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	Standard One: School and District Leadership
	1.1 Learning Community
	1.2 Systems Focus on Student Achievement
	1.3 Vision and Mission
	1.4 Teacher Leadership
	1.5 Communication
	1.6 Growth Plans
	1.7 "Reculturing" Around Accountability Systems
	1.8 Data as Part of Planning
	1.9 Instructional Materials
	1.10 Time
	1.11 Allocating Resources, Monitoring Progress
	1.12 Use of Resources
	1.13 Fiscal Resources

	Standard Two: Curriculum, Instruction, And Professional Development

	Standard Three: Classroom And School Assessments

	Standard Four: School Culture, Climate, And Communication

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	Best Practices Academies

The principal demonstrates the skills necessary to lead a continuous school improvement process focused on increasing student achievement.

Either districts or schools are going to have to engage in some resource reallocation practices to make sure that the money is used for the strategies that we think will work, which in many cases is different from where the money is currently used.

Allan Odden,
North Central Regional Laboratory Newsletter

Suggested Evidence

Evidence available of data-based decision-making
Principal and teacher interviews
List of standing committees

Level of Performance: Exceeds Standards

There is an established, comprehensive budgeting process that addresses the use of fiscal resources, involves staff, and is communicated to relevant stakeholders.
Appropriate data are included in the formalized process for budgeting decisions.
The district/school actively assists staff in acquiring resources from external sources (e.g., grants, instructional materials).
The district adheres to a timetable to ensure that schools are provided funding allocations in a timely manner.
Expenditures of discretionary funds support the mission of the school, relate directly to an identified school need, and are regularly monitored to ensure continued effectiveness.
Categorical funding from state and federal program resources is allocated to support specific student needs, and its allocation is regularly monitored to ensure continued effectiveness.
Expenditures from various sources are integrated, where possible, to maximize the effect on student achievement. Allocation is reviewed regularly.

Related Resources

Tools
Defining Current Reality: Analysis of Resources, Identifying a Starting Point (8th of 9)
The Analysis of Resources work pages will help you honestly and precisely define your current reality in terms of time, money, people, capacity of individuals, and capacity of the system. You are invited to interview leaders and colleagues to gain information and insight into the standards-based elements prior to assigning them a performance rating.
Publication Date: June 2002
Publisher: California School Leadership Academy

Defining Current Reality: Analysis of Resources, Identifying the Important Elements (7th of 9)
This tool will help you use data to describe your current reality and inform your action planning.
Publication Date: June 2002
Publisher: California School Leadership Academy

Articles
NEW! Strategic Designs: Lessons from Leading Edge Small High Schools
Based on a three-year effort aimed at building understanding and tools that would support districts in creating cost-effective systems of high-performing urban high schools, Education Resource Strategies (ERS) created the following report and tools to support district leaders.
Author: Karen Hawley Miles and Regis Anne Shields
Publication Date: 2008
Publisher: Education Resource Strategies

Resource Strategies Used in High-Performing Schools
This summary presents twelve resource strategies used in high-performing schools, including planning time in the daily schedule, focus on prevention rather than remediation, and focus on comprehensive school reform design.
Author: Karen Hawley Miles
Publisher: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL)

Rethinking the Use of Educational Resources
Karen Hawley Miles describes the importance of time, school staffing, and the class size strategies needed to meet the needs of students and important for schools that are implementing standards-based reform.
Author: Karen Hawley Miles
Publisher: North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL)

Useful Links
No Child Left Behind
This website contains articles on School and District Leadership as it pertains to No Child Left Behind legislation.
Publication Date: 2003-2004
Publisher: Education Commission of the States