EDLD 5399 Week Five

Year One

Goal Become more curriculum-minded	TExES Domain and Competency Domain II, Competency 5	Objective Increase working knowledge of curriculum and data analysis	Course Work/Book/ Workshops CSCOPE Conference & Data Analysis Workshop	Mentor/ Professional Support Curriculum Director, Coleen Butterfield	Date of Completion 5-1-13	Evaluations Completion of workshops and implementation of skills learned
Goal Begin networking and attending superinten- dent conferences and workshops	TExES Domain and Competency Domain I, Competency 4	Objective Increase contacts and knowledge-base pertaining to superintendency	Course Work/Book/ Workshops TASA/TASB Convention and Midwinter Conference (including Aspiring Superintendent Academy)	Mentor/ Professional Support Superintendent, Mike Bodine	Date of Completion 2-1-13	Evaluations Completion of workshops and implementation of skills learned

Year Two

Goal Learn how to lead a district through strategic planning	TExES Domain and Competency Domain II, Competency 5	Objective Help develop a strategic plan for our district that will move us to an elite status within five years	Course Work/Book/ Workshops Stakeholder-Driven Strategic Planning in Education: A Practical Guide for Developing and Deploying Successful Long-Range Plans	Mentor/ Professional Support Superintendent, Mike Bodine & Assistant Superintendent, Ofeila Grass	Date of Completion 5-1-14	Evaluations Results as the years go on.  The plan put in place should improve our school district through SAT, ACT, grades,  attendance, STAAR, etc.
Goal Become a better communicator	TExES Domain and Competency Domain I, Competency 3	Objective Increase forms and styles of delivery to increase amount and effectiveness of communication	Course Work/Book/ Workshops Workshop on effective communication	Mentor/ Professional Support Superintendent, Mike Bodine & Assistant Superintendent, Ofeila Grass	Date of Completion 5-1-14	Evaluations Analysis of communication, media, and their overall effectiveness

Year Three

Goal Improve the quality of staff development for our district	TExES Domain and Competency Domain II, Competency 7	Objective Perform a needs assessment on our district’s staff development program	Course Work/Book/ Workshops Leading and Creating Staff Development Workshop	Mentor/ Professional Support Assistant Superintendent, Ofeila Grass and Curriculum Director, Coleen Butterfield	Date of Completion 5-1-15	Evaluations Increase in student engagement and test scores; increase in teacher effectiveness
Goal Become a budget guru.	TExES Domain and Competency Domain III, Competency 8	Objective Increase my knowledge on all aspects of the budget (law requirements, historical background, planning, creating, audits, etc.)	Course Work/Book/ Workshops Budget planning workshops; Possibly another school finance course	Mentor/ Professional Support Assistant Superintendent, Ron Smith	Date of Completion 5-1-15	Evaluations Informally through my ability to intelligently discuss the budget and through my own interactions with all budget processes

My three year professional development plan was written so that I can solidify my knowledge and experiences before attempting to find a superintendent job.  I do not feel that I am quite ready, but with this plan and several other experiences that I am sure to have over the next few years, I am sure that I will attain my goal.  Growing as an educator is part of your continued success.  I see these tasks as learning opportunities and I look forward to them and many more chances to grow.




Reflection on SISE:

Sitting down with our superintendent to review my evaluation was pretty easy to do because we already had to meet for my regular evaluation.  We discussed the items related to my current position and then we talked further about my abilities in regards to the superintendent competencies.  He was very supportive and encouraging with my areas of strengths and weaknesses.  We decided that I needed to work a little bit more in the areas of budget/finance, community/public relations, and curriculum.  He also stated that it would be very important for me going forward to build a working relationship with the board.  I know most of them and I have seen them from the outside looking in, but now it is time to take a few steps forward and work with them more and more.  I have seen them work as a team and as two separate teams.  I must find the common ground and learn how I can fit into that puzzle.  Things have worked out well for me in our district and our superintendent seems to think that things could continue to look bright.  Years ago I made two goals to be a principal before I turned 30 and a superintendent before I turned 40.  I was given my first opportunity to lead a campus a few months before I turned 30.  Now I have about four year to increase my knowledge and skills before I reach and attain that next goal.