Liz V. LopezELAD 610 ePortfolio0 / 150 h
Task 4/Module 5

Superintendent Professional Growth

2Ethics and Professional Norms6Professional Capacity of School Personnel10School Improvement

Overview

The assignment

Investigate the superintendent's PGP (Professional Growth Plan), evaluation, and career experience in education, and any CSA protocol differences if they came from out of state. How does district leadership make decisions, and who helps? What role does the Board play in the superintendent's success?

Guiding Questions

From the module's Perspective section. Expand a question to see where the answer goes.

1How do the PGP goals connect to the district goals in the strategic plan?
To addAnswer to guiding question 1 (Task 4): How do the PGP goals connect to the district goals in the strategic plan?
2How does the district leader model lifelong learning?
To addAnswer to guiding question 2 (Task 4): How does the district leader model lifelong learning?
3Compare urban, suburban, and rural superintendent work (Wallace report).
To addAnswer to guiding question 3 (Task 4): Compare urban, suburban, and rural superintendent work (Wallace report).

People and Process

People involvedSuperintendent, Assistant Superintendent.

Role titles only; no names beyond the mentor.

ProcessObtain, review, and evaluate the PGP.

Comparisons

PGP goals vs. strategic plan goals

How do the PGP goals connect to the district goals in the strategic plan?

PGP goalRelated strategic plan goal
To addPGP goal 1
To addStrategic plan goal linked to PGP goal 1
To addPGP goal 2
To addStrategic plan goal linked to PGP goal 2
To addPGP goal 3
To addStrategic plan goal linked to PGP goal 3

Urban, suburban, and rural superintendent work

Comparison drawing on the Wallace Foundation report, A View from the Urban Superintendent's Chair.

AspectUrbanSuburbanRural
Scale and complexity
To addScale and complexity, urban
To addScale and complexity, suburban
To addScale and complexity, rural
Board and community relations
To addBoard and community relations, urban
To addBoard and community relations, suburban
To addBoard and community relations, rural
Time spent in schools
To addTime spent in schools, urban
To addTime spent in schools, suburban
To addTime spent in schools, rural
Central office support
To addCentral office support, urban
To addCentral office support, suburban
To addCentral office support, rural

Module 5 discussion post

Urban Superintendents discussion.

To addModule 5 discussion post (Urban Superintendents), once submitted.

Evidence and Artifacts

Cards with a file or link open in a viewer. Dashed cards show what still needs to be added.

To add
Superintendent's PGP (or NJDOE sample PGP template)
The superintendent's Professional Growth Plan, or the NJDOE sample template if none exists.
PDFDate: TBD
To add
Notes on the CSA superintendent evaluation
Notes on the NJ School Boards CSA Superintendent Evaluation and how it is used here.
NotesDate: TBD
To add
Reflection
Written reflection (also in the Reflection section).
PDFDate: TBD

PSEL Connection

How the evidence on this page meets each tagged standard.

2Ethics and Professional Norms
To addTask 4, PSEL 2: 2 to 3 sentences on how the evidence meets "Ethics and Professional Norms".
6Professional Capacity of School Personnel
To addTask 4, PSEL 6: 2 to 3 sentences on how the evidence meets "Professional Capacity of School Personnel".
10School Improvement
To addTask 4, PSEL 10: 2 to 3 sentences on how the evidence meets "School Improvement".

Reflection

Prompt: How does district leadership make decisions, who helps, and what role does the Board play in the superintendent's success?

To addTask 4 reflection: How does district leadership make decisions, who helps, and what role does the Board play in the superintendent's success?

Rubric note: Reflection should analyze, not just describe.