3.        Ensure student-focused vision and action.

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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