Week Five Assignment, Part 1 and Part E THREE YEAR PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PLAN
Year One
Goal
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TExES
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Objective
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Course Work/
Book/Workshop
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Mentor
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Dates of Completion
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Evaluations
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I.
To Create and Maintain an Effective Board-Superintendent Relationship.
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Domain I
Competency
004. The Superintendent knows how to respond to and influence the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context, including working with the BOT.
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Speak positive about the district and know the district and its history. Good public communication and make good connections and have strong ties to board members and their families. Learn that it’s ok when the board tells you “thank you but no”. It’s not personal because it’s their kids, their schools, and their money. Meet with board president and prepare the agenda and board packets. Have someone responsible for having the board room prepared for meetings. Routinely conduct fairly short, efficient regular meetings. Initiate a positive tradition at board meetings. Recognize student and staff achievements regularly. Make time to be a cheerleader. Be prepared to make time and be available for the board president.
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1. TASA/TASB Conventions and workshops for Superintendents and Board of Trustee members.
2. TASA Mid-Winter Conference.
3. Region IV
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Superintendents from neighboring districts.
Former Superintendents
Dr. Angi Williams, Dr. Carroll Thomas, and
Mike Moses.
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July of Year one.
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Positive interactions with the Board of Trustees. The Superintendent and the Board of Trustees understanding their roles and responsibilities. The Superintendent and the BOT relationship serve as a catalyst to conflict and effective strategies for dealing with conflicts.
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II.
To Gain a Greater Knowledge of the District Finance Procedures
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Domain III Competency 008. The Superintendent knows how to apply principles of effective leadership and management in relation to district budgeting, personnel, resource utilization, financial management, and technology use.
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To apply procedures for effective budget planning and management. Work collaboratively with stakeholders to develop district budgets. Facilitate effective account auditing and monitoring. Establish district procedures for accurate and effective purchasing and financial record keeping and reporting.
Understanding the historical background and development of public school finance in Texas.
Understanding the concepts of equality, equity and adequacy and how they impact educational funding.
Understanding District improvement Committee goals and plan, and a goal driven budget.
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1. TASA/TASB Conventions and workshops for Superintendents and Board of Trustee members.
2. TASA Mid-Winter Conference.
3. Resources: MOAKCASEY, TEA, Consultant Omar Garcia, House of Ways and Means
4. School Business Journals
5. The Association of Business School Officials (ASBO).
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Former Business CEO’s
Business CEO’s from GPISD.
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July of Year one.
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The Budget aligned with the District Goals. A Goal Driven Budget.
The Superintendent will demonstrate the principles of effective leadership and management in relation to district budgeting, personnel, resource utilization, and financial management
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Year Two
Goal
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TExES
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Objective
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Course Work/
Book/Workshop
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Mentor
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Dates of Completion
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Evaluations
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I.
Gain a Deeper Understanding of measures by which student success for all subgroups can be determined, relative to the tested, foundation areas of math, social studies, science and English/Language Arts.
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Domain I Competency 003. The Superintendent knows how to communicate and collaborate with families and community members, respond to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilize community resources to ensure educational success for all students.
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To meet or exceed the state percentage of all students and the sub populations of Hispanic, African American, White, Economically Disadvantaged, LEP, Special Education, Migrant, and Priority for Services, at the satisfactory academic performance level and the advanced academic performance level on state assessments in all content areas.
Work collaboratively with campuses and all content areas by meeting and reviewing student assessment data as it pertains to LEP, LEP/special Education, monitored LEP, Migrant, and PFS students to exceed the state percentage of students passing STAAR and EOC in all content areas. Ensure that all students identified as Limited English Proficient and Special Education is appropriately served to meet their individual academic needs.
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1. TASA/TASB Conventions and workshops for Superintendents and Board of Trustee members.
2. TASA Mid-Winter Conference.
3. District Staff Development
4. Region IV Service Center
5. Ruby Payne’s Red Book on Poverty
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Assistant Superintendent for Special Programs.
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July Year Two
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State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness Exams (STAAR/EOC)
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II.
Gain a Deeper Understanding of Curriculum and Instruction
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Domain II Competency 005. The superintendent knows how to facilitate the planning and implementation of strategic plans that enhance teaching and learning; ensure alignment among curriculum, curriculum resources, and assessment; and promote the use of varied assessments to measure student performance.
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Students in grades K-12 will complete project based lessons that are tied to curriculum and technology application TEKS.
Revise all core content area curricula to reflect changes to the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) and reflect the level of rigor necessary for student success on the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) exams.
Work collaboratively with campuses and all content areas by meeting and reviewing student assessment data as it pertains to LEP, LEP/special Education, monitored LEP, Migrant, and PFS students to exceed the state percentage of students passing STAAR and EOC in all content areas.
Provide opportunities for student success in the enrichment curriculum areas (art, music, theater, dance, languages other than English, career and technical education, health and physical education).
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1. District Staff Development
2. Attending conference sponsored by TASSP and ASCD
3. Region IV Service Center
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Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum.
Core Directors and Senior Directors.
Assistant Superintendent for Special Programs.
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July Year Two
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State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness Exams (STAAR/EOC)
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Year Three
Goal
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TExES
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Objective
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Course Work/
Book/Workshop
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Mentor
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Dates of Completion
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Evaluations
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I.
Gain a Deeper Understanding of Human Resource Services (HRS)
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Domain III Competency 008. The Superintendent knows how to apply principles of effective leadership and management in relation to district budgeting, personnel, resources utilization, financial management, and technology use.
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To have 100% of staff to be Highly Qualified.
Conduct investigations in a manner that is fair to employees.
Use district and staff evaluation data for personnel policy development and decision making.
Apply knowledge of certification requirements and standards. Apply knowledge of legal requirements associated with personnel management, disciplining, reassigning, and dismissing personnel.
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1. Region IV Service Center
2. Texas Association of School Personnel for Administrators
3. Winter and Summer conferences.
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Assistant Superintendent for Human Resource Services.
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July of Year Three
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100% Highly Qualified Staff.
Decrease in staff investigations.
Meeting the deadline for completion of all staff evaluations. All positions filled before the start of school.
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II.
Building Positive School Community Relations
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Domain I Competency 003. The Superintendent knows how to communicate and collaborate with families and community members, respond to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilize community resources to ensure educational success for all students.
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Educational function designed to foster positive relationships among all constituencies within the cultural environment of the school and to promote the achievement of stated school educational goals through supportive, collaborative, efforts of school stakeholders at all levels of the school, community, and family.
Have a designee to guide the daily operations of the district’s school-community relations program.
Have a volunteer program and activities designed to promote student achievement and district goals.
Active Business Partner program and activities designed to promote student achievement and district goals.
Disseminate information to parents and all school district stakeholders.
Nurture and sustain public confidence in the school district.
Create an atmosphere of cooperation between the school district and other community agencies.
Receive input from community members and parents.
Communicate key decisions and information about the district to employees.
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Texas Education Code sections 11.251, 11.252, and 11.253
P.L. 107-110 (NCLB).
Board Policies
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Community Director
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July of year Three
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Parent Volunteers
Business Partners
Site Base Decision teams
District Academic Advisory Committee
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Blog Follow-up: Post a reflection on the lessons learned from developing your Professional Development Plan to your blog, and read and comment on at least two other students’ PDP reflections.
This might sound strange but putting together my Professional Development Plan was fun, meaningful, and relevant to me. I was actually putting together a plan that I have lived through with my site supervisor, the superintendent. This is my superintendent’s second year as a superintendent as well as my second year working for her. We are living the second year right now and the things that we think would be most beneficial in a three year PDP is very clear for me. It has been an advantage for me, being a cabinet member on the superintendent leadership team, to have gone through the first year in a half with the superintendent. Throughout this course I have been involved in activities that I was actually doing in my district. This was so neat because it was hands on and with a purpose. This was not a drill it was my actual job. The best part about it was the activities and what I was learning in the course was a HUGH VALIDATOR that we were doing things consistent with what I was learning in the course. I could not have timed it any better for myself, new in my position and having the responsibilities and the training from the course at the same time. While I have learned a lot, I still have areas I will continue to develop over the next three years. My plan is to always focus on building and maintaining a positive Board of Trustee and Superintendent Relationships. I have learned that if this is not in place the chances of you being there for three years is very slim. I will always keep in my thoughts the “It’s their kids, their schools, and their money”. I also want to gain a greater knowledge of the District Financial Procedures to ensure that we have procedures in place for effective budget planning and management. I will need to work collaboratively with stakeholders to develop district budgets, a Goal Driven budget. Those are just two areas of knowledge and skills that I will continue to work with. There are others that I will work with as well during this three year process such as, work with Special Populations, Curriculum, HRS, and Community Relations. These are all areas that I will place attention to during my three year Professional Development Plan. I will continue to use reflection as a practice both during professional development and as I perform the jobs that are required of the Leader of the District. I will use this plan as a Road Map for success. I look forward to my journey as a Superintendent one day. I know that this Internship and my past and prior experiences have prepared me for this task. I look forward to serving with confidence and support. Thank you Lamar.
Kenneth Wallace
14702 Kings Head Drive, Houston Texas, 77044
(H) 281-436-0322, (W) 832-386-1224; kwallace@galendparkisd.com
Education
Bachelor of Science in Physical Education Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Master of Education Physical Education Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Mid-Management Certification Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas
Licenses/Certifications
Professional Mid-Management Administrator (Grades PK-12)
Provisional All-Level Health/Physical Education (Grades PK-12)
Provisional Secondary History (Grades 06-12)
Provisional Secondary Health (Grades 06-12)
Administrative and Leadership
Experience
Assistant Superintendent, Galena Park ISD, Houston, Texas, 2011-present
Areas of responsibilities
· Counselors, registrars, Nurses, Early Head Start, CTE, Fine Arts, AP/Pre AP, G/T, Testing
· Athletics, Dropout Recovery program, Accountability, Technology programs
· Secondary Parent Complaints – 1st level, Alternative Education (ACE, Night School, CFS, High Point, JJAEP)
· Parental Involvement, Student Handbook, Graduation, Summer School
Principal, North Shore Senior High School, Galena Park ISD, Houston, Texas, 2000-2011
· Accountability
· Implemented Academic and Career Academies
· Tenth grade teaming
· Implemented AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination, a college preparatory program, designed to empower the low-achieving, ethnically underrepresented student to complete the New Recommended High School Program or the Distinguished Achievement Program thus enabling students to enroll and graduate from four-year colleges and universities.
· Summer academy: Program designed to accelerate incoming calculus students
· Credit Recovery: Computer Based program using Plato Software, for the Galena Park School District.
· TAFE (Texas Association of Future Educators) Program: Directing students to become educators.
· Project Read: Reading across the curriculum in the content areas
· Star Catcher: An after school program designed to help students who are behind in core subjects.
· Junior and Sophomore Academies: program designed to establish positive relationships with at risk students.
· Recognized School 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2011-2012
Administrative and Leadership
Experience
Principal, Estacado High School, Lubbock ISD, Lubbock, Texas, 1989-2000
· Accountability
· Implemented Drop-Out recovery program (Jump Start)
· Implemented AVID (Advancement via Individual Determination, a college preparatory program, designed to empower the low-achieving, ethnically underrepresented student to complete the New Recommended High School Program or the Distinguished Achievement Program thus enabling students to enroll and graduate from four-year colleges and universities.
· Ninth and Tenth grade teaming
· Created positions of Reading and Math Specialist to model and create gold seal lessons for teachers
· Accountability ratings of Acceptable each year
Vice Principal, Estacado High School, Lubbock ISD, Lubbock, Texas, 1987- 1989
· Responsible for Master Schedule
· Scheduling of all academic teams
· Discipline Management Plan
· All after school activities
· Teacher appraisal system
Head Football Coach and Athletic Director, Coronado High School, Lubbock, Texas, 1984-1987
· Responsible for the leadership of the Athletic Football program
· Football Boosters
· Media
· Over saw all athletic programs at Coronado High School
Head Football Coach and Athletic Director, Dunbar High School, Lubbock, Texas, 1980-1984
· Responsible for the leadership of the Athletic Football program
· Football Boosters
· Media
· Over saw all athletic programs at Dunbar High School
· Coach of the Year 1982-1983
Assistant Football Coach, Coronado High School, Lubbock, Texas, 1975-1980
· Varsity Football assistant coach – Worked with defensive secondary and offensive receivers
· United States History Teacher
· Assistant track coach
· Head wrestling coach (three year city champions)
Teaching assistant, Physical Education Department, and Graduate assistant in the Athletic Department, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 1974-1975
· Taught activities courses, Tennis, Football, and Weight Training
· Coached the freshman football team (Defensive back coach)
Training/Professional Development
· Model Schools, Bill Daggett from the International Center for Educational Leadership at the TASA Mid-Winter Conference in Austin, Texas, January, 2008
· Legislative Update and Legal Summit, Region IV, 8-17-2011
· Principal Assessment for Student Success, Region IV, 4-16-2009
· Aspiring Superintendents Academy, Region IV, 10-30-2006
· Performance-Based Monitoring Interventions: Career and Technical Education, 2-27-2007
· Campus Tools for Title I, part A: Meeting requirements under NCLB, 8-9-2007
· Special Education update with the Law Dog (TASSP) Summer conferences each June
· Ruby Payne, A Framework for Understanding Poverty – Summer 2005
· Keeping Kids in School: Model School and Dropout Prevention, Region Iv, 7-19-2005
· The Principals’ partnership Summer Leadership Institute, July 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007
· Dr. Stephen R. Covey’s Luminary series event, the 8th Habit, Rice University, 2009
· Region IV Understanding Current AYP and State Accountability
· TASSP Conference: Austin, Texas, Rigor, Relevance, and Relationships, June 2007
· Strategic Planning Workshop, GPISD, August 2009
· PDAS (Yearly updates)
· STARR & EOC training, GPISD, August-MAY 2011-2012
Professional Associations & Memberships
· Texas Association of Secondary School Principals Board Member 2006-2010
· Texas Association of Secondary School Principals 1987-2011
· National Association of Secondary School Principals 2000-2011
· Texas High School Coaches Association 1974-2012
· Former board Member Athletic council Texas Tech University 1996-2000
· TASA Member (Texas Association of School Administrators 2011-2012)
· Former member Texas class room Teachers Association
· Former member Texas State Teachers Association
Honors/Awards
· Region IV Texas Association of Secondary School Principals, Principal of The Year,
· Galena park ISD, Principal of The Year,
· TASSP (Texas Association of Secondary Schools Principals) Board Member, Region IV Coordinator, 2006-2010
· PTA Life Member
· Winner of Siemens Award for Advanced Placement (2005)
· Recognized School 2000-2001, 2001-2002, 2002-2003, 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2008-2009, 2009-2010, 2011-2012
· Safe School Award, North Shore Senior High School, 2000-2001
· Coach of The Year, 1982-1983
· Texas Tech University, All South West Conference Football Team, & Second Team All American, 1973
Community Involvement
· Member of the North Channel Chamber of Commerce
· Jacinto City Rotary club
· North Shore Rotary Club
· St. Luke’s Hospital Blood Drive
· United Way Campaign
· American Cancer Society Walk for Life
· Daniel Bazon Bayou Walk
References
Dr. Angie Williams, Superintendent,
Galena Park ISD
14705 Woodforest
Houston, Texas 77015
(832) 386-1202
Dr. Carroll Thomas, Superintendent,
Beaumont ISD
3395 Harrison Avenue
Beaumont, Texas 77706
(409) 899-9972
References
Crystal Murray, Assistant Superintendent,
Galena Park ISD
14705 Woodforest
Houston, Texas 77015
(832) 386-1057
Dr. Mike Moses, Retired Superintendent,
Dallas ISD
(214) 957-6500
Dr. Shirley Richardson, Retired Superintendent,
Galena Park ISD
1173 LCR 800
Groesbeck, Texas 76642
(512) 470-0850
Gerald Meyers, Director of Intercollegiate Athletics
Texas Tech University
911 York Place
Lubbock, Texas 79424
(806) 742-3355
Gib Weaver, Superintendent,
Texas Tech University High School
6901 Quaker Ave
Lubbock, Texas 79413
(806) 742-2352
