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SCHOOL LEADERSHIP PROGRAM

Field Experience Checklist and Log
Nikki Russell QVH572
Tennessee Instructional Leadership Standards-2013
Before your field experience can be considered complete, you have to provide evidence that you are
proficient at the level of between aspiring and beginning principal on each of the TILS Standards.
While EACH of the indicators below is not required, some are more important than others and the big
picture but demonstrate proficiency.
You must fill this out and submit it in your portfolio. These are the required pieces: everything else
you do can be used in adding up to 450 hours. Use the spaces at the end or each standard to add
those when you submit the final portfolio. Thus what starts as a checklist becomes your FX Log.
If you cant answer the question, then chances are you either need to do more FX or include another
activity as documentation. If in doubt, ask a peer to review.
Note: the specific standards and FX activities referred to are from the 2013 version.
OVERALL Scope
A TN ILL-B qualifies you to be a principal K-12.
Indicators are in standard font.

1An effective instructional leader can work in

more than one school
An effective instructional leader can address the
needs of students PreK-12.

My questions to you are in italics. Please

answerjust name the activity (eg: A-d or Cg). Activities certainly may address more than one
standard/indicator
Where do you show that you have some level of
leadership experience outside of your own school?
Where do you show that you have some level of
proficiency at the elem., middle school and high
school level?

Standard A:
2013 Standard A: Instructional Leadership for Continuous Improvement
An ethical and effective instructional leader facilitates the use of instructional practices informed by
assessment data that continually improve student learning.
Indicators are in standard font.

21. Builds capacity of educators to provide all

students access to a rigorous curriculum,
aligned with national standards.
3

My question to you is in italics. Please

answerjust name the activity (eg: A-d or Cg). Activities certainly may address more than one
standard/indicator
Where do you show your level of proficiency
regarding curriculum, rigor and alignment?
A(p) Assume the role of chair for all-school
committee. Family & Community Involvement
Committee

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2. Collaborates with educators to analyze and use

multiple forms of data throughout the year to
establish specific goals and strategies that reflect a
commitment to student achievement and growth.

Where do you show your level of proficiency

regarding data analysis and data driven decision
making
A(f) Participate in or lead in the SIP component
that analyzes student achievement data and makes
recommendations based on those data.
A(i) Participate in the schools leadership team for
a school year.
A(p) Assume the role of chair for all-school
committee. Family & Community Involvement
Committee

3. Develops and executes a plan to use multiple

forms of data to drive and implement interventions
to address all students learning needs.

As above-but this is about actual implementation

A(f) Participate in or lead in the SIP component
that analyzes student achievement data and makes
recommendations based on those data.
A(p) Assume the role of chair for all-school
committee. Family & Community Involvement
Committee

4. Systematically monitors progress toward

established goals and makes decisions that lead to
continuous improvement.

As above-but this is about monitoring and program

evaluation- is what you did actually working?
A(p) Assume the role of chair for all-school
committee. Family & Community Involvement
Committee

What are other activities in which you have

successfully engaged that support this standard?
List them here with a brief description to the right.
A4-5

After School Care Director

Total hours for Standard A

255 hours

Standard B 2013: Culture for Teaching and Learning

An ethical and effective instructional leader collaborates with stakeholders to create and sustain an
inclusive, respectful and safe environment conducive to learning and growth for all.
Indicators:
1

2You may have done some of these in 5630: if

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1. Communicates and supports high expectations

for trust, collaboration, a safe and orderly
environment, and respect for all.

so, be sure they are in your portfolio AND

you have written the reflective piece
3Where do you show your level of proficiency
regarding this? Could be student
handbook, discipline policies, crisis
intervention plans, other.
B(a) Conduct a Climate Analysis in your school.
B(c) Mentor a teacher about student discipline
B(g) Lead/work with others to develop/implement
an incentive plan for student behavior and/or
attendance.
B(l)Observe and critique a teacher, focusing on the
climate and expectations in the classroom.

2. Facilitates development of supportive

structures to involve families in the education
of their children.

Where do you show your level of proficiency

regarding parental involvement?
B(g) Lead/work with others to develop/implement
an incentive plan for student behavior and/or
attendance.

3. Facilitates collaborative relationships among

all stakeholders by establishing high
expectations for clear, concise, and
constructive written and spoken
communication.

Where do you show your level of proficiency

regarding excellence in communication? The
indicator actually says establishing expectations
but you have to model it first.

4. Recognizes and celebrates improved educator

and student performance related to school
improvement goals.

Leadership Team
Where do you show your level of proficiency
regarding this?
B(g) Lead/work with others to develop/implement
an incentive plan for student behavior and/or
attendance.

What are other activities in which you have

successfully engaged that support this standard?
List them here with a brief description to the right.

Total hours for Standard B

75 Hours

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Standard C-2013: Professional Learning and Growth

An ethical and effective instructional leader develops capacity of all educators by designing, facilitating,
and participating in collaborative learning informed by multiple sources of data.
Indicators:

1. Implements and monitors a rigorous, consistent

evaluation system using an approved Tennessee
evaluation model.

2. Uses educator evaluation data to inform

professional learning goals and plans.

You may have done these in 5640: if so, be sure

they are in your portfolio AND you have written
the reflective piece
Where do you show your level of proficiency in
actually observing and evaluating another
teacher?
C(m)Observe and critique a teacher
Where do you show your level of proficiency
helping another teacher establish data driven
professional learning goals and plans.
C(b) Plan and conduct a faculty staff development
session.
C(m)Observe and critique a teacher
C(r) Serve as a mentor

3. Provides and engages in data-informed,

differentiated professional learning
opportunities for educators, aligned with the
Tennessee Standards for Professional Learning.

C(v) Interview a principal who has engaged in

formal discipline (Letter of Deficiency, suspension
or termination) of a tenured teacher.
Where do you show your level of proficiency in
providing differentiated PD for teachers?
C(b) Plan and conduct a faculty staff development
session.
C(m)Observe and critique a teacher
C(r) Serve as a mentor

4. Identifies, retains, and develops the most

effective educators based on evidence of
student and educator outcomes.

C(v) Interview a principal who has engaged in

formal discipline (Letter of Deficiency, suspension
or termination) of a tenured teacher.
Where do you show your level of proficiency
regarding hiring and developing teachers?
C(m)Observe and critique a teacher
C(r) Serve as a mentor
C(v) Interview a principal who has engaged in
formal discipline (Letter of Deficiency, suspension
or termination) of a tenured teacher.

5. Identifies and supports potential teacher-

Where do you show your level of proficiency in

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leaders and provides growth opportunities in

alignment with the Tennessee Teacher
Leadership Standards.

empowering other teachers? You are not the final

call here but need to show that you can identify
and empower others to be leaders.
C(m)Observe and critique a teacher
C(r) Serve as a mentor

6. Takes action to improve self-practice based on

multiple sources of feedback, including
performance evaluation results and selfreflection.

Where do you show your level of proficiency in

using data and reflection to improve your own
performance
C(b) Plan and conduct a faculty staff development
session.
C(m)Observe and critique a teacher

What are other activities in which you have

successfully engaged that support this standard?
List them here with a brief description to the right.

Total hours for Standard C

110 hours

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Standard D-2013: Resource Management

An ethical and effective instructional leader facilitates the development of a highly effective learning
community through processes that enlist diverse stakeholders and resources.
Indicators:

1. Enlists community resources and partners to

support the schools mission, vision, and goals.

You may have done these in 5760: if so, be sure

they are in your portfolio AND you have written
the reflective piece
Where do you show your level of proficiency
working with community partners to support you
initiatives (fund raising, grants, etc)
D(g) Work with the site administrator for the
school discretionary budget.
D(h) Conduct or chair a fundraising event.
D(x) Plan a school-wide event
D(aa) Critique your schools website
D(cc) Assist in lunchroom supervision for some
extended period of time

2. Includes a diverse set of educators and

stakeholders in school improvement decisions.

Where do you show your level of proficiency

involving the community in decision making?
(leadership team, task forces, etc: actual decision
making opportunities)
D(g) Work with the site administrator for the
school discretionary budget.
D(h) Conduct or chair a fundraising event
D(o) Evaluate the current plan for parents
involvement.

3. Establishes, communicates, and enforces a set

of standard operating procedures and routines
aligned with district, state, and federal policy.

D(aa) Critique your schools website

Where do you show your level of proficiency here?
It is huge-teacher handbooks, crisis and safety
plans, legal issues, induction, orientation, etc.
D(g) Work with the site administrator for the
school discretionary budget.
D(h) Conduct or chair a fundraising event
D(o) Evaluate the current plan for parents
involvement.

4. Performs all budgetary responsibilities with

accuracy, transparency, and in the best interest

Where do you show your level of proficiency with

budget?
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of students and staff

D(g) Work with the site administrator for the

school discretionary budget.
D(h) Conduct or chair a fundraising event

What are other activities in which you have

successfully engaged that support this standard?
List them here with a brief description to the right.

Total hours for Standard D

100 hours

Other..misc

What are other activities in which you have

successfully engaged? List them here with a brief
description to the right.

Conduct a (brief) facilities analysis for ADA

Write the professional code of ethics that you
intend to follow as a school leader.
.

Total hours for misc..

20

TOTAL FX Hours = 560

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