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Evaluating the School Improvement Plan

  Introduction: Interviewees & Highlights                The first interviewee is Marceil Skluzacek. Marceil is an eighth grade Math teacher and has been teaching for thirty years—she’s also been teaching at the same middle school her whole career. The second participant is Emily Mueller who is a seventh grade ELA teacher. Emily has been teaching for fourteen years—she started her career in Iowa and has been teaching at her current school for five years. The most pertinent points the interviewees made were: -         Will there be professional learning about how goal one can be supported across content areas? -         Will the data for the student behavior goal be divided into categories; for instance, splitting office referrals across grades. -         The SIP is diverse and connects with a lot of va...
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Classifying Leadership Frameworks

Classifying Leadership Frameworks  Description of Leadership             Positive, effective leaders leave an impact wherever they go. A good teacher leader will leave a lasting impact on their organization and colleagues. Teacher leaders are change-orientated and are wired with a growth mindset. They should always be looking for ways the school and staff can improve. Schools can only improve if they have staff willing to be change-makers. School goals should be collaborative between administration and staff so that teachers have input and are well-informed about what the expectations are with changes. Three Leadership Models Servant Leadership Servant leaders have an intrinsic desire to serve others in order to meet the needs of the organization (Schroeder, 2016, pg. 13).         Transformational Leadership Transformational leaders are about influencing and inspiring others to be the most successful version...
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