A portfolio

The EDLE Comprehensive Exam Portfolio at Kent State University is meant to showcase an understanding and application of the NELP Standards both in educational leadership preparation for a candidate, and as applied to and in the profession itself. Many candidates are already practicing educational leaders at various levels and seeking to advance their own growth and learning to better serve those around them.

In this case, the candidate is a full-time educational leader in a Northeast Ohio public K-12 school district, serving in the capacity of Director of Operations, responsible for and leading all aspects of classified operations - food service, transportation, technology, maintenance, facilities, and campus safety.

This portfolio highlights both coursework and artifacts created during the preparatory program at Kent State, and artifacts, examples, and evidence from real practice in the field. Learned coursework oftentimes went directly into practice, refinement projects, process improvement, or visionary adjustments to practice.

The portfolio parameters, as given by the exam committee team, asked to address each of the eight (8) NELP standards, and provide the following explorations for each standard:

1. A description of the standard and its applicability to your work as a school district administrator.

2. An artifact from your EDLE doctoral coursework that relates to the standard.

3. A narrative explaining how the artifact addresses the standard, either partially or in its entirety.

The descriptions and sample ideations around each standard came directly from the NELP District Level document, available here, along with an explanation, connection, and nested in real-life application.

An artifact from the doctoral coursework that connects with each standard is presented, along with additional implementations, applications, or actual processes that further enhanced the connection and understanding. Artifacts include coursework, projects, images, videos, blog posts, portals, physical objects, etc.

A narrative that connects the standard to the artifact provides a deep appreciation for the standard, professional learning, and real-life application.

• To learn more about the candidate, click here.

• To learn more about the NELP Standards, click here.

• To begin exploring the eight standards, evidence, and artifacts, start here.