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**Micro-Political Leadership** School executives will ensure that the school is a professional learning community. School executives will ensure that processes and systems are in place which result in recruitment, induction, support, evaluation, development, and retention of high performing staff. The school executive must engage and empower accomplished teachers in a distributive manner, including support of teachers in day-to-day decisions such as discipline, communication with parents/guardians, and protecting teachers from duties that interfere with teaching, and must practice fair and consistent evaluations of teachers. The school executive must engage teachers and other professional staff in conversations to plan their career paths and support district succession planning.

INSERT GRAPH OF GROWTH OVER TIME!

**7a. School Executive Micro-political Leadership ****:** The school executive develops systems and relationships to leverage staff expertise and influence in order to affect the school's identity, culture, and performance.

**__Experiences & Selected Artifacts__**


 * Experience ||  Description  ||  Artifact  ||
 * Need to See Me || This documents was created as a systematic way of allowing others to inform me that they need to speak with me. || Sample Sign Up Form ||
 * Teacher Wish List || Towards the end of the school year, teachers will be given this form letting me know what their top three choices are for teaching positions next year. || Teacher Choice Form ||
 * TWC Analysis || I analyzed the teacher working conditions survey to determine the weak areas of the school and made a conscious effort to support teachers in those areas. ||  ||


 * __ Coursework __**


 * DLP #6
 * High School Turnaround Observations
 * TWC conditions Survey
 * List of Teacher Leadership Roles
 * Teacher EOY survey of desired leadership roles
 * PLC notes & Agendas

__ **Specialized Training** __
 * DLP #1
 * DLP #6
 * Cultural Leadership with Dr. Peele
 * Crucial Conversations

**__Related Readings__**
 * Micheal Fullen Book
 * Bolman & Deal Readings
 * Carter Leading Change Books
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Covey Habit books
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Tinkering Towards Utopia
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Trust Matters
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Cultural Change
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Dale Carnege
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Crucial Conversations
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">The school leaders our children deserve
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">7 keys to equity
 * <span style="font-family: Georgia,serif;">Schooling by Design