rules, procedures, and directives governing human resource management;
(6) demonstrate an understanding of labor relations and collective bargaining; and
(7) demonstrate an understanding of the administration of employee contracts, benefits, and financial accounts.
Description
This is an overview of the Danielson Framework for Teaching. I attended a Danielson training in August of 2024 alongside other district administrators in preparation for a transition to Danielson as the district evaluation tool.
Reflection
An effective model for evaluating staff members that supports their development is vital as a leader. Having something that allows for consistent feedback to staff members helps ensure that we meet the language of state regulations, follow through with collective bargaining agreements, and ultimately support improved performance equitably.
Subcompetencies: 2, 3, 4, 6
Description
I created a reference check form to use and take notes on candidates when I make reference calls during the hiring process. This helps ensure I ask questions that match the values we seek in candidates. It also helps ensure my questions are equitable for all candidates and that my notes are in a form that is easy to share with others on the hiring team as needed.
Reflection
Completing reference checks as part of the hiring process allowed me to consider the qualities we seek in new team members. It also gave me practice with hiring rules and regulations. Currently, we work in a smaller school district and do not have a formal Human Resources Department, so all building hiring procedures are the principal's responsibility. This has given me a unique opportunity with a breadth of experience.
Subcompetencies: 1, 4, 5
Description
This artifact is my most recent contract. As a current at-will employee, my contract has been negotiated yearly, giving me a unique background into how contracts, benefits, and negotiations work.Â
Reflection
Although the principal is not involved with the negotiation process for the employees he/she supervises, they must know what is included in all contracts to ensure that they are not placing any expectations on employees that violate the contract. Negotiating my contract has helped me become very familiar with the different parts of many educational contracts and prepared me to lead well.
Subcompetencies: 5, 6, 7