Principal As an Instructional Leader

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Domain I: School Culture

(2) prioritizes instruction and student achievement by understanding, sharing, and promoting a clear definition of high-quality instruction based on best practices from recent research;

(10) establishes and communicates consistent expectations for staff and students, providing supportive feedback to ensure a positive campus environment;

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(1) ensures that a positive, collaborative, and collegial school culture facilitates and enhances the implementation of campus initiatives and the achievement of campus goals;

(8) uses strategies to ensure the development of collegial relationships and effective collaboration of campus staff;

(9) develops and uses effective conflict-management and consensus-building skills;

(13) ensures that parents and other members of the community are an integral part of the campus culture.

Domain II:Leading Learning

(4) facilitates the use of sound research-based practice in the development and implementation of campus curricular, co-curricular, and extracurricular programs to fulfill academic, developmental, social, and cultural needs;

(10) ensures staff have the capacity and time to collaboratively and individually use classroom formative and summative assessment data to inform effective instructional practices and interventions; and

(9) ensures that effective instruction maximizes growth of individual students and student groups, supports equity, and eliminates the achievement gap;

(2) ensures all staff have clear expectations that guide them and by which they are assessed, including the use of and familiarity with evidence-based appraisal rubrics, where applicable;

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Domain III: Executive Leadership

(7) collaboratively develops, implements, and revises a comprehensive and on-going plan for professional development of campus staff that addresses staff needs based on staff appraisal trends, goals, and student information;

(8) ensures the effective implementation of a continuum of professional development by the appropriate allocation of time, funding, and other needed resources;

(1) invests and manages time to prioritize the development, support, and supervision of the staff to enhance student outcomes;

(5) facilitates the campus's professional learning community to review data, processes, and policies in order to improve teaching and learning in the school;

(6) creates opportunities for effective staff to take on a variety of leadership roles and appropriately delegates responsibilities to staff and administrators on the leadership team;

(9) implements effective, legal, and appropriate strategies for the recruitment, selection, assignment, and induction of campus staff; and

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Domain IV: Executive Leadership

(4) coaches and develops educators by conducting conferences, giving individualized feedback, and supporting individualized professional growth opportunities;

Domain V: Strategic Operations

(1) assesses current campus needs, reviewing a wide set of evidence to determine the campus's priorities, and sets ambitious and measurable school goals, targets, and strategies that form the campus's strategic plan;

(2) outlines and tracks meaningful goals, targets, and strategies aligned to a school vision that continuously improves teacher effectiveness and student outcomes;

(3) allocates resources effectively (e.g., staff time, dollars, and tools), aligning them to the school priorities and goals, and works to access additional resources as needed to support learning;

(6) implements strategies that enable the physical plant, equipment, and support systems to operate safely, efficiently, and effectively to maintain a conducive learning environment;

(7) applies local, state, and federal laws and policies to support sound decisions while considering implications related to all school operations and programs;

(8) collaboratively plans and effectively manages the campus budget;

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(5) facilitates campus participation in collaborative school district planning, implementation, monitoring, and curriculum revision to ensure appropriate scope, sequence, content, and alignment;

(8) monitors and ensures staff uses multiple forms of student data to inform instruction and intervention decisions to maximize instructional effectiveness and student achievement;

(6) implements a rigorous curriculum aligned with state standards, including college and career readiness standards;

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(6) promotes awareness and appreciation of diversity throughout the campus community;

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Domain VI: Ethics, Equity & Diversity

(4) models and promotes the continuous and appropriate development of all learners in the campus community;

(5) ensures all students have access to effective educators and continuous learning opportunities;

(7) implements special campus programs to ensure that all students are provided quality, flexible instructional programs and services to meet individual student needs;

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(3) uses strong communication skills, understands how to communicate a message in different ways to meet the needs of various audiences, and develops and implements strategies for effective internal and external communications;

(8) frames, analyzes, and creatively resolves campus problems using effective problem-solving techniques to make timely, high-quality decisions;

(10) uses effective planning, time management, and organization of work to maximize attainment of school district and campus goals; and

(4) develops and implements a comprehensive program of community relations, which uses strategies that will effectively involve and inform multiple constituencies;