Aspiring Leaders Skills Assessment Analysis

One of my most improved skill is in visionary leadership, utilizing multiple measures of data to develop a vision of teaching and learning. This year I took on a roll as a co-chair lead teacher for the English Language Arts PLC. One of my growth plan goals last year was to gain more experience in leadership type roles since my first ALSA assessment. We all agreed I was at the beginning level for skill 2. At the end of last school year, I volunteered to be a part of our School Site Council and took on the role SBAC SPED coordinator. Both these roles allowed me to move to the developing/emerging stage. Last year, our special education department found that the needs of the students with IEP’s were not fully represented in any of the PLC groups. When looking how best to address this, we assigned SPED department members to each of the core PLC groups. I volunteered for ELA PLC because I co-teach for 11th and 12th grade ELA and have developed positive working relationships with the ELA department members. This role has provided an opportunity to facilitate PLC meetings and guide discussions centered around student data and instructional decision making. More importantly, I advocate for our students with IEP’s when looking at student data and instructional strategies. I think this has been a valuable learning lesson in how to strategically present data and information to teachers to gain support and work together towards student improvement. We all agreed that I am at the emerging/developing stage for this skill.