My beliefs about...My beliefs about...►Leadership of school Leadership of school improvementimprovement

►Team-based improvementTeam-based improvement

►All students progressing All students progressing from grade to grade, from from grade to grade, from level to levellevel to level

Roles and Responsibilities of Roles and Responsibilities of School LeadersSchool Leaders

► Curriculum, Assessment and Instruction LeaderCurriculum, Assessment and Instruction Leader►Data Analysis LeaderData Analysis Leader► Process Improvement LeaderProcess Improvement Leader► Learning and Professional Development LeaderLearning and Professional Development Leader► Relationship LeaderRelationship Leader► Performance LeaderPerformance Leader►Operations LeaderOperations Leader► Change LeaderChange Leader

Mission, Vision, and BeliefsMission, Vision, and Beliefs

►Mission: to educate and nurture the Mission: to educate and nurture the whole child in order to develop whole child in order to develop positive, productive citizens.positive, productive citizens.

►Vision: Every student leaving Mount Vision: Every student leaving Mount Zion Elementary School will be an Zion Elementary School will be an independent learner, who sustains independent learner, who sustains high levels of achievement, and who high levels of achievement, and who becomes a productive member of becomes a productive member of society.society.

Beliefs:Beliefs:

What we believe about children and learning:What we believe about children and learning:► Children have the desire to learn.Children have the desire to learn.► Children’s potential is fostered through a variety Children’s potential is fostered through a variety

of techniques unique to each child’s learning style.of techniques unique to each child’s learning style.► Children must be accountable for their own Children must be accountable for their own

actions.actions.► A positive school climate is achieved when A positive school climate is achieved when

parents, students, and faculty work together.parents, students, and faculty work together.► Academic achievement enables students to Academic achievement enables students to

develop a positive and realistic self -concept.develop a positive and realistic self -concept.► Teachers’ and parents’ expectations and Teachers’ and parents’ expectations and

involvement have a direct impact on each involvement have a direct impact on each student’s level of performance.student’s level of performance.

Mission, Vision, and BeliefsMission, Vision, and Beliefs

►Partner ReviewPartner Review

►Discuss possible changesDiscuss possible changes

►ReviseRevise

Parent CompactParent Compact

►Parent Compact

►Partner ReviewPartner Review

►ReviseRevise

School BrochureSchool Brochure

►ReviewReview

►ReviseRevise

Four Square ResultsFour Square Results►Survey Responses► Important EventsImportant Events

Collegial PlanningCollegial PlanningParent NightsParent NightsRed Carpet DayRed Carpet Day

► Areas of ConcernAreas of ConcernParent Pickup DutyParent Pickup DutyExploratory-little planningExploratory-little planningS.O.A.R.-time-consuming and not consistent S.O.A.R.-time-consuming and not consistent amongamonggrade levelsgrade levelsToo many meetingsToo many meetingsNo ALC for tardies and poor attendanceNo ALC for tardies and poor attendance

Four Square ResultsFour Square Results

► Suggestions for upcoming yearSuggestions for upcoming year

Combine committeesCombine committees

Salad BarSalad Bar

Allow teachers to attend fewer PTO Allow teachers to attend fewer PTO meetingsmeetings

► AdviceAdvice

Treat everyone the sameTreat everyone the same

Be fair. Do not have favoritesBe fair. Do not have favorites

Treat everyone equally.Treat everyone equally.

Policies and ProceduresPolicies and Procedures

►Open HouseOpen House

Monday, August 8, 2011 4:00-6:00 Monday, August 8, 2011 4:00-6:00

Open House ChecklistOpen House Checklist

Open House InformationOpen House Information

Policies and ProceduresPolicies and Procedures

► Leadership Meeting datesLeadership Meeting dates

► PTO MeetingsPTO Meetings

► CommitteesCommittees

► Faculty & Staff changesFaculty & Staff changes

Policies and ProceduresPolicies and Procedures

►BreakfastBreakfast

►FormsForms

►School DaySchool Day

Policies and ProceduresPolicies and Procedures

►Appropriate AttireAppropriate Attire

►Staff CommunicationsStaff Communications

►Copy and LaminatingCopy and Laminating

Policies and ProceduresPolicies and Procedures

►Faculty MeetingsFaculty Meetings

►Lesson PlansLesson Plans

►LunchroomLunchroom

►ParaprofessionalsParaprofessionals

Policies and ProceduresPolicies and Procedures

►Teacher’s childrenTeacher’s children

►Certified/Classified AbsencesCertified/Classified Absences

►Personal LeavePersonal Leave

Student Policies & Student Policies & ProceduresProcedures

►Daily AttendanceDaily Attendance

►CommunicationsCommunications

►Weather and Fire DrillsWeather and Fire Drills

►Homework GuidelinesHomework Guidelines

DisciplineDiscipline

Renaissance LearningRenaissance Learning

►STAR ReadingSTAR Reading►STAR MathSTAR Math►Accelerated MathAccelerated Math►Accelerated ReadingAccelerated Reading►Professional Learning Professional Learning

►S.O.A.R.S.O.A.R.

►Read with SarahRead with Sarah

►Eagles AcademyEagles Academy

►Principal’s ClubPrincipal’s Club

TomorrowTomorrow

►Georgia EvansGeorgia Evans

►Chic-Fil-a BreakfastChic-Fil-a Breakfast

►O’Charley’sO’Charley’s