Kathleen M.

Niebuhr
EdLD Internship/May 2014-April 2015

K12 Principal Competency Portfolio

Table of Contents
Core Leadership Competencies

Artifact

A. Leadership
Set priorities in the context of stakeholder needs
Demonstrate the ability to implement change or
educational reform
Model shared leadership and decision-making strategies

ALC programming brochure

2nd Qtr schedule change
Modified CLP documents

B. Organizational Management
Define and use processes for gathering, analyzing, managing
form
and using data to plan and make decisions for program evaluation
Demonstrate the ability to analyze need and allocate personnel
and material resources
Develop and manage budgets and maintain accurate fiscal records
budget SS

Targeted services Google

ALC student count spreadsheet
ALHS secondary Perkins

C. Diversity Leadership
Create and monitor a positive learning environment for all students
ALC student report card
court proceedings
Demonstrate an understanding and recognition of the significance
Targeted Services K5
ethnicity data
of diversity, and respond to the needs of diverse learners
ALC ethnicity data
ALHS Sem1 failure rates by gender &
ethnicity
Promote sensitivity of diversity throughout the school community
ALC special population data

D. Policy and Law

Recognize and apply standards of care involving civil and
police/SRO
criminal liability for negligence, harassment and intentional torts;
Demonstrate an understanding of state, federal and case
contracts for post grads
law governing general education, special education and community
education.
Develop, adjust and implement policy to meet local, state and federal
with MSBA model policy
requirements and constitutional provisions, standards and
regulatory applications

Protocol for contacting

Academic/Attendance

Merged AL bullying policy

E. Political Influence and Governance

Exhibit an understanding of school districts as a political system,
board meeting ESY options
including governance models
Understand the role and coordination of social agencies and human services
diversion program info
Demonstrate the ability to involve stakeholders in the development
bullying complaints
of educational policy

Presented at AL school
Truancy letters with
Form for documenting

F. Communication
Formulate and carry out plans for internal and external
communications
Demonstrate an understanding of conflict resolution and problem
parent

Proposal for ALC restructuring

Shingles exposure letter to

solving strategies
Recognize and apply an understanding of individual and
in hallways
group behavior in normal and stressful situations

Email text about being more visible

G. Community Relations
Identify and interact with internal and external publics
Credit Recovery app for home &
area districts
Articulate organizational purpose and priorities to the community and media Welcome board, credit tree,
postcard mailings
Promote a positive image of schools and the school district
RampUp press release and
brochure

H. Curriculum Planning and Development for the Success of All Learners

Appropriately use learning technologies
GAFE and Schoology training
documents
Demonstrate the ability to provide planning and methods to anticipate
ATPPS funds request
document
trends and educational
Demonstrate an understanding of alternative instructional designs,
Odysseyware online
expectations document
curriculum, behavior management and assessment accommodations
and modifications

I. Instructional Management for the Success of All Learners

Demonstrate the ability to utilize data for instructional decision making
ALC 1st semester credit data
comparison
Demonstrate an understanding of research of learning and instructional
Targeted Services numbers
used for para hire
strategies
Redesigned CLP
Demonstrate the ability to meet the enrichment, remediation, and
Attended PLC Institute-agenda
special education needs of all students

J. Human Resource Management

Demonstrate knowledge of effective personnel recruitment,
science teacher & TS teacher
selection and retention
Demonstrate an understanding of staff development to
SD with ALHS
improve the performance of all staff members
Demonstrate understanding of the administration of employee
confidentiality agreement
contracts, benefits and financial accounts

Applitrack posting for

Jody PfarrPoverty workshop for
ALC budget allotments &

K. Values and Ethics of Leadership

Demonstrate the ability to balance complex community demands
propose move to RiverlandCC
in the best interest of learners
Help learners grow and develop as caring, informed citizens
Presentation/newspaper article
Demonstrate understanding of and model democratic value systems,
ethics and moral leadership;

Identify ALC needs and

Teen Challenge

L. Judgment and Problem Analysis

Identify the elements of a problem situation by analyzing relevant
CR/Proposed fix
information, framing issues, identifying possible causes and
reframing possible solutions
Assist others in forming opinions about problems and issues

Students documents for

AP test data for ALHS

Identify and give priority to significant issues

data

ALHS Gr 8 & 10 Reading/Math MCA

M. Safety and Security

Demonstrate the ability to develop and implement policies and
Active shooter poster and scenarios
procedures for safe and secure educational environments
Demonstrate the ability to formulate safety and security plans to
Emergency Response
Manual update
implement security procedures including an articulated emergency
chain of command, safety procedures required by law, law enforcement
assistance, communication with the public, and evacuation procedures
Demonstrate the ability to identify areas of vulnerability associated
Email regarding staff with
PTSD
with school buses, buildings and grounds and formulate a plan to take
corrective action

K12 Principal Competencies

A. Instructional Leadership
Demonstrate the ability to understand and apply school-wide literacy
Revised Targeted Services
CLP
and numeracy systems;
Emails on busing and snacks for TS
Demonstrate the ability to understand and apply district-wide literacy
Math specialists blog &
number talks brief
and numeracy systems.

B. Monitor Student Learning

Demonstrate the ability to implement a positive and effective student
Synergy screen shot
creating sections for
management system
enrollment
Demonstrate the ability to develop a master instructional schedule
3rd/4th Qtr master modified
block schedule
Demonstrate the ability to create a culture that fosters a community of
Student leadership letter
learners

C. K-12 Leadership
Demonstrate understanding of the characteristics of effective
academies
transitions from one level of schooling to the next
Demonstrate understanding of the articulation and alignment of
Learning Team docs
curriculum from pre-school through grade 12
Demonstrate understanding of different organizational systems
and structures at pre-K, elementary, middle or junior high and
high school levels

ALC eligibility criteria & 8th/9th gr

PLC/ATPPS Teaching and
PreK-12 Pathways guide