Competency Reflection
My goals for continued
Competency
Competency 001
The principal knows how
to shape campus culture by
facilitating the
development, articulation,
implementation, and
stewardship of a vision of
learning that is shared and
supported by the school
community.
How was this competency
addressed?
This competency was addressed
through all three of my projects this
semester. The MAP project promoted
learning among staff and students, as
well as, providing intellectual
stimulation. The Bus Dismissal project
addressed campus culture and climate
through shared expectations, and the
Library project taught me about
aligning financial, human, and material
resources through the purchase of
technology to be used to support the
campus vision of creating rigorous,
individualized, and collaborative
learning experiences.
What did I learn?
learning include the
following.
I hope to continue to be a
leader in my school,
I learned that there are many ways
regardless of my job title. As
to shape the campus culture. To me
a school leader it will be my
it is mostly about ensuring that all
responsibility to encourage
decisions are made in an effort to
others through my own
support the campus vision. I think,
actions to support the campus
as teachers, we are told the vision
vision. An important part of
of the school but, it is easily
this competency is in
forgotten in the day-to-day activity
involving parents and other
of teaching. Through this process I
community members. I hope
learned how important it truly is in
to work on a project to foster
making all decisions for the school.
better parent involvement on
my campus.

Competency 002
The principal knows how
to communicate and
collaborate with all
members of the school
community, respond to
diverse interests and needs,
and mobilize resources to
promote student success.
Competency 003
The principal knows how
to act with integrity,
fairness, and in an ethical
and legal manner.
Competency 004
Competency Reflection
I gained experience with Competency
002 through my Bus Dismissal project. meeting, there are things I wish that
This project gave me experience with
speaking to an entire school staff about extremely successful. The staff
a topic that no one really wanted to deal was very receptive and
with. I was able to apply skills,
including managing conflict and
building a consensus. In addition, I
learned about fostering community
support through my time as a member
of our CIT and working with our CIS.
My MAP project addressed this
competency in a couple of ways. In
learning the new program and teaching
staff and students how to use it, I was
advocating for all of the students in
third grade, and ultimately the school.
As this program is great for
differentiating, I was also promoting
awareness of student learning
differences. In addition the Dismissal
project taught me how to apply new
procedures fairly and reasonably.
Competency 004 was addressed
through several areas. First, through
PLC’s I gained experience in
I learned that I am capable of
confidently addressing a group of
teachers. As I reflect on the
I could change, but overall it was
participatory. Having this
experience gives me the courage to
speak in front of other stakeholders
as well. In fact, the day I presented
our Community Superintendent was
present at the meeting. This would
be an important part of my role as
principal.
I think the biggest lesson I learned
was in applying procedures fairly.
It took more work than I thought to
implement new procedures for the
fifteen minutes at the end of the
day. I also learned that being an
advocate for 39 students is just a
drop in the bucket compared to
advocating for 600.
I learned how important it is to use
data when planning for students.
As a principal it is essential to have
As I stated in Competency
001, I would like to work on
getting our parents more
involved in our day-to-day at
school. This would also fall
into the category of this
competency. I hope to be
able to implement strategies
for communicating and letting
them know that we value their
opinions.
As I work towards being a
principal I hope to have more
opportunities to help with
implementing new procedures
on my campus. As teachers,
we are expected to act with
integrity, fairness, and
ethically. Taking on more of
these tasks will allow me to
practice this as a leader.
I plan to continue to help in
curriculum writing for the
district. This has been a great

The principal knows how
to facilitate the design and
implementation of
curricula and strategic
plans that enhance teaching
and learning; ensure
alignment of curriculum,
instruction, resources, and
assessment; and promote
the use of varied
assessments to measure
student performance.
Competency 005
The principal knows how
to advocate, nurture, and
sustain an instructional
program and a campus
culture that are conducive
to student learning and
staff professional growth.
Competency Reflection
backwards planning and using data to
plan and differentiate. Through my
MAP project I was able to gain
experience with implementing and
evaluating a potential new learning
resource for our campus. This project
also gave me the opportunity to
facilitate the use of technology to
enrich curriculum. I was able to take
part in several administrations of MAP
testing, proficiency standard
assessments, and the STAAR release to
measure student learning and growth.
Lastly, I am once again participating in
writing math curriculum for the district.
This competency was addressed
through all three of my projects.
Through the MAP project I was able to
gain experience in supporting
instructional improvement, implement
a resource with multiple opportunities
for student learning, and provide a
program that meets students at their
instructional level. Through the
Library project I helped to create an
environment where parents feel
welcome and are able to use resources
a good working knowledge of the
curriculum. Without this
knowledge it would be difficult to
be an effective instructional leader.
It is also important to not only
gather data but to reflect on,
analyze, and plan from the data.
Through all three of the projects I
learned that there is a lot that goes
into creating, and sustaining, an
instructional program that is
advantageous for student learning.
It is important for the principal to
be knowledgeable about programs
and resources coming into the
school. Involving stakeholders in
these decisions will also go a long
way in nurturing the type of culture
that is willing to accept, or even
way for me to get to know the
TEKS deeply. I have written
for 1st and 3rd in the past and
will write for 2nd this summer.
I think it would be a great
experience to facilitate PLC’s
and vertical planning on my
campus as well.
I hope to be more of an
advocate on my campus for
worthwhile programs,
resources, and activities. I
enjoyed working on the MAP
project and hope to do more
of that type of work on my
campus. Through PLC’s I
will gain more experience in
using formative and
summative student
assessments to develop,

Competency 006
The principal knows how
to implement a staff
evaluation and
development system to
improve the performance
of all staff members, select
and implement appropriate
models for supervision and
staff development, and
apply the legal
requirements for personnel
management.
Competency Reflection
they may not have at home and
facilitate the use and integration of
technology to enhance learning. I also
gained experience in allocating
resources effectively. Through the
Dismissal project I gained experience
in analyzing the implications of a noisy
gym at the end of the day and the
possible ramifications.
Competency 006 was addressed
through a book study and faculty
meetings. I was able to observe how
professional development was aligned
to our CIP goals. Teacher groups were
assigned a chapter of Mindset to read
and present to the staff. One of our
faculty meetings addressed the campus
organization health and morale.
Strategies were implemented regarding
health and wellness, including
meditation, to help support the staff
through the always stressful second
semester. Although curriculum writing
is not considered professional
development, it does enhance my
knowledge and skills.
embrace, change. support, and improve
instruction for our students.
The book studies this year on my
campus were a good learning
experience. Each team was
responsible for presenting their own
I will continue to evaluate
chapter, which I thought was a
professional development
more interesting way of delivering
opportunities on my campus
the message. Some teams were
and in the district. What
more invested than others, of
works? What does not work?
course. I feel, however, that more
I hope to take that knowledge
of the staff would have been
and use it as a principal. I
invested in the learning if they had
hope to develop a professional
been part of the process in choosing
development plan on my
the books. I learned that when
campus that is relevant,
planning professional development,
aligned to goals, and
it might be a good idea to perform a
continuous.
needs assessment. Get the staff
involved in the decision making
process and they will be more
likely to buy-in to the work.
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Competency 007 Through my Dismissal project I was
able to gain experience in this domain.
The project allowed me to use
The principal knows how
collaborative decision making to solve
to apply organizational,
the dismissal problem in the gym. In
decision-making, and the faculty meeting regarding this
problem-solving skills to project I was able to practice
encouraging positive change and
ensure an effective learning enlisting support for change. I was also
environment. able to observe the implementation of a
Master Tracker on our campus. This
instrument was used to track data from
a variety of sources.
Competency 008
I gained more experience of this
The principal knows how
competency through the Library
to apply principles of project. The district provided the
effective leadership and budget and the parameters to work
within. The committee of stakeholders
management in relation to
worked collaboratively to stay within
campus budgeting,
the budget and ensure that the
personnel, resource purchases were in line with campus
utilization, financial priorities.
management, and
I learned through the Dismissal
project that when the staff is
included in the decision making
process they are much more likely
I hope to take on more
to follow through with the change
leadership roles where I am
being asked of them. Collaboration
afforded the opportunity to
was key here. While the Master
practice management skills
Tracker has been a useful tool for
such as collaborative decision
collecting data, we have had little
making and problem solving.
guidance on analyzing or applying
I believe that these skills are
the information collected. I have
best developed through
learned the importance of leading
experience.
teachers through that process, or
ensuring that each team has a
person trained in facilitating those
types of meetings.
Through interviewing the
This experience taught me how to principal on my campus and
work within a given budget. The as a member of our Campus
bond only covered specific items, Improvement Team, I have
and we had to work together to gained more insight into
allocate the funds towards campus budgeting. I have
technology that would benefit our learned quite a bit, but I still
students most. The decision feel this is an area that
making process was made more requires more growth. I hope
difficult by the fact that technology to continue as a member of
changes so rapidly. CIT and gain a leadership
position that will allow me to
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technology use. work with budget planning

and management.

This semester we have talked a lot

Competency 009 about safety on our campus. Small
Safety is a crucial part of the
teams of teachers were asked to
The principal knows how learning environment. It was One of my ideas for a project
scrutinize each of our safety procedures
interesting to see how many this semester included looking
to apply principles of including, fire drills, lock downs, and
questions the staff had about each at our fire drill procedures. I
leadership and shelter in place. We spent extra time
of our procedures. During the lock wanted to look at the
looking at lock down procedures in
management to the campus down procedures meeting, we classroom routes to determine
common areas like the gym and
physical plant and support physically went to the common if everyone was truly taking
cafeteria, as we often only focus on our
areas and looked at possible places the most direct route out of
systems to ensure a safe classrooms. In addition, we have had
to get out of sight in the event of an the building. The project
the Spring Branch Police Chief speak
and effective learning emergency. I doubt I would feel as ended up getting cut, but
to us about safety and its importance.
environment. informed as I do now if we had just perhaps it is something I
The Dismissal project also touched on
talked about it. Even as adults, we could do next year.
this competency due to the unsafe
learn more by doing.
environment in the gym during
dismissal.