Standard+IV

=Standard IV: Human Resource Leadership = //School executives will ensure that the school is a professional learning community. School executives will ensure that processes and systems are in place which result in recruitment, induction, support, evaluation, development, and retention of high-performing staff. The school executive must engage and empower accomplished teachers in a distributive manner, including support of teachers in day-to-day decisions such as discipline, communication with parents/guardians, and protecting teachers from duties that interfere with teaching, and must practice fair and consistent evaluations of teachers. The school executive must engage teachers and other professional staff in conversations to plan their career paths and support district succession planning.//

=__Standard 4a: Professional Development/Learning Communities __= Proficient: //Works with others to provide structures for and implement the development of effective professional learning communities and results-oriented professional development; routinely participates in professional development focused on improving instructional programs and practices.//

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 * Actively participated in each grade level's professional learning communities throughout the school year
 * Participated in professional development on several school, district, and statewide initiatives, practices and tools, including: DIBELS Next, SuccessMaker, SmartBoard and Table, CASE21, NC Speech Pathologist Evaluation Tool, etc.

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 * Sample PLC agendas and notes
 * Reflection on how PLCs are working at Belmont
 * Notes from various professional development sessions

=__Standard 4b: Recruiting, Hiring, Placing and Mentoring of Staff __= Proficient: //Supports, mentors, and coaches staff members and emerging teacher leaders//

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 * Assisted in conducting several interviews for new teachers using the Gallup "TeacherInsight" interview questionnaire

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Template and notes from interview for new teacher

=__<span style="color: #ff0000; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Standard 4c: Teacher and Staff Evaluation __= <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Proficient: //Works with others to provide formal feedback to teachers concerning the effectiveness of their classroom instruction and ways to improve their instructional practices; works with others to implement district and state evaluation policies in a fair and equitable manner.//

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Conducted 15+ formal evaluation cycles (pre-conference, observation, and post-conference) using the NC Teacher Evaluation Rubric and designated conferencing protocols decided on collectively by our administrative team
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Worked diligently to provide timely feedback on areas of strength/growth for each teacher observed

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Completed NC Teacher Evaluation Rubric samples
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sample of documents from complete observation cycle (pre-conference, observation notes, post-conference)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Sample video of post-conference
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif;">Reflections & feedback from teachers on how I conducted the formal observation process