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Standard 2 ** Instructional Leadership ** School executives set high standards for the professional practice of 21st century instruction and assessment that result in a no nonsense accountable environment. The school executive must be knowledgeable of best instructional and school practices and must use this knowledge to cause the creation of collaborative structures within the school for the design of highly engaging schoolwork for students, the on-going peer review of this work, and the sharing of this work throughout the professional community.

**2a. Focus on Learning and Teaching, Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment**: The school executive leads the discussion about standards for curriculum, instruction and assessment based on research and best practices in order to establish and achieve high expectations for student.

INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES & COURSEWORK

> To improve instruction and in order to provide adequate feedback to teachers
 * Conducted classroom walk-throughs and observations across grade levels
 * Completed Formative Assessment modules on NC Falcon
 * Facilitated and Participated in Common Core Professional Development (DPI and district-wide)
 * Created novel studies on several books for STAR Students
 * Lead the Implementation of the year long STAR Reading Program (Internship Project)
 * Modeled throughout the year weekly reading lesson in a second grade teacher's classroom and collaborated with her
 * Led Correlation of STAR Assessment Data and Benchmark Data for third grade with the literacy team
 * Conducted student observations across grade levels for students who were having academic difficulty and then consulted with teachers
 * Participated in book study, //Annual Growth, Catch Up Growth,// with the county administrative team
 * Participated in EC Law Professional Development conducted by Department of Public Instruction with the county administrative team
 * Facilitated 504 meetings with parents and teachers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Participated in school-wide Data Team Meetings
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Served as Co-Chair of Student Support Staff Team (SSST)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Served as facilitator of SSST weekly meetings with parents and teachers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Facilitated meetings with teachers about lesson plans, STAR Reading Intervention, & Instructional strategies with all grade levels
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Participated in grade level meetings about classroom rigor, time management, assessments with all grade levels
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Created grade level planning sheet
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Participated in Literacy Instruction (three-day NELA training)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Identified research intervention strategies for teachers to use for students who are being brought before SSST by using [|www.interventioncentral.org.]
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Monitored and provided feedback of weekly lesson plans of ENCORE, Third Grade, and EC ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Facilitated PLC on STAR Reading Data by using Lamont Carey's, "I Can't Read" video to ensure teachers own their data ====
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Analyzed and discussed quarterly STAR Reading assessments to check for growth with second and third grade teachers ====
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Participated in Online Teacher Evaluation Staff Development by Department of Public Instruction,
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Created Bearfield Look-For's Recording Sheet for Administrators to use during walk-throughs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Developed End of Grade Reading and Math Intervention Packet for Third Grade Teachers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Presented Internship Project: STAR Reading-Improving the Comprehension Skills of Third Graders

<span style="background-color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">SELECTED ARTIFACTS Evaluation Plan of STAR Reading Intervention Sample of Planning Sheet created to use during weekly grade level planning sessions <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Sample of Novel unit created for STAR Reading <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 120%;">Intervention plans created to be used for End of Grade test interventions Powerpoint created to introduce Marzano's Instructional Strategies to staff during PLC's "Look For form created for the Administrative Team to use during daily learning walks and observations

[[image:nelascott1/Poster_presentation2.JPG width="343" height="333" caption="Poster Presentation on Problem of Practice at Gateway Center in Rocky Mount"]]
Annual Growth, Catch Up Growth Book Study Presentation

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 19px;">**2b. Focus on Instructional Time**: The school executive creates processes and schedules which protect teachers from disruption of instructional or preparation time.

<span style="background-color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCES & COURSEWORK <span style="background-color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">SELECTED ARTIFACTS Schedule for new teachers to observe veteran teachers <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Schedule for second grade teachers to observe third grade <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;"> <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Schedule for Instructional Partners to bring bus notes to office Look for form created for Administrative Team to use during learning walks Agenda for SSST Meetings with parents and teachers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Assisted principal with discussing schedules for 2011-2012 school year with teachers and staff.
 * ====<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Created and implemented schedule for new teachers to observe "career" teachers ====
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Created and implemented schedule for second grade teachers to observe third grade teachers
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Obtained coverage for teachers for weekly planning sessions.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Created a "Look For" form for Bearfield Primary School's Administrative team to use during observations and learning walks
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Scheduled weekly SSST Meetings
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Implemented bus note schedule for instructional partners
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Served as Daily Hall Monitor to ensure that all visitors have signed in at office and are not interrupting instructional time
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 130%;">Created a sign to go outside of building notifying visitors to sign in at the main office