STANDARD FIVE - MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP
School executives will ensure that the school has processes and systems in place for budgeting, staffing, problem solving, communicating expectations and scheduling that result in organizing the work routines in the building. The school executive must be responsible for the monitoring of the school budget and the inclusion of all teachers in the budget decisions so as to meet the 21st century needs of every classroom. Effectively and efficiently managing the complexity of everyday life is critical for staff to be able to focus its energy on improvement.
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During my Spring 2021 Semester, I had the opportunity to take a budget class taught by Dr Price and we completed a budget project with a team where we were given data on demographics, SIP, achievement, and a budget for Benson Middle School in Johnston County. It was our group's job to analyze the data, use a decision making protocol to determine the areas of improvement, and prioritize where to allocate our funding. As we worked together we were to create a budget sheet and presentation of where we as school leaders would be using the funds and which funding sources we were using to pay for our initiatives. Attached is our group's project with how we came up with the initiatives, how we would spend the funding, funding presentation, and written explanation of our spending and why we used specific PRC's and used the money the way we did.
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During my internship this year I have had the opportunity to work with students and staff to effectively and efficiently manage issues within the school so the focus can be on improving student achievement. Our school uses Zones of Regulation to help students learn how to name their emotions they are experiencing and use the strategies to help them move to the green zone of regulation. These strategies help our school minimize disruptive behaviors and focus on instruction. This year I have had the chance to work on behavior supports and plans for different students to help support their learning. The agenda above is an example of one of those meetings where we came together as a team to help support the student and the teacher to have more of a productive and positive learning environment.
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Above are the three ways beside class dojos that our school communicates with our community. Monday Memos are how the leadership team shares information and updates. It also celebrates new staff and our staff through shoutouts and photos. School Messengers are sent to our families and staff via email and phone. Lastly, our community can see updates through our school website. I have had the opportunity to contribute too all of these and be a part of the communication we provide for our school community.
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- 5D. School Expectations for Students & Staff The school executive develops and enforces expectations, structures, rules and procedures for students and staff.
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As the administrative intern this year I had the opportunity to work with the assistant principal to create schedules for lunch, recess, bus, and morning/afternoon duty. We worked together to meet COVID protocols and ensure all duties were covered to ensure the safety of our students and staff. Also, administration and clerical staff at Washington update the Staff and Parent-Student handbook each summer before school begins to reflect the new policies, practices, and procedures for the upcoming year at Washington GT Elementary. This year there was new additions about the health and safety protocols regarding COVID19 and the new policies and procedures that followed. The handbooks create a common language, expectation, and guide for the entire Washington community and it's stakeholders. Every year Washington uses STAR expectations for positive behavior intervention support for students. You can find these expectations taught and reinforced by all of the staff. They are also posted throughout the school. This year I had the opportunity along with our school counselor and admin team to teach in person students the STAR expectations and their relationship with our COVID19 guidelines and how to show those expectations throughout the school this year.