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Principal Portfolios for Leadership and Learning, Part 2
Ah, summer! Time to kick back for some serious R & R.
OK, you’ve rested long enough. It’s time to start reflecting on the work you’ve done this year, no whining or groaning allowed.
Why reflect on your work?
As a presenter at portfolio workshops for principals, I often note that you can be a principal with 10 years of experience, or you can be a first-year principal 10 times.
What makes the difference? Reflecting on what you’ve done, lessons learned, how your experience will guide you in future, similar situations.
A Relevant Portfolio
Make what’s important in your work your portfolio. Don’t make your portfolio the work.
Since you’re dealing with budget issues for next school year, let’s start with Licensure Standard 2: Ensuring management of the organization, operations, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment.
Here are tips for selecting evidence and writing about your experience:
- Identification and Definition of the Issue. Identify individuals or groups with opposing claims over your budget allocations. Describe the claims and their potential impact on student learning in your school.
- Goals and Objectives. Describe the goals and objectives for student learning that influenced your conflict resolution process.
- Potential/Alternative Resources. Describe all resources available and why you considered them. Include all resources you considered—financial, human, and material.
- Conflict Resolution. Describe your process for moving the opposing parties toward resolution, including how you facilitated negotiation and collaboration.
- Reflection. Describe what were, in your opinion, the keys for the outcome. Reflect on what you learned that you could apply to future, similar situations. The Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium lists six standards for effective principals. Read more > .
See also:
Part 1: Principal Portfolios for Leadership and Learning >
Portfolio Workshop: Focused Reflection Protocol >
