How do the results of the balanced leadership profile inventory compare with your own self-assessment of the 21 Responsibilities of a School Leader? Consider your top seven strengths and top seven areas of improvement from your self-assessment. How do they correlate with student achievement (Fig 4.2, p. 63 of Marzano text)?
It was very interesting doing the self-assessment and to compare it to the balanced leader survey. I did a comparison chart between the two. It made me think like a principal and the things I found out about myself were very enlightening. In the self-assessment I gave myself a 3 in communication. In the leadership profile it averaged my score to 3.67. This was a surprise for me because I always thought of myself as a great communicator. This illustrates to me that I need to communicate my ideas better. In figure 4.2, p.63 of Marzano text, the correlation with student Academic in communication is.23. These numbers show that I do not communicate with our students the way I should. Another weak area that I gave myself a low score is Involvement with Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment (CIA). On the leader profile it was I was given a score of 4.75. For student achievement is .25. I feel that this means that more work has to be done studying the curriculum in order for our students to be successful. It was interesting to find out that one of my weaknesses is Situational awareness. In the self assessment I gave myself a three as if I was a principal. The balanced survey was along the same lines, it scored me on a 3.6o. Once again, it made me aware that as an effective principle I have to be aware of what is going on in my building. Compared to Marzano, this is an area which is very high with student achievement. Situational awareness allows the student problems to be put to rest before they erupt into bigger problems. Flexibility is another area in which I need to improve. I am not comfortable at times with other people’s ideas after I think I have come up with a good one. However, I have become better in allowing change in my work by others and again that is very important in becoming a strong leader. please see my chart using this link:
https://docs.google.com/document/edit?id=1GEIwbMCTwPh7Slj_PWsmae5sHboZeTKn70Y_Ja1GFo8&hl=en&authkey=CIm04Fk#
Marzano, R. J., Waters, T., & McNulty, B. A. (2005). School leadership that work From research to results. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
You are reflecting on your areas of weaknesses with honesty and forthrightness which will serve you well as you continue developing your leadership style and skills. Consider how you can use this assessment information to select your internship experience so you make certain to target areas in which you want to improve.
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