Standard 1: Visionary Leadership An educational leader promotes the success of all students by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation,

and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by the school community. a) b) c) d) e) f) Uses data for Establishment of Achievement Goals Uses best practice in Program Improvement Articulates/Promotes High Expectations for Teaching/Learning Aligns educational programs w/ District Vision and Goals Provides Leadership for Major Initiatives and Change Efforts Communicates effectively with various stakeholders on progress

As a future leader, there is a reason why this ISSL is the first one. Over a year ago, I was asked if I wanted to help lead the item analysis for the Iowa Assessments. Although I answered differently in my head, I told my principal that yes, I would be willing to help. The key to visionary leadership is that you have to have an idea of where you want your school to go, and although I was helping lead a very small part of the school, it could have a big impact on the students and the school. I poured through what seem liked endless data of the year before, and looked at question domains to see where our students were deficient. However, that was only part of the equation. The other gigantic task in my principals very loaded question was to help lead the staff through the item analysis process. Over only a few weeks, I created the professional development for our staff, cross-checked my mission with my assistant principal, and lead the charge for Item Analysis at my school. It was extremely stressful, but having the staff look at student data and tie it in with curriculum was why we were doing this in the first place. We needed to see what our students needed instructionally so they could be successful on the assessment and in the classroom. During my first year of item analysis, I was able to put together focus lessons with a group of other teachers. This year (2014), the focus lessons came from the curriculum director and were teacher-created over a district professional development day. For me, this ISSL strongly represented being a Leader of Learning and a Leader of Change. As a future educational leader, having visionary leadership can be illusionary at first. I say this because I know where we want to be as a school, but getting there can be murky. For me, relying on great teachers, data, and supportive administrators allowed me to chart a path where our students could focus on their skill deficiencies and succeed on the test.

The artifacts I have chosen would be my presentations for my professional developments for 2013 and 2014.