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1. Mission
2. Vision
3. RTI
4. Funding/partnerships
5. Counselor
6. Vice Principal
7. PD Opportunities
8. Systems
9. Sped Department Staffing
10. Moved out the right people and moving in the right people

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I am an instructional leader.
I am a courageous leader.
I am able to build positive relationships with faculty, staff, and students.
I am able to make tough decisions knowing it is the best for my students.
I am able to figure out this place called "Elementary School".
I am able to walk into a classroom and identify instructional strategies.
I am able to write the word "Principal" after my name and believe it.
I am capable of waking up in the morning and wanting to come to school.
I am able to commit to my goal of "sweeping" every classroom and visiting every PLC once a week.
I am proud and honored to a Principal!

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1. Building relationships with kids and staff
2. Community events increased in number and satisfaction
3. Added artic to reflect on instruction
4. All decisions should be made with students in mind
5. Learned systems and programs
6. Added VL to school community
7. Addressed growth mindset
8. Put systems in writing for clearer communication
9. Successfully completed our accreditation
10. Created monthly new teacher forum for support

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1. Relationships relationships relationships.
2. Students, families, community! What an amazing place. So different than what I am used to.
3. Students are number one, always remember that. Do what is right for them, not what is easier for staff.
4. Challenging conversations to move school forward.
5. Started WASC process, staff bought in to process.
6. Created a science committee to discuss teaching science more regularly and identify a curriculum as we move forward.
7. Support from CAS, district, and NPA mentors. Their knowledge and experience is priceless.
8. Learning everyday helps me to be a better leader. Being that learning leader validates to my staff that I walk the talk.
9. Being a part of PD and data teams, validating the time spent learning that it is important for everyone including me.
10. Everyday is awesome. Learn every day, Be positive everyday, Model everyday. People will buy in and you can move the school forward.

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1.  Got to be back with STUDENTS.  Love that!
2.  Learning by doing.
3.  Looking forward to continuing to work with our Leadership Team and the rest of the staff towards improvement for our kids.
4.  Developing a good relationship with the other principals in the complex.
5.  Getting great support from the CAS and District.
6.  Finding out that most of the teachers here are willing to try new things to improve supporting student success.
7.  Finished WASC!
8. NPA mentor puts up with my ADHD and let me work through things.
9.  Getting to know our families and community and working with them for the kids!
10. Reflecting on my practice and decisions and being able to change if it is the right thing to do.

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1.  Building relationships with our school's leadership team.
2.  Time spent debriefing issues with my NPA mentor, Vernon.
3. Continued support from the principal mentor I trained under.
4.  Learning to use Google Docs and having all department meeting minutes be on it.
5.  Learning Google Calendar and using it to simplify scheduling IEP meetings for the sped department.
6.  Learning to accept that I will make mistakes and focusing on what I need to do to avoid a similar error instead of the error.
7.  Using the concerns and complaints of the faculty to determine supports.
8.  Taking the time to be intentional with even short meeting agendas.
9.  Taking the time to learn exactly why things are done in certain ways at an elementary school.
10. Participating with our faculty on all PD opportunities.

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1.  Meeting and collaborating with dedicated educators.
2.  Growth as an Educational Leader.
3.   Building Positive Relationships with others.
4.  Support from NPA and Mentor.
5.  Sharing the constant message of "Students first"
6.  Highlighting "Student Academic Performance".
7.  Nurturing Community Relationships and Engagement
8. Transparency
9.  Building Leadership Capacity
10. Valuing People and their Strengths.

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1) Survived! I'm making it my first year.
2). Developing a clear vision for the school
3). CNA - role modeling the importance of data analysis at a school level
4). Cheerleading - helping to motivate others to do the good work
5). Student empowerment - created and supported a student leadership class.
6). Staff empowerment - staff led PD on Cultural Competence
7). Differentiated PD- created options for teachers to request funds to support their professional growth needs
8). Improved climate - supported initiatives for PBIS that supported students and brought back fun in school!
9). Walk through - made it through 70 walk throughs documenting teaching and learning practices
10). Carving the future- Transparency of where we're heading in the next 3 years and how we can get there

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1. Team efforts - collaboration
2. WASC!!
3. Building relationships
4. Building leadership capacity
5. Learning the Budget
6. Knowing the resources and supports at the district and state level
7. Appreciate the coaching and support from mentor(s)
8. Understanding that there's only so much in my control and keep smiling and moving forward and upward
9. Lead learner...taking it all in
10. Fresh start for 2017-2018...new beginnings, new brand, new direction, new academic plan, focus on student success

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*People: Developed a team with values of innovation, problem-solving, trust and dedication
*People - Communication: Increased communication to all stakeholders
*People - Shared Decision Making: Developed and nurtured structures that lead to school-wide collaboration and reflection
*People - Hiring: Developed interviewing and on-boarding at school
*Results: Wrote a lot - WASC, grants, proposals, speeches and weekly newsletters
*Results: Monitored and collaborated on students' growth and closing gaps
*Rigor: Began encouraging comprehensive, coherent curriculum with an eye towards engineering design process and critical thinking through vertical articulation of literacy exit criteria (met with two middle schools)
*Rigor: Launched pedagogy for technology and social emotional development
*Fun: Our SY 2016-2017 school song is Justin Timberlake's "Can't Stop the Feeling" which we keep singing and dancing to
*Theme: Wove our SY 2016-2017 theme into everything: Here We Go - Brick-by-Brick! Learn! Lead! Legos!

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-Using Google to organize the vastness of my work.
-Joining professional groups such as the Blueprint team
-Completing widespread projects such as the PDERI Request for Proposal.
-Learning about and guiding many of the Principal in Residence assignments
-Learning from four outstanding New Principals and 2nd year VPs.
-Attending a Research Practice Partnerships (RPPs) discussion in San Francisco
-Presenting RPPs at an EIH conference
-Based on a many data documents, visioning how the NPA Year 1 program can be improved based on an empathy mindset
-Tracking a journey toward Improvement Sciences and RPPs
-Drafting version 9 of my thoughts toward addressing complexity and Improvement Sciences

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-Supporting new Principals!
-Working w/ Colleagues!
-Opportunity to network and make new acquaintances!
-Planning & executing!
-Peace of Mind!
-Feedback for improvement!
-Program improvement!
-Coach Forums!
-NPA Yr 1!
-NPA Yr 2!
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1. NPA Seminars
2. CAS PLC for new principals
3. NPA Mentor support
4. Meeting / networking with new people.
5. Re-connecting with familiar faces and being able to seek out advice and support
6. Learning how to navigate the budget process
7. Finding ways to put my stamp on the school
8. Collaborating with teachers on the academic plan
9. Campus beautification and upgrades
10.  Being able to rely on key people at the school to help me along.