EDLD 5399- Three Year Professional Development Plan

Year One

I- Leadership of the Educational Community, C3	The superintendent knows how to communicate and collaborate with all members of the school community, respond to diverse interests and needs, and mobilize resources to promote student success.	Review the resources on the TASB web site.	Self	Understand the resources available for school board members.
II-Instructional Leadership	The superintendent knows how to facilitate the planning and implementation of strategic plans that enhance teaching and learning; ensure alignment among curriculum, curriculum resources, and assessment; use the current accountability system; and promote the use of varied assessments to measure student performance.	Attend Lead4ward workshops as well as the Texas Assessment conference to learn details regarding STAAR.	Senior Directors in curriculum, SPED, LEP, and DES	Body of work produced and communications to key district stakeholders.
II-Instructional Leadership, C7	The superintendent knows how to implement a staff evaluation and development system and select appropriate models for supervision and staff development to improve the performance of all staff members.	Study the work of Rick DuFour regarding PLCs	Me	Utilize this resource to place a priority on professional development and building capacity throughout the ranks of the organization
II-Instructional Leadership) C3,4	The superintendent knows how to advocate, promote, and sustain an instructional program and a district culture that are conducive to student learning and staff professional growth. The superintendent knows how to respond to and influence the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context, including working with the board of trustees, to achieve the district's educational vision.	Attend the TASA sponsored events pertaining to the 1st time Superintendent’s Academy	Senior Directors in curriculum, SPED, LEP, and DES	Learn from experienced superintendents the problems unique to the superintendent’s role.  Build a group of colleagues to discuss how they are achieving this goal and continually reflect on progress.

Year Two

I- Leadership of the Educational Community, C5

Facilitate the design and implementation of curricula and strategic plans that enhance teaching and learning; ensure alignment among curriculum, instruction, resources, and assessment; and promote the use of varied assessments to measure student performance

Attend Lead4ward workshops as well as the Texas Assessment conference to learn details regarding STAAR.

Senior Directors in curriculum, SPED, LEP, and DES

Body of work produced and communications to key district stakeholders.

Year Three

I- Leadership of the Educational Community, C2	The superintendent knows how to shape district culture by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by the educational community.	Read, “The Mentor Leader” by Tony Dungy	Discuss tenets of book with Dr. Williams, Superintendent	Able to utilize the content of the book and use to better develop, articulate, implement and provide stewardship of a vision of learning.
III—Administrative Leadership,C8	The superintendent knows how to apply principles of effective leadership and management in relation to district budgeting, personnel, resource utilization, financial management, and technology application.	Attend the TASA Budget Boot Camp	Build a team of fellow superintendents who are local and/or who have similar district characteristics	Learn from colleagues the problems unique to the superintendent’s role and the budgeting process.  Build a group of colleagues to discuss how they are achieving this goal and continually reflect on progress.

Reflection:

Building a professional development plan is akin to developing a roadmap to a planned destination.  The destination in this case is to be a competent superintendent with a reputation as a strong, capable leader.  Throughout this course, I have been engaged in the development of many skills that will lead to becoming a competent school district leader.  While I have learned quite a great deal, I still have areas I will continue to develop over the next three years. I plan to focus on continuing to increase my knowledge in shaping school district culture as well as interacting with the community and families within the school district community.  My goal is to understand how to further encourage community involvement as well as shape and drive school district culture.  Since I have never performed this task before, developing my professional skills in this area will ensure I am focused on the achievement of this task as well as continually reflecting on my progress.  I look forward to involvement in academies offered by the Texas Association of School Administrators such as the First Time Superintendent’s Academy and the Budget Boot Camp.  Both of these offered training sessions will allow me to collaborate with other superintendents in addition to gaining insight by learning materials related to items unique to the superintendent’s role.  I truly anticipate this to augment my current knowledge in all SBEC Superintendent Competencies especially in how to work with the Board of Trustees to set a vision for the district as well as oversee the district’s budget so the vision can be supported through purposeful funding. I will continue to use reflection as a practice both during professional development and as I perform the tasks required of a superintendent.  I will use this practice to measure the degree to which I meet the behavioral objectives stated on my 3-year professional development plan.  I look forward to the pursuit of the professional development goals and will utilize them to better myself as a leader in education administration.