ISLLC+Standard+3

==ISLLC Standard 3: //An education leader promotes the success of every student by ensuring management of the organization, operation, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment.//== ISLLC Standards

//Name of Artifact////: Educational Finance Project//
//Date: June 2009 Course: EDU 709 - School Finance//

//**Rationale:**// In order to investigate what efforts a school system uses to promote the budget to the school board and voters, I interviewed a building principal. I then compared my notes with the interviews of fellow UNE classmates. The resulting narrative demonstrates my proficiency with monitoring and evaluating management and operational systems. //**Reflection:**// After completing this assignment, I have learned that selling the budget is almost as complex as creating the budget itself. It requires organization, creativity, and an understanding of the support base. Promoting a budget also requires the skill of taking a complex process and being able to thoroughly explain it to any audience. Maybe most notably, it requires flexibility. If at first the budget is not approved, school staff must be willing to exhaust all media forms and selling methods to generate the funding needed to support their students. This artifact has been included with ISLLC standard three as it illustrates my growing ability to evaluate operational systems and effectively discuss fiscal resources. In the future I hope to use this knowledge to work more collaboratively with school staff and the community regarding school finance issues.



//Name of Artifact////: Final Leadership Reflection//
//Date Created: August 2009 Course: EDU 701- Educational Leadership//

//**Rationale:**// My mission as a school leader is to create an environment in which all members of the school community are engaged in the multi-faceted issues regarding education. If successful in my mission, a climate will be established which promotes success through collaboration and fosters the leadership qualities of others. The document presented as an artifact for ISLLC standard three, analyzes my strengths, areas for improvement, and beliefs regarding educational leadership. Based on this analysis, I have developed goals regarding leadership opportunities. //**Reflection:**// This artifact demonstrates my growing competence with promoting the success of every student by ensuring management of resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment. In the future, I hope to continue on the path of becoming an educational leader. It is therefore imperative that I have the skills to ensure that teacher and organizational time is focused to support quality instruction and student learning. My belief is that a school leader must create an environment in which all members of the school community are dedicated to the attainment of high standards and are encouraged to reflect upon successes and disappointments to bring about improvement. All members of the school community must work collaboratively, relying on the strengths of one another, to implement the changes necessary to meet the diverse needs of the twenty-first century learner.