The graduate evaluates school and individual performance data to create professional growth plans for staff and personal development that promote leadership, well-being, and professional growth to support a school’s mission, vision, and values.
School principals are responsible for planning school-wide professional development programs that support their school or district’s mission, vision, and beliefs (or values) and that adhere to identified core strategies. School principals are also responsible for their own personal growth and development plans that align with the school or district as well as their own professional growth goals. This task will give you the opportunity to demonstrate competency in creating a school-wide professional development plan (PDP) for staff and a personal professional growth plan (PGP).
As the principal of Ridgeland Elementary School, you are responsible for creating the professional development plan for your staff for the coming school year. As part of the district performance evaluation process, you are also expected to create your own personal professional growth plan.
You began your planning by gathering several pieces of information and data as presented in the attached “Ridgeland Elementary School Information and Data.” Your next step will be to use this to inform the professional development path you will create for your staff and for yourself.
Your submission must be your original work. No more than a combined total of 30% of a submission and no more than a 10% match to any one individual source can be directly quoted or closely paraphrased from sources, even if cited correctly. An originality report is provided when you submit your task that can be used as a guide.
You must use the rubric to direct the creation of your submission because it provides detailed criteria that will be used to evaluate your work. Each requirement below may be evaluated by more than one rubric aspect. The rubric aspect titles may contain hyperlinks to relevant portions of the course.
A. Using the attached “School Professional Development Plan (PDP),” create a school professional development plan with three areas for professional development that align with the scenario.
B. Using the attached “School Principal Professional Growth Plan (PGP),” create a personal professional growth plan with two areas for professional growth that align to your personal goals as well as the scenario.
C. Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
D. Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.