High performing leaders promote a positive learning culture, provide an effective instructional program, and apply best practices to student learning, especially in the area of reading and other foundational skills. (5 points for total standard) Elements Distinguished Proficient Professional Support Needed Unsatisfactory Plans for learning gains District Strategic Plan and DSP and achievement are DSP and achievement goals are not DSP and achievement do not achievement goals consistently guide aligned with the district adopted consistently aligned with the district align with the district Strategic Plan. and school and drive instructional improvement Strategic Plan. adopted Strategic Plan. improvement goals decisions. Targets continuous instructional Monitors DSP quarterly, provides improvement utilizing current feedback & adjustment as needed. research . Involves staff in Professional Learning Communities PLCs have been implemented PLCs have not consistently been PLCs have not been implemented (PLC) within the school meets at throughout the teaching staff. implemented throughout the and there is no clear evidence of an current best practices least 2 x per month. Evidence indicates an ongoing study teaching staff. emphasis on current best practices Evidence indicates the emphasis of of BEST strategies/ practices (e.g. Little evidence of an emphasis on involving staff. BEST instructional practices and/or PLC notes; faculty meeting agendas.) current best practices involving staff. other research tied to instructional effectiveness (e.g. PLC notes; faculty meeting agendas.) Instructional Promotes and provides evidence of PLCs meet consistently to discuss PLCs have not consistently been PLCs have not been implemented. PLC-developed common formative and ensure the consistent alignment implemented. No clear evidence of efforts being Alignment assessments aligned with NGSSS; of content and instruction to ensure Minimal evidence presented put forth to align content and evidence. student achievement of established indicating alignment of content and instruction to ensure student standards. instruction within and/or among achievement of established PLCs. standards. Uses student Actively employs and utilizes Student performance assessments Little evidence is available to show No evidence of the utilization of diagnostic assessments, formative are reviewed/ monitored for all the monitoring of the academic diagnostic information, formative performance and summative assessments to student populations. growth of individual students. and/or summative assessments to evaluations to improve assist teachers with monitoring the Little evidence of assisting teachers monitor academic achievement instruction for all academic growth of individual with the monitoring of students’ among individual students. student populations students. academic progress. Shows evidence of monitoring student achievement at least quarterly.
High performing leaders promote a positive learning culture, provide an effective instructional program, and apply best practices to student learning, especially in the area of reading and other foundational skills. (5 points for total standard) Elements Distinguished Proficient Professional Support Needed Unsatisfactory Plans for learning gains and school improvement goals District Strategic Plan and achievement goals consistently guide and drive instructional improvement decisions. Monitors DSP quarterly, provides feedback & adjustment as needed. DSP and achievement are aligned with the district adopted Strategic Plan. Targets continuous instructional improvement utilizing current research . DSP and achievement goals are not consistently aligned with the district adopted Strategic Plan. DSP and achievement do not align with the district Strategic Plan. Involves staff in current best practices Professional Learning Communities (PLC) within the school meets at least 2 x per month. Evidence indicates the emphasis of BEST instructional practices and/or other research tied to instructional effectiveness (e.g. PLC notes; faculty meeting agendas.) PLCs have been implemented throughout the teaching staff. Evidence indicates an ongoing study of BEST strategies/ practices (e.g. PLC notes; faculty meeting agendas.) PLCs have not consistently been implemented throughout the teaching staff. Little evidence of an emphasis on current best practices involving staff. PLCs have not been implemented and there is no clear evidence of an emphasis on current best practices involving staff. Instructional Alignment Promotes and provides evidence of PLC-developed common formative assessments aligned with NGSSS; evidence. PLCs meet consistently to discuss and ensure the consistent alignment of content and instruction to ensure student achievement of established standards. PLCs have not consistently been implemented. Minimal evidence presented indicating alignment of content and instruction within and/or among PLCs. PLCs have not been implemented. No clear evidence of efforts being put forth to align content and instruction to ensure student achievement of established standards. Uses student performance evaluations to improve instruction for all student populations Actively employs and utilizes diagnostic assessments, formative and summative assessments to assist teachers with monitoring the academic growth of individual students. Shows evidence of monitoring student achievement at least quarterly. Student performance assessments are reviewed/ monitored for all student populations. Little evidence is available to show the monitoring of the academic growth of individual students. Little evidence of assisting teachers with the monitoring of students’ academic progress. No evidence of the utilization of diagnostic information, formative and/or summative assessments to monitor academic achievement among individual students.