Educational Leader Professional Growth Plan
Dain Leytem
Goal Statement &
Relationship of Goal to
ISSL
Throughout my time within
the UNI Ed Lead program,
shared leadership (ISSL #1 &
#2a) has been a central
theme. As a professional, I
want to ensure I am creating
a culture of shared leadership
and giving a voice to those I
work with each day. My goal
is to make less unilateral
decisions. Too often, I find
myself so passionate about
the work I am doing that I
fail to include others.
As a leader, I want to create
meaningful and trusting
relationships will students,
staff, parents, and the
greater community. ISSL #5
calls on administrators to be
respectful of other opinions
and be intentional about
Implementation
Specific Techniques for
Strategies/Action Resources
Outcomes/Achievements Gathering Evidence
Steps/Timeline
To include others in Using technology to In fulfilling this professional goal, I want to survey my
the decision making be innovative and I hope to have a staff more staff weekly with 5 or
process I need to first creative in facilitating engaged in our work. I envision less questions. Their
give my staff a voice conversation with staff having a stronger sense of responses to
and listen to what others. To include pride in our school community questions such as “to
they have to say. others in leadership, I because they have greater what extent do you
Additionally, I need need to be able to ownership in the decisions we feel your opinion
to accept that my efficiently facilitate make as a team. Finally, I hope matters” will be
ideas are not are not conversation amongst to have built trusting compiled to give a
the only way of being my staff. I will work to relationships were everyone feels visual representation
successful. I will work meet people where their voice can be heard. of the climate in our
to listen to others they are and ensure I building. We can use
and compromise. am doing my best to this data to drive
enable conversation. down on areas we
need to improve.
Specific steps I will Professional Reading Creating a welcoming and Survey staff and
take to create on building trusting inclusive environment at our students on the
meaningful relationships school. inclusiveness of our
relationships will be school community.
to improve my Resources on cultural Empowering children respect
listening skills and be competency diversity in culture and opinions. Seek feedback from
intentional about parents and
setting aside time to community leaders.
be present when
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fostering and maintaining working with others.

caring relationships. I also want to ensure
I continue
professional reading
on building
relationships and
immersing myself in
culture different than
my own.