EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES
These are classes recommended to apply assignments to certain standards. You MAY use other
assignments that you feel are relevant. These are just suggestions.
These are classes (for Specialty only) recommended to apply assignments to certain standards.
You MAY use other assignments that you feel are relevant. These are just suggestions.
Core Standard One –
EDUC 5203 - Educational Practices (Final Event Project)
Core Standard Two –
EDUC 5822 - Multicultural Education (Social Action Project)
Core Standard Three –
EDUC 5203 Intro to Educational Research (Research Assignment)
Core Standard Four –
EDUC 5112 Psych of Teaching
(Chapter Presentation, PowerPoint with Presenter
Notes)
Specialty Standard One: A building level education leader applies knowledge that
promotes the success of every student by collaboratively facilitating the development,
articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a shared school vision of learning through
the collection and use of data to identify school goals; promotion of continual and
sustainable school improvement; and evaluation of school progress and revision of school
plans supported by school-based supporters. –
EDUC 5753 Principles of Public School Administration (Western Heights Case
Study) should cover ELCC elements 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.4
Specialty Standard Two: A building level educational leader applies knowledge that
promotes the success of every student by sustaining a school culture and instructional
program conducive to student learning through collaboration, trust, and a personalized
learning environment with high expectations for students; creating and evaluating a
comprehensive, rigorous and coherent curricular and instructional school program;
developing and supervising the instructional and leadership capacity of school staff; and
promoting the most effective and appropriate technologies to support teaching and
learning within a school environment. –
EDUC 5703 School Personnel & Administration (Professional Development Plan)
EDUC 5103 Curriculum in Schools (Curriculum Analysis Project)
EDUC 5093 Curriculum and Instruction for Special Learners (Student Learning
Project)
These artifacts should cover ELCC Elements 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, and 2.4
Specialty Standard Three: A building level educational leader applies knowledge that
promotes the success of every student by ensuring the management of the school
organization, operation, and resources through monitoring and evaluating the school
management and operational systems; efficiently using human, fiscal, and technological
resources in a school environment; promoting and protecting the welfare and safety of
school students and staff; developing school capacity for distributed leadership; and
ensuring that teacher and organizational time is focused to support high quality instruction
and student learning . –
EDUC 5772 Supervision of Teaching (School Management Case Study)
This artifact will cover ELCC 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, and 3.5
Specialty Standard Four: A building level educational leader applies knowledge that
promotes the success of every student by collaborating with faculty and community
members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community
resources on behalf of the school by collecting and analyzing information pertinent to
improvement of the school’s educational environment; promoting an understanding,
appreciation, and use of the diverse cultural, social, and intellectual resources within the
school community; building and sustaining positive school relationships with families and
caregivers; and cultivating productive school relationships with community partners. –
EDUC 5753 Principles of Public School Administration (Western Heights Case Study)
The artifact should cover ELCC 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, and 4.4
Specialty Standard Five: A building level educational leader applies knowledge that
promotes the success of every student by acting with integrity, fairness ,and in an ethical
manner to ensure a school system of accountability for every student’s academic and social
success by modeling school principles of self- awareness, reflective practice, transparency,
and ethical behavior as related to their roles within the school; safeguarding the values of
democracy, equity, and diversity within the school; and promoting social justice within the
school to ensure that individual student needs inform all aspects of schooling. . –
EDUC 5782 Supervision of Teaching (Rayburn Case Study)
This will cover ELCC standards 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, and 5.5
Specialty Standard Six: A building level educational leader applies knowledge that
promotes the success of every student by understanding, responding to, and influencing the
larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context through advocating for school
students, families, and caregivers; acting to influence local, district, state, and national
decisions affecting student learning in a school environment; and anticipating and assessing
emerging trends and initiatives in order to adapt school- based leadership strategies. 

EDUC 5783 Imp. Of State and Federal Guidelines
o School Law Book – in Binders
o Federal Programs Guidelines – in Binders
o Disadvantage Students– in Binders
o Special Needs Children– in Binders
o ELL Students– in Binders
o Principal Interviews
EDUC 5763 Public School Finance
o Local Funds
o Bond Issues
o Funding Formula
o Financial Analysis Plan
Specialty Standard Seven: A building level educational leader applies knowledge that
promotes the success of every student through a substantial and sustained educational
leadership internship experience that has school based field experiences and clinical
internship practice within a school setting and is monitored by a qualified, on site mentor. –
EDUC 5500 Internship
supervisor survey)
(Using log sheets and overall reflection paper as well as
These artifacts will cover ELCC 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3
RATIONALE HELP
How to write a well-crafted reflective essay for each portfolio standard:
1st paragraph - How does your artifact meet the standard?
2nd paragraph - Summarize the artifact.
3rd paragraph - Why is it important to meet the standard?
4th paragraph - How will you apply what you learned to your professional life?
Rubric for Scoring Graduate Portfolio Rationale/Reflective Commentary
The commentary clearly explains
1.
2.
3.
4.
why this artifact is a good
representation of the standard, i.e. does
it address all facets of the standard:
who was involved:
what the circumstances, concerns, or
issues were: and
when and where the event or series of
events occurred.
The candidate’s self-assessment is evident
as s/he describes
1.
2.
how this experience helped his/her
personal growth;
how/what changes might be made to
alter his/her personal professional
framework as a result of this
experience: and
3
2
1
The
commentary
gives sufficient
representation
of the six noted
requirements.
The
commentary
gives sufficient
representation
of at least four
(4) of the six
noted
requirements.
The
commentary is
missing or is
unsatisfactory
to meet the
noted
requirements.