Kristin Weber

Professional Growth Plan

Oakland University
Goal Setting:
My goal for this program is to build my leadership capacity. I would like to lead a group of
people at some point in my career in either a school-based setting or a district-based setting. The
reason I decided to pursue this degree was to further my knowledge of effective leadership so
that I would be able to attain a job that used those skills. I want to promote positive change
within an organization and to always put kids first.
My Platform:
What are the most important aims of public education in America?
The most important aims of public education in America are to better society as a whole, as well
as promote the growth (academically, socially and emotionally) of children and adults. Public
education is the great equalizer for those who wish to achieve more than where they came from.
Public education must always work to be the vehicle for greatness in America.
What is your definition of effective teaching?
Effective teaching is when all students are engaged both physically and cognitively. Effective
teaching occurs when all students make growth toward a learning goal that has been clearly
communicated to students. Effective teachers understand their students, and adapt instruction to
meet the needs of those students.
What are the most important needs of teachers?
Teachers need to be supported by the school, district, and community where they work. Teachers
need to have the resources they need to effectively meet the needs of the students in their
classrooms. Teachers need frequent professional development, as well as time to work
collaboratively with their peers to improve daily instruction.
What is your definition of a good school?
A good school has a staff that works collaboratively to make every minute count in the
classroom. Teachers are invested in their students, and students in turn are invested in their
education. The leadership in the school supports teachers, students and the community to
education every child to their fullest potential.

Career Inventory:
Significant professional accomplishments:
Mathematics/Biology teacher (high school)
Data Literacy Coach (district level position)
District Mathematics Curriculum Coordinator
Quality Instruction Coach
Led district School Improvement meetings for all schools
Led district task team to develop new high school graduation requirements
Led numerous professional development sessions
Helped develop a teacher evaluation system for Farmington Public Schools
How have I stretched beyond my professional zone?/What have I done to develop professionally?
Enrolled in Ed.S. program at Oakland University
Participated in the Galileo Teacher Leadership Program
Those I have networked with, been mentored by, or been advocated for?
Michele Harmala, Superintendent of Wayne-Westland Community Schools
Catherine Cost, Superintendent of Wyandotte Schools
Jon Manier, Executive Director of Instruction, Farmington Public Schools
Aaron Johnson, Assistant Superintendent for Instruction, Farmington Public Schools
Naomi Khalil, Director of Instructional Equity, Farmington Public Schools
David Workman, FEA President, Farmington Public Schools
Kris Gekiere, Director of Assessment and School Improvement, Farmington Public
Schools
Joe Greene, Principal, North Farmington High School
Barbara Elson, Principal, Longacre Elementary School

Resume:
Kristin R. Weber
Educational Philosophy
I believe that all students can learn if given the tools to do so. I believe some of the best skills
we can teach students are critical thinking, communication and perseverance. With these skills,
students can attack any problem with a chance to succeed.
Areas of Expertise
High School Mathematics & Biology
Pearson Inform
Assessment Data Analysis
School Improvement Process/ASSIST
Platform
NWEA Testing
Instructional Coaching

Curriculum Development - mathematics

Rubric Development
Common Core Standards Mathematics
Data Literacy Coaching
Professional Learning Communities
Large Group Professional Development
Facilitation

Educational Experience
Oakland University: Education Specialist in Educational Leadership (expected 6/2015)
Certification: Michigan Elementary and Secondary Administrators Certificate (expected June
2015)
Marygrove College: Master of Arts in Teaching
Western Michigan University: Bachelor of Arts in Mathematics
Major: Mathematics
Minor: Biology
Certification: Michigan Secondary Professional Certificate (6-12) EX & DA
Professional Experience
Farmington Public Schools
Quality Instruction Coach

August 2013 June 2015

As a quality instruction coach I have been through extensive training in the Marzano observation
protocols, as well as the Classroom Assessment for Learning material. I am a consultant for
teachers at North Farmington High School to aide them in designing lesson plans, writing units

of instruction, observing teaching practice and giving feedback, as well as providing professional
development in the Marzano Learning Map and Classroom Assessment for Learning material.
K-12 Mathematics Coordinator

2013 2014

As a mathematics coordinator, I have assisted in identifying 1st-7th grade students for math
acceleration, planned summer professional development in PLT implementation and curriculum
alignment to the Common Core State Standards, and facilitated a task team to identify a type of
resource for secondary mathematics that would better address the needs of the CCSS. I also
wrote the curriculum for an 8th grade summer intervention course that was offered to struggling
mathematics students that were transitioning from 8th grade to 9th grade.
Data Literacy Coach

2012 2013

As a data literacy coach I was in charge of planning and facilitating all district secondary school
improvement meetings. I created and administered several district-wide surveys to aid schools in
the completion of their school improvement plans. I met with several building school
improvement teams to help them write their goals and complete the diagnostics required by
AdvancED and the Michigan Department of Education. I conducted several trainings on the use
of Pearson Inform for data analysis to inform instruction. I helped coordinate the NWEA testing
with our K-4 and 5-6 buildings as well as run parent reports of student progress. I facilitated
trainings of teachers on how to interpret the NWEA reports and how to use the DesCartes
Continuum for classroom instruction.
Farmington High School

2007 2013

As a math teacher at FHS, I taught Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Calculus, Statistics, and
Trigonometry. I worked to differentiate my teaching to meet the needs of all students in my
classroom. While at FHS I was also the first teacher in the district to be trained on the TI-NSpire
calculators and implement them in a classroom. I served on the professional development
committee and attended county-level mathematics workshops like Whos On First: Year 3. I
also served on two task teams that created Farmington Public Schools Teacher Growth Model
(Professional Roles and Responsibilities and Putting It All Together). From that work I was
invited to be a part of the Summer Implementation Planning Team related to the Teacher Growth
Model and helped facilitate the district professional development day at NFHS at the start of the
2012-2013 school year. Lastly, I was the FHS Point Person for the Teacher Growth Model for
the 2012-2013 school year.
North Farmington High School
2007

2003

I taught Algebra I, Geometry, Algebra II and Biology while at NFHS. I was the freshman and
Sophomore Class Advisors for two years. Lastly, I also volunteered at many after school events
either as a participant or a chaperone.

Professional Development
Galileo Teacher Leadership Program 2013-2015 Cohort
Marzano Training 3 years
Coaching Training with Les Howard of Oakland Schools
TI-NSpire Training - 2 years
ASSIST Training
AdvancED/MDE School Improvement Conference
Whos on First Oakland Schools
Transformational Geometry Oakland Schools
Formative Assessment Series Oakland Schools (2013-2014)
Common Core State Standards Implementation Series (2013-2014) for K-2, and 9-11
Oakland Schools Mathematics Coaches Collaborative (2013-2014)
Oakland Schools Mathematics Leadership (2013-2014)
WIDA National Conference (2013)
NWEA Training
References
Available upon request

Leadership Knowledge, Skills & Dispositions Inventory:

ELCC School Leadership Self-Inventory Strengths and Needs:
Over the past two years, I have been able to participate in an internship to help me develop my
skills as a leader, in hopes of one day becoming an administrator in a public school. At the
beginning of this journey I was asked to complete a survey assessing my knowledge and
utilization of the ISLLC Standards. This gave me a baseline of my knowledge with which to
compare my results after finishing my internship over the past two years. The post-survey, even
though it was not exactly aligned to the pre-survey, helped me to see what areas I made growth
in and the areas that I may still want to focus on in my professional development in the future.
During the pre-survey, I was able to see what standards really stood out as strengths for
me coming into this leadership program. I found that areas of strength were standards one, two
and four. According to the National Policy Board for Educational Administration [NPBEA]
(2008), Standard 1 states that an educational leader promotes the success of every student by
facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of
learning that is shared and supported by all stakeholders ( p.14). NPBEA also states that in
Standard 2, an education leader promotes the success of every student by advocating, nurturing,
and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff
professional growth (p.14). Lastly, in Standard 4, NPBEA states an education leader promotes
the success of every student by collaborating with faculty and community members, responding
to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources (p.15).
During my pre-survey, I was also able to see which standards would be areas for growth
during my internship. These areas for growth were standards 3, 5, 6, and 7. NPBEA states in
Standard 3 that an education leader promotes the success of every student by ensuring
management of the organization, operation, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective
learning environment (p.14). According to NPBEA, Standard 5 says that an education leader
promotes the success of every student by acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical
manner (p.15). NPBEA goes on to say in Standard 6 that an education leader promotes the
success of every student by understanding, responding to, and influencing the political, social,
economic, legal and cultural context (p.15). Lastly, standard 7 dealt with technology but was
not included explicitly in our ISLLC standards. Standard 7 contains five functions dealing with
things like a vision for technology integration, promoting a digital-age culture, promoting
professional learning for educators around technology, effectively using technology to manage
the organization, and lastly modeling the legal and ethical issues related to technology.
After completing my internship and coursework over the past two years, I would say that
my areas of strength are standards 1, 2, 3, and 5. I was able to complete many activities during
my internship to support my growth in these strength areas. For instance, to support standard 1, I
was a member of the Talent Development Committee for Farmington Public Schools. I worked
to develop a shared vision, mission and values for the district as it relates to hiring and placement
of employees in the district. I was also a member of the School Improvement Team for North
Farmington High School and worked to complete all of the components of the plan and prepare
for the Advanc-Ed Accreditation.
In order to support my growth in standard 2, I was able to plan and implement a vast
array of professional development for teachers across the district. I also initiated peer to peer

observations at North Farmington High School and facilitated both observations and debriefing
conversations related to this. I also facilitated a new teacher cohort at North Farmington High
School to help the teachers who were new to the building get the professional development they
needed to be successful. I also worked on the district mathematics curriculum writing committee
to rewrite all of the K-12 math curriculum in the district. Lastly, I worked as a member of the
building leadership team to develop all of the professional development for North Farmington
High School over the last school year.
To support my growth in standard 3, I was able to do several things during my internship.
First of all, I was able to attend a behavior manifestation hearing for a student. I was able to
meet with the Executive Director of Business to discuss how Farmington Public Schools
completes its budget on a yearly basis. I was also able to meet with the Assistant Superintendent
of Instruction to discuss what parts of the High School Restructuring plan could be implemented
in the next year while staying within budget constraints.
Lastly, I was able to support my growth in standard 5 with an activity during my
internship. I was a member of the National Honor Society Teacher Council at North Farmington
High School this year. This council had to meet several times to deal with a discipline issue
related to some of the NHS students.
The areas that I believe I still need to do more learning in are standards 4 and 6. I did a
lot of work related to standard 4 this year when I facilitated a district task team that wrote new
high school graduation requirements and sat on the high school restructuring steering committee
to help move the district from a trimester scheduling system to a semester system. However, I
feel that I still need to hone my skills in the areas of community relationships. In regards to
standard 6, I was able to meet with the superintendent to present the work from my high school
graduation requirements group and to advocate for the students while still trying to influence the
local political stances on which programming to keep or get rid of through the restructuring
process. I was also able to do this during a presentation to the Board of Education. I still need to
develop my skills in the area of assessing, analyzing, and anticipating emerging trends and
initiatives in order to adapt leadership strategies. I am hoping that my work in the next year will
allow me to develop those skills.
Professional Development Resources Inventory:
What people are available to you and how can they assist in your leadership development?
There are several people who are available to me that can assist me in my leadership
development. First of all, I can always call my mentors from my internship, as well as the
Central Office administration from Farmington Public Schools. I will also have a new boss in
the fall of 2015, who can serve as a mentor to me as I learn the role of an assistant principal. All
of these people can show me the various ways a leader functions within a district from different
perspectives.
What professional organizations have resources that might assist in your development?
I would like to join ASCD to get valuable professional reading resources. I will also join the
Michigan Association of Secondary School Principals in the fall of 2015 to give me valuable
resources as a new assistant principal.

Which web sites, books, journals, conferences, publishers and other resources are on your
list?
I will join ASCD to get the latest in professional reading for education and leadership. I would
also like to attend another TURN conference to better understand the relationships that the union
and administration can have with one another that are productive and move the school/district
forward.
Self-Discovery:
What have you learned about yourself through personality type inventories or other profiles?
I have taken the True Colors inventory to get a better understanding of my personality and how it
functions in a group setting. I found out that I am split evenly between the colors green and gold
(green is my dominant color). This means I am a big-picture thinker, but also focused on the
details of carrying out a job or plan.
How do you perceive yourself as a leader?
As a leader, I feel I am a good listener and take everyones feedback into consideration before
making a decision. I also like to help groups come to a decision that is mutual and agreed upon
by everyone. I feel like I can take on challenges, and motivate others to take them on too. I
encourage others and try to give the best feedback I can to help others achieve their best.
What personal feedback have you received from family, friends, or co-workers?
I have asked for feedback after every professional development that I have facilitated. Most of
my feedback says that I am very organized and focused on the job at hand. It also says that I
maintain an open atmosphere where everyone can say what they are thinking without fear of any
retribution.
What are your strengths and where do you want to improve?
I believe my strengths are in facilitation of small and large groups. I can manage a group to get a
task done very efficiently by making sure the group stays on task. I also think I am a good
listener and give encouragement to people when needed. I need to improve in my empathy.
There are times when I dont show it enough and I can be perceived as not being caring enough.
Leadership Development Activities:
Plan to become involved in leadership development activities:
Since I have a new job in the fall of 2015 as an assistant principal, I feel like the majority of my
time will be developing my leadership through on-the-job training. I am confident that as the

year progresses I will find ways to develop my leadership abilities. In the fall of 2016, I will
consider looking outside of my job for ways to continue to develop my leadership abilities.