Full Description
Designing the School Leader's Portfolio provides school leaders with a practical guide to developing a data-based leadership growth plan. Linking leadership growth to school improvement goals, the author provides tools for: Creating a personal growth plan; Targeting goals and action steps; Defining a collaborative school assessment and action plan; and Incorporating standards.
Contents
Foreword by Linda LambertHow to Use This BookAcknowledgmentsAbout the AuthorIntroduction1. The Role of the Leadership Performance System in Accelerating Student AchievementThe Role of the Leadership Performance SystemThe LPS ProcessThe Benefits of the LPSThe Importance of Leaders as LearnersGetting Ready to Design and Implement Your LPSLPS Portfolio2. Establishing a Purpose for the LPSThe First Phase of the LPSEstablishing a Purpose for the LPSLeadership Standards and ExpectationsDefining the LPS Purpose and FunctionDefining One's Theory of ActionSummary of LPS Contents3. Focusing the LPSThe Convergence of Goals and Professional DevelopmentDetermining Goals in the LPSThe Focused LeaderInvolving School StaffDetermining Performance BenchmarksIdentifying Success IndicatorsEstablishing a Banner QuestionRefining the Banner QuestionSummary of LPS Contents4. The Process and Structures for CollaborationsEstablishing Professional Structures for CollaborationsIdentifying an LPS PartnerBenefits of Peer CollaborationScheduling Roundtable SessionsSumamry of LPS Contents5. Outcomes for Action Planning and Reporting ResultsTaking ActionCreating a Professional Performance PlanOutcomes - Reporting ResultsSummary of LPS Contents6. Technology and the LPS ProcessEmploying Electronic SupportAppendicesAppendix A: LPS Resource MatrixAppendix B: Steps in the LPS ProcessAppendix C: Templates of LPS ToolsAppendix D: Sample Completed LPS ToolsAppendix E: Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards for School LeadersReferencesIndex
