COMPETENCY

REFLECTIONS
Melinda Potlongo
University of St. Thomas
Spring 2014
Competency 001: The principal knows how to shape campus culture by
facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a
vision of learning that is shared and supported by the school community.

Successes
Successfully created the Campus
Improvement Plan (CIP) with the
campus principal.
Attended weekly administrative
team meetings, and shared ideas
on how to create buy-in from
staff.
Trained all new teachers on
campus on the district Building
Better Relationships model for
classroom management.
Goals
Continue working with the other
administrative team members to
create a positive school climate.
Brainstorm new ideas to reduce
the percentage of teacher
rollover.
Develop a menu of staff
incentives to recognize staff
members for their commitment to
the campus vision.


Competency 002: The principal knows how to communicate and collaborate with all
members of the school community, respond to diverse interests and needs, and mobilize
resources to promote student success.

Successes
Participated in numerous
Student Intervention Team
meetings for all grade levels.
Facilitated new teacher
meeting.
Facilitated state mandated
System Safeguards meetings.

Goals
Facilitate more staff meetings
to become more comfortable
with speaking to large groups.
Learn how to support teachers
through conflicts.
Develop community building
activities to increase the
relations between the
community and the school.

Competency 003: The principal knows how to act with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical
and legal manner.

Successes
Provided information
regarding student behavior
concerns during IEP staffings.
Helped plan the campus
multicultural parade.
Mentored a first year teacher.



Goals
Continue to mentor teachers
and build positive
relationships with the staff.
Be a model educator, and
leader.
Continue to stay abreast of
the legal and ethical issues
that affect schools.

Competency 004: The principal knows how to facilitate the design and implementation of
curricula and strategic plans that enhance teaching and learning; ensure alignment of
curriculum, instruction, resources, and assessment; and promote the use of varied
assessments to measure student performance.

Successes
Participated in weekly third
grade math team planning
sessions.
Attended reading and
language arts vertical team
meetings.
Provided support to the fifth
grade SSI students who did
not meet standard on the
reading STAAR.

Goals
Attend trainings to increase
my knowledge of Balanced
Literacy.
Stay current on best research
based instructional strategies
Continue to facilitate campus
book studies on classroom
management and begin
studies on instructional
strategies.

Competency 005: The principal knows how to advocate, nurture, and sustain an
instructional program and a campus culture that are conducive to student learning and staff
professional growth.

Successes
Participated in grade level
checkpoint data dig meetings.
Conducted classroom
observations using the Mega
Monitoring application.
Assisted three teachers who
were on TINAs with classroom
management and student
engagement strategies.


Goals
Continue to support teachers
who have difficulty either with
instruction or classroom
management.
Analyze data from Mega
Monitoring observations to
determine how to best support
teachers.
Continue to work to ensure all
decisions are aligned with the
campus goal.

Competency 006: The principal knows how to implement a staff evaluation and
development system to improve the performance of all staff members, select and
implement appropriate models for supervision and staff development, and apply the legal
requirements for personnel management.

Successes
Developed a mid-year staff
survey to obtain feedback on
the progress of achieving the
campus goal.
Facilitated monthly PBIS
meetings.
Conducted classroom
observations with a first year
teacher of a master teacher.


Goals
Attend training for
Professional Development
Assessment System (PDAS).
Continue to develop surveys
to obtain feedback from staff.
Create an open door policy so
staff can feel comfortable with
addressing concerns and
working together to reach a
solution to problems.


Competency 007: The principal knows how to apply organizational, decision-making, and
problem-solving skills to ensure an effective learning environment.

Successes
Met weekly with the campus
principal to monitor the
progress of assigned projects.
Collaborated with the campus
assistant principal to met the
Title 1 requirements.
Planned and created school-
wide daily classroom
meetings.


Goals
Collaborate with as many
stake holders as possible
when making decisions.
Strive to keep a team
mentality.
Continue to monitor and
assess current programs to
determine if there needs to be
a change in how things are
done.

Competency 008: The principal knows how to apply principles of effective leadership and
management in relation to campus budgeting, personnel, resource utilization, financial
management, and technology use.

Successes
Attended Title 1 budget
meetings.
Provided feedback to the
campus principal about
personnel issues.
Participated in weekly
administrative team meetings.


Goals
Strive to ensure that spending
is aligned with the campus
goal.
Research strategies to
incorporate the use of
technology more into
everyday lessons.
Prioritize time to ensure that I
will be able to be visible in
classes as often as possible.

Competency 009: The principal knows how to apply principles of leadership and
management to the campus physical plant and support systems to ensure a safe and
effective learning environment.

Successes
Attended a meeting with the
campus principal, assistant
principal, and district
superintendent of security.
Assisted with creating the
campus crisis drill procedures.
Assisted with monthly crisis
and fire drills.

Goals
Ensure that all campus
decisions are legal.
Monitor school grounds daily
to look for safety concerns.
Familiarize myself with crisis
management plans.