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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.
This is one of my favorite competencies. Even before I took the PDAS certification class,
I remember understanding that staff evaluation was an administrators opinion of performance.
When I was a paraprofessional I remember not being satisfied about my yearly evaluation. The
principal told me that I had to start somewhere and that I had to set goals in order to improve my
performance. After taking the PDAS certification class, I understand know that there is a rubric
that I have to follow when I evaluate my staff as an administrator. I understand that they have
rights that I need to respect as well. I understand that when it comes to legal decision making, I
have to follow the right steps in order to solve a situation appropriately.
Competency 007: The principal knows how to apply organizational, decision-making, and
problem-solving skills to ensure an effective learning environment.
I love waking up in the morning and going to work. The environment provided at my job
makes me enjoy going to work. Providing an effective learning environment is important for a
school. A comfortable learning environment ensures students safety and makes the surrounding
environment a place where learning can take place. During my internship I got a great experience
understanding what it takes to make sure a proper environment takes place. Working along my
principal, he made me understand how a behavior matrix sets the proper environment where
learning can take place. Safe, Civil, and Productive thats the Maverick Way! It is driven in
our brains every day. The staff has expectations along with the students. Safe, Civil, and
Productive has different meaning for everyone in the building. However, when everyone follows
their expectation the environment provided is perfect for learning. High expectations and
consistency is something that will help students and staff members feel safe.
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.
Understanding how to analyze the AEIS report helped me understand how administrators
determine where assets need to be used. Conferencing with administrators and financial clerks
helped me understand how important it is budget the schools assets appropriately. At my school
the principal is the person that gives the final approval for any purchases for any department. As
a principal I have to understand that I have to have a system in place that will make my school
successful. Spending money, especially Title I money, has to have a purpose and be used in the
manner that is helping the school work towards the supervision.
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.
As a teacher, I never understood why the administrators would make us take down certain
decorations from our walls or move them lower. Then I met the fire Marshall and how certain
things in the building help ensure student safety. I understand that as a principal I have to ensure
that crises drills are in place to help with student safety. As a principal I will develop a crisis
team that will meet on a regular basis to make sure that our students and staff members are safe.
As a principal, I will practice crisis drills to ensure that the staff and students understand the
proper procedures.