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Week 4 Assignment
Overview
Week 4 Part 1 Your Week 4 lecture and reading addressed the twelve major leadership skills. For this week’s assignment, review the leadership skills, as well as the sample case study, from your Week 4 reading (p. 126-144 of School Leader Internship). Carefully review the analysis questions from your text after each leadership skill and your Week 4 lecture, and then read the case study found in the Resources section. Consider the questions from all 12 leadership areas as you find and list at least one problem in each of the 12 areas found in the case.
After listing at least one problem found under each area, provide at least one recommended action for the school leader.
Work on this assignment as soon as you can, and review your responses several times. In doing so, you are likely to think of additional or better-recommended actions. Often, one recommended action solves more than one problem in several leadership areas. If you use one solution for several problems, be sure to include that solution in each area addressed. Be sure that you have addressed all the problems you listed. The breadth of problems found, as well as whether your actions address what you listed, will be considered when assignments are graded.
Do not add anything to the case or assume anything not written in the case. Do assume, however, that if leader skills are not included in the case, they are missing. For example, if vision or ways to motivate are not included in the case, assume the leader did not use a vision to guide action or use effective motivational practices.
It is recommended that you put in some real thought when reflecting on the case and the identified problems. With a cursory review of any case, one can easily believe that the problems are simple, and the answers just common sense. For example, you may state, “terminate the principal for failing to develop a campus vision.” It is, however, recommended that you consider solutions that involve and empower appropriate stakeholders. Again, the SBEC Principal Competencies can be a valuable source of recommendations in resolving the identified problems.
By gaining more knowledge of leadership, one will the typically look deeper into issues and strive to find causes, instead of simply addressing the effects of actions. People also reflect on their own beliefs and actions to determine if some of the cause could come from their lack of leadership knowledge and/or skill. It is much easier to see the simple problems and find what and/or who to blame. This is a short-term fix and will not lead to better leadership or keep similar problems from occurring in the future. Look for solutions that result in “win/win” fixes.
Rubric
Use the following Rubric to guide your work on the Week 4 Assignment.
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Tasks
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Accomplished The evidence suggests that this work is a “Habit of Mind.” The educator is ready to mentor others in this area. |
Proficient The evidence suggests that performance on this work matches that of a strong educator. |
Needs Improvement The evidence does not yet make the case for the educator being proficient at this task. |
Unacceptable The evidence indicates that the candidate failed to complete the assignment |
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Case Study
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Candidate identifies one problem related to each leadership skill area in the case study. Candidate provides one short- or long-term solution to each problem. Solutions are in-depth and reflect significant knowledge of each leadership skill area (4-5 sentences).
54-60 points |
Candidate identifies one problem related to each leadership skill area in the case study. Candidate provides one short- or long-term solution to each problem. Solutions are appropriate and reflect developing knowledge of each leadership skill area (4-5 sentences).
48-53 points |
Candidate identifies one problem related to most of the leadership skills areas in the case study. However, responses lack clarity and depth. Short- or long-term solutions to each problem are not clearly identified, or solutions reflect a lack of knowledge of the 12 leadership skill areas.
30-47 points |
Candidate submitted an unacceptable and/or significantly incomplete assignment or failed to submit case study analysis.
0-29 points |
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Assignment Mechanics |
Less than 3 errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation.
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4-5 errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation.
10-12 points |
More than 5 errors in grammar, spelling, or punctuation.
7-9 points |
Assignment not submitted
0-6 points |
Week 4 Part 1 Assignment: Leadership Case Study
Review the Week 4 Case Study (found in the Section 4 tab in Blackboard). In the spaces below, post your responses to the case study using your knowledge of the twelve major leadership skills to guide your work.
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Developing Trust |
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Aspects of the Problem
Action to be Taken
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Vision |
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Aspects of the Problem
Action to be Taken
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Decision Making |
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Aspects of the Problem
Action to be Taken
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Communication |
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Aspects of the Problem
Action to be Taken
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Conflict and Issue Resolution |
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Aspects of the Problem
Action to be Taken
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Motivating and Developing Others |
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Aspects of the Problem
Action to be Taken
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Group Processes |
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Aspects of the Problem
Action to be Taken
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Leadership Style |
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Aspects of the Problem
Action to be Taken
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Ethical Use of Power |
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Aspects of the Problem
Action to be Taken
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Culture and Climate |
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Aspects of the Problem
Action to be Taken
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Change |
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Aspects of the Problem
Action to be Taken
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Evaluation |
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Aspects of the Problem
Action to be Taken
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