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SCHOOL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

Field Experience Checklist and Log
Tennessee Instructional Leadership Standards-2013
Before your field experience can be considered complete, you have to provide evidence that you are
proficient at the level of between aspiring and beginning principal on each of the TILS Standards.
While EACH of the indicators below is not required, some are more important than others and the big
picture but demonstrate proficiency.
You must fill this out and submit it in your portfolio. These are the required pieces: everything else
you do can be used in adding up to 450 hours. Use the spaces at the end or each standard to add
those when you submit the final portfolio. Thus what starts as a checklist becomes your FX Log.
If you cant answer the question, then chances are you either need to do more FX or include another
activity as documentation. If in doubt, ask a peer to review.
Note: the specific standards and FX activities referred to are from the 2013 version.
OVERALL Scope
A TN ILL-B qualifies you to be a principal K-12.
Indicators are in standard font.

1An effective instructional leader can work in

more than one school
An effective instructional leader can address the
needs of students PreK-12.

My questions to you are in italics. Please

answerjust name the activity (eg: A-d or Cg). Activities certainly may address more than one
standard/indicator
Where do you show that you have some level of
leadership experience outside of your own school?
Where do you show that you have some level of
proficiency at the elem., middle school and high
school level?

Standard A:
2013 Standard A: Instructional Leadership for Continuous Improvement
An ethical and effective instructional leader facilitates the use of instructional practices informed by
assessment data that continually improve student learning.
Indicators are in standard font.

21. Builds capacity of educators to provide all

students access to a rigorous curriculum,
aligned with national standards.
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2. Collaborates with educators to analyze and use

My question to you is in italics. Please

answerjust name the activity (eg: A-d or Cg). Activities certainly may address more than one
standard/indicator
Where do you show your level of proficiency
regarding curriculum, rigor and alignment?
A(l) Work with the administrator to create
and build the master schedule.
A(n) Work with the school principal on
class assignments for the next school year.
A(p) Assume the role of grade level chair
for a school year.
Where do you show your level of proficiency
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multiple forms of data throughout the year to

establish specific goals and strategies that reflect a
commitment to student achievement and growth.

3. Develops and executes a plan to use multiple

forms of data to drive and implement interventions
to address all students learning needs.

4. Systematically monitors progress toward

established goals and makes decisions that lead to
continuous improvement.

regarding data analysis and data driven decision

making
A(f) Participate in or lead in the SIP
component that analyzes student
achievement data and makes
recommendations based on those data.
A(i) Participate in the schools leadership
team for a school year.
A(p) Assume the role of grade level chair
for a school year.
As above-but this is about actual implementation
A(f) Participate in or lead in the SIP
component that analyzes student
achievement data and makes
recommendations based on those data.
A(p) Assume the role of grade level chair
for a school year.
As above-but this is about monitoring and program
evaluation- is what you did actually working?
A(p) Assume the role of grade level chair
for a school year.

What are other activities in which you have

successfully engaged that support this standard?
List them here with a brief description to the right.

Total hours for Standard A

180 hours

Standard B 2013: Culture for Teaching and Learning

An ethical and effective instructional leader collaborates with stakeholders to create and sustain an
inclusive, respectful and safe environment conducive to learning and growth for all.
Indicators:
1
1. Communicates and supports high expectations
for trust, collaboration, a safe and orderly
environment, and respect for all.

2You may have done some of these in 5630: if

so, be sure they are in your portfolio AND
you have written the reflective piece
3Where do you show your level of proficiency
regarding this? Could be student
handbook, discipline policies, crisis
intervention plans, other.
B(a) Conduct a Climate Analysis in your
school.
B(c) Consult with the principal to select a
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2. Facilitates development of supportive

structures to involve families in the education
of their children.

3. Facilitates collaborative relationships among

all stakeholders by establishing high
expectations for clear, concise, and
constructive written and spoken
communication.

4. Recognizes and celebrates improved educator

and student performance related to school
improvement goals.

teacher who may need help in the area of

student discipline. Analyze her discipline
referrals for period of time. Observe in her
classroom. Conference with teacher. Make
recommendations. Evaluate progress.
B(f) Conduct a school safety audit.
B(g) Lead/work with others to
develop/implement an incentive plan for
student behavior and/or attendance.
B(l)Observe and critique a teacher, focusing
on the climate and expectations in the
classroom.
Critique your schools website
Where do you show your level of proficiency
regarding parental involvement?
B(g) Lead/work with others to
develop/implement an incentive plan for
student behavior and/or attendance.
B(r) Attend a readmission conference for a
student who was suspended
Critique your schools website
Conduct a parent math support session
Where do you show your level of proficiency
regarding excellence in communication? The
indicator actually says establishing expectations
but you have to model it first.
B(r) Attend a readmission conference for a
student who was suspended
Critique your schools website
Where do you show your level of proficiency
regarding this?
B(g) Lead/work with others to
develop/implement an incentive plan for
student behavior and/or attendance.
Critique your schools website

What are other activities in which you have

successfully engaged that support this standard?
List them here with a brief description to the right.

Total hours for Standard B

95 hours

Standard C-2013: Professional Learning and Growth

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An ethical and effective instructional leader develops capacity of all educators by designing, facilitating,
and participating in collaborative learning informed by multiple sources of data.
Indicators:

1. Implements and monitors a rigorous, consistent

evaluation system using an approved Tennessee
evaluation model.

2. Uses educator evaluation data to inform

professional learning goals and plans.

3. Provides and engages in data-informed,

differentiated professional learning
opportunities for educators, aligned with the
Tennessee Standards for Professional Learning.

4. Identifies, retains, and develops the most

You may have done these in 5640: if so, be sure

they are in your portfolio AND you have written
the reflective piece
Where do you show your level of proficiency in
actually observing and evaluating another
teacher?
C(m)Observe and critique a teacher
C(ee) Observe and critique a teacher,
focusing on the climate and expectations
in the classroom.
Where do you show your level of proficiency
helping another teacher establish data driven
professional learning goals and plans.
C(b) Plan and conduct a faculty staff
development session.
C(m)Observe and critique a teacher
C(q)Accept the leadership in or participate
in a committee to plan and implement a
comprehensive new teacher induction
program for your school.
C(R) Serve as a mentor for one or more
new teachers through the school year
C(v) Interview a principal who has
engaged in formal discipline (Letter of
Deficiency, suspension or termination) of a
tenured teacher.
Where do you show your level of
proficiency in providing differentiated PD
for teachers?
Participate in the schools leadership team
for a school year.
C(b) Plan and conduct a faculty staff
development session.
C(m)Observe and critique a teacher
C(q)Accept the leadership in or participate
in a committee to plan and implement a
comprehensive new teacher induction
program for your school.
C(R) Serve as a mentor for one or more
new teachers through the school year
C(v) Interview a principal who has
engaged in formal discipline (Letter of
Deficiency, suspension or termination) of a
tenured teacher.
Where do you show your level of proficiency
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effective educators based on evidence of

student and educator outcomes.

5. Identifies and supports potential teacherleaders and provides growth opportunities in

alignment with the Tennessee Teacher
Leadership Standards.

6. Takes action to improve self-practice based on

multiple sources of feedback, including
performance evaluation results and selfreflection.

regarding hiring and developing teachers?

C(m)Observe and critique a teacher
C(q)Accept the leadership in or participate
in a committee to plan and implement a
comprehensive new teacher induction
program for your school.
C(v) Interview a principal who has
engaged in formal discipline (Letter of
Deficiency, suspension or termination) of a
tenured teacher.
C(w) Participate in the hiring process for
one or more positions in the school
Where do you show your level of proficiency in
empowering other teachers? You are not the final
call here but need to show that you can identify
and empower others to be leaders.
C(m)Observe and critique a teacher
C(q)Accept the leadership in or participate
in a committee to plan and implement a
comprehensive new teacher induction
program for your school.
Where do you show your level of proficiency in
using data and reflection to improve your own
performance
C(b) Plan and conduct a faculty staff
development session.
C(m)Observe and critique a teacher

What are other activities in which you have

successfully engaged that support this standard?
List them here with a brief description to the right.

Total hours for Standard C

105 hours

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Standard D-2013: Resource Management

An ethical and effective instructional leader facilitates the development of a highly effective learning
community through processes that enlist diverse stakeholders and resources.
Indicators:

1. Enlists community resources and partners to

support the schools mission, vision, and goals.

2. Includes a diverse set of educators and

stakeholders in school improvement decisions.

3. Establishes, communicates, and enforces a set

of standard operating procedures and routines
aligned with district, state, and federal policy.

4. Performs all budgetary responsibilities with

accuracy, transparency, and in the best interest
of students and staff

What are other activities in which you have

successfully engaged that support this standard?
List them here with a brief description to the right.

Total hours for Standard D

You may have done these in 5760: if so, be sure

they are in your portfolio AND you have written
the reflective piece
Where do you show your level of proficiency
working with community partners to support you
initiatives (fund raising, grants, etc)
D(aa) Critique your schools website
Where do you show your level of proficiency
involving the community in decision making?
(leadership team, task forces, etc: actual decision
making opportunities)
D(aa) Critique your schools website
Where do you show your level of proficiency here?
It is huge-teacher handbooks, crisis and safety
plans, legal issues, induction, orientation, etc.
Participate in the schools leadership team
for a school year.
Work with the administrator to create and
build the master schedule.
Work with the school principal on class
assignments for the next school year.
D(aa) Critique your schools website
Bus duty
Where do you show your level of proficiency with
budget?
D(g) Work with the site administrator
responsible for the school discretionary
budget.
D(aa) Critique your schools website
Facilitate and organize the schools TITLE
I notebook

85 hours

Other..misc

What are other activities in which you have

successfully engaged? List them here with a brief
description to the right.
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Total hours for misc..

Prepare a report of the ethical issues that

were implicitly or explicitly raised during
your field experience

Write the professional code of ethics that

you intend to follow as a school leader.

Interview a principal other than your own.

Ask about the most difficult ethical issues
they faced

Conduct a (brief) facilities analysis for

ADA

38 hours

TOTAL FX Hours = 503 Hours

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