EDLD+5333+Course+Reflections


 * EDLD 5333 EDLD 5333 Leadership for Accountability: Reflections on Weaknesses and Strengths of my district using state data, Campus Action Plan and Professional Development plan**

== As part of this course, I was required to take a pre and post assessment of my knowledge of Campus Needs Assessments, No Child Left Behind Legislation, and Adequate Yearly Progress. I was also asked to rate my knowledge of a principal's role is conforming to these guidelines. At the beginning of the course, the majority of my answers were in the low range on the scale. However, after completing this course, I felt very confident in my knowledge levels. Recently, I was a team leader on a Campus Needs Assessment team and was responsible for analyzing the data to address the needs of my own campus, Alvord Elementary. This was an important process because "Today's most successful schoolwide programs are comprehensive." ( Dana Center, 1997) I was able to confidently complete this task because of the background I had from this course. I had learned that "a comprehensive needs assessment should be the centerpiece of the planning process." (STAR, 1996 ) I agree very strongly with Deborah Meir when she says " If we intend to dramatically improve the education of American kids, teachers must be challenged to invent schools they would like to teach and learn in,organized around the principles of learning that we know matter." (Meier,1995) The reward for this time-consuming process for me and my team should hopefully be a better prepared campus and district plan for the next school year. ==



//** References: **  Charles Dana Center. (1997). //Successful Texas schoolwide programs: Research study results, school profiles, and voices of practitioners and parents. //Austin, TX: Author.

Meier, D. (1995).// The power of their ideas: Lessons for America from a small school in Harlem. //Boston: Beacon Press.//

STAR Center. (1996). //A toolkit for assessing and revising the integrated campus improvement and Title I schoolwide plan.// San Antonio, TX: Author.