3. Ensure student-focused vision and action.
3.1. Creating a vision and a culture that focus on student learning and student needs
3.2. Providing instructional leadership
3.3. Leading the development of guidelines and procedures for classrooms
3.1. Creating a vision and a culture that focus on student learning and student needs
- Collaborating with faculty and staff to craft a student-centered vision for the school and students
- Providing opportunities for faculty and staff to recalibrate and ensure that the focus of the work is learning for all students
- Facilitating faculty and staff collaboration in developing processes that support student learning
- Supporting faculty and staff in routine peer and self-monitoring of practices that maintain a student learning focus
3.2. Providing instructional leadership
- Modeling and coordinating continuous learning experiences for faculty and staff that enhance learning for all
- Facilitating collegial conversations regarding challenging, attainable learning experiences
- Modeling and encouraging mutual respect among all stakeholders and high expectations for all students
- Ensuring growth in the collective knowledge and application of best teaching practices that result in high levels of learning
3.3. Leading the development of guidelines and procedures for classrooms
- Collaborating with faculty and staff to design standards-based classrooms that address the variety of student needs
- Leading faculty and staff in developing active, experiential classroom learning opportunities for students
- Engaging faculty and staff in an ongoing analysis and identification of the essential skills and knowledge students must learn for the year
- Creating opportunities for faculty to collaborate on lessons, units, and assessments to ensure meeting essential standards
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