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1.3 Vision and Mission Leadership (i.e., governing board, district administration, and principals) has led an inclusive process of developing a sustained and shared philosophy, vision and mission that promotes a culture of excellence. 
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Related Resources Tips to go Sample Mission Statements Here are some examples of mission statements. Sample Vision Statements A vision statement expresses an organization's unique philosophy and can include goals based on data that will help the organization make its vision a reality. Here are some examples of vision statements. Tools AIMS Website This website provides Arizona teachers, administrators, students, and parents access to the AIMS Hotline phone number for tutoring help, an overview of the AIMS test, sample tests, study guides, and information about tuition waivers. Publisher: Arizona Department of Education Building an Interim Assessment System: A Workbook for School Districts This workbook contains the vision, infrastructure, and resource questions critical to a thorough, district-level self-examination of readiness for an interim assessment system. Author: Eric Crane Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: Council of Chief State School Officers Dialogue Guide for Facilitators Dialogue Guides are models for conducting interactive discussions across stakeholders in states and districts. These packages make new use of dependable and publicly available information. Each Guide circulates a common set of source materials and suggested procedures for involving various audiences. In this manner, stakeholders (families, practitioners, professional associations, professors, policymakers, legislators) all over the country can begin interacting in new ways around implementation issues. Publication Date: May 2005 Publisher: IDEA, NASDSE, US Office of Special Education Presenter's Guide: Response to Intervention and SLD Identification This presenter’s guide is intended to support the PowerPoint slides by offering · Suggested background readings; · Talking points relative to each slide; · Suggested activities to enhance learning opportunities for participants; · Tips to facilitate the professional growth experience; and · Suggested readings for extension Publication Date: July 2007 Publisher: IDEA, NASDSE, US Office of Special Education Articles NEW! Eight Elements of High School Improvement: A Mapping Framework This framework provides a lens for mapping school, district, and state high school improvement efforts. This framework, updated from the original July 2008 version, incorporates new language and ideas from the U.S. Department of Education’s current education reform priorities. Publication Date: 2011 Publisher: National High School Center NEW! Promoting Learning in Rural Schools This report recommends actions that drive student learning in any school setting, and are very applicable in rural schools. Author: Sam Redding and Herbert J. Walberg Publication Date: 2012 Publisher: Center on Innovation and Improvement Civil Schools Are Safe Schools: But Are They Attainable? The author discusses a proactive approach to school safety by trying to identify and restructure problem areas before they become problems. Author: Randy Sprick Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: Instructional Leader Creating a Culture of Literacy: A Guide for Middle and High School Principals Thsi guide is designed to help school leaders use research on literacy practices to create a well-defined intervention plan that not only will improve the literacy of all students but also the long-range academic success of students. Publication Date: 2005 Publisher: National Association of Secondary School Principals Differentiation in Diverse Settings: A Consultants Experiences in Two Similar School Districts Dr. Tomlinson describes how two districts and their leadership pursue different approaches to addressing the issues of implementing differentiated instruction throughout their schools. Particular attention is given to outlining an effective leadership plan for success in meeting the needs of diverse learners through differentiation. Author: Carol Ann Tomlinson Publication Date: August, 2004 Publisher: American Association of School Administrators Hard Questions about Practice The author believes that educators need to look closely at the organizational and instructional practices in schools that affect the learning of students and adults, in order to effectively change practices and improve student learning. Instructional practice and the improvement of instructional practice are complex and require high levels of knowledge and skills across a number of important domains. Success requires that schools have structures that develop the knowledge and skills of administrators and teachers. Author: Richard F. Elmore Publication Date: 2002, May Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) On Schools as Learning Organizations: A Conversation with Peter Senge (to edit this resource, contact WestEd) This article is an interview with Peter Senge, a Harvard business professor who wrote the book The Fifth Discipline in 1990. He stated that the successful business corporation of the 1990s would be a learning organization practicing the five disciplines of common vision, (reflecting on) mental models, personal mastery, team learning, and systems thinking. Author: John O'Neil Publication Date: 1995, April Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Principal Effectiveness: A New Principalship to Drive Student Achievement, Teacher Effectiveness, and School Turnarounds This report makes recommendations for school leadership policies geared toward dramatically increasing the number of successful principals. Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: New Leaders for New Schools Principal Leadership in New Teacher Induction: Becoming Agents of Change This article discusses the principal's role in lowering the high attrition rate among beginning teachers. Author: Finney Cherian and Yvette Daniel Publication Date: 2008 Publisher: International Journal of Educational Policy and Leadership Reading Next: A Vision for Action and Research in Middle and High School Literacy The authors outline 15 key elements of an effective literacy intervention, and call on public and private stakeholders to invest in the literacy of middle and high school students today, while simultaneously building the knowledge base. Author: Gina Biancarosa and Catherine Snow Publication Date: 2004 Publisher: Alliance for Excellent Education What It Takes To Be An Instructional Leader This brief defines instructional leadership and lists the skills needed to address the role of instructional leader. Author: Billy Jenkins Publication Date: 2009 Publisher: National Association of Elementary School Principals Why Change Doesn't Happen and How to Make Sure It Does (to edit this resource, contact WestEd) Author: Charles Schwahn and William Spady Publication Date: 1998, April Publisher: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) Useful Links Arizona High School Graduation Requirements This table provides a summary of the Arizona High School Graduation Requirements. Publication Date: 2009 Publisher: Arizona State Board of Education Critical Issue: Building a Collective Vision Based on the belief that a collective educational vision can help schools be more successful in achieving in-depth learning, this summary by the North Central Regional Educational Laboratory presents brief statements (in both audio and text formats) from professors of education, a discussion of the importance of setting goals, and both options for actions and pitfalls of implementation to consider. Publication Date: 1995 Publisher: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory The Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) National Standards for School Leaders Written by state and professional association representatives, in partnership with the National Policy Board for Educational Administration, these standards have been used by many states when developing administrator standards and licensing policies. The six standards are built on the principles that standards should reflect the centrality of student learning, acknowledge the changing role of the school leader, recognize the collaborative nature of school leadership, strive to upgrade the quality of the profession, inform performance-based systems of assessment and evaluation for school leaders, be integrated and coherent, and be based upon the concepts of access, opportunity, and empowerment for all members of the school community. Publication Date: 1996 Publisher: Council of Chief State School Officers The Turnaround Challenge This report identifies factors that help schools succeed against the odds. Publication Date: 2007 Publisher: Mass Insight Education & Research Institute Other Resources Engaging Students, Supporting Schools, Accessing Arts Education: Highlights from the Arizona Arts Education Census Project In the spring of 2009, Arizona K-12 public school principals were invited to participate in a survey about arts education in their schools. 409 school principals, representing 236,645 students, participated by reporting on their curriculum, instruction, funding and factors that contribute to the delivery of arts education. The census results represent 22% of all enrolled students from urban, suburban, rural and charter schools. Publication Date: 2010 Publisher: Arizona Arts Education Research Institute ©2005 WestEd. All rights reserved. |
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