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Leadership for Accountability

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Continuous campus improvement is imperative for continuous campus growth. In the assignments for EDLD 5333 Leadership for Accountability, we analyzed data, found a need and made a plan to remedy our needs. We made an action plan by using the AEIS data to target our needs for our campus. We included goals, objectives and target audiences (which were our students). We included strategies, the people in charge of implementation, timelines, costs, and formative evaluation plans. Our budget was $6000 per campus. During the plan, I chose to increase TAKS scores in 5th grade by 10 percent per year for 3 years. The plan was to make Hodges an Exemplary rated campus. The activities planned for this project was to incorporate tutorials and more intervention time for students. We were also going to include workshops for parents and more professional development opportunities for staff and faculty. Another experience that we encountered in this course was the development of a professional development agenda. This agenda taught me about what goes into the professional development activities planned for us. I learned that professional development meetings should have introductions, icebreakers, be interactive, and have hands on learning opportunities. They should give time for adult learners to share what they have learned through the meeting. This assignment also made sure to make us aware of how important follow ups are for the professional development activities. It is very important to know how your newfound information is being used by teachers out in the field. It is important to know what is working for teachers and what is not working. During the Mining for Data assignment, we searched through the AYP data which gave me insight to our campus strengths and weaknesses. For the overall rating, our school was acceptable. Most scores were right where they should have been. I found that our scores were acceptable and that the only struggling subgroup was ELL’s. However, they still passed at 72 percent. We developed a goal and a vision for our school. My vision statement ended up stating: __My vision is to create an atmosphere that guides students to become lifelong learners by utilizing qualified staff that is willing to set and strive for student centered learning goals, be aligned, and be motivated to make a difference in students’ lives.__ While mining for data, I also found some of our campus weaknesses. I found that our 3rd grade in 2008 was __barely__ acceptable. I found that our 5th grade reading scores were unacceptable. My target audience and goal was set for our 5th graders because of them being unacceptable. My ideas for addressing the needs of these students and teachers included articles for teachers to read, websites to visit and ideas for teachers to strengthen vocabulary of the students. This would give teachers resources, strategies and activities to assist them teaching skills. Students and teachers would both benefit immensely from these activities. I found these activities have prepared me for analyzing data. You can find out a lot from test scores. Test scores don’t lie. AYP data is anything but simple; however a lot of meaning comes from all those numbers!

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