Leadership Self-Assessment for Teachers Home / Self Assessment Tools / Leadership Self-Assessment for Teachers Existing Users Log InUsername or EmailPassword Remember Me Forgot password? Click here to resetNew User RegistrationChoose a Username*First Name*Last Name*Address 1*Address 2City*State*Zip*Country*Phone*Email**Required field Leadership Self-Assessment for Teachers This tool assists you in probing your practice against leadership standards of practice from the Ontario Leadership Framework 2013 and the Self-Assessment Tool for Aspiring School Leaders. Step 1 of 8 12% Give this assessment a name. (So you can find it later)* Welcome and Biographical InformationThis tool assists you in probing your practice against leadership standards of practice from the Ontario Leadership Framework 2013 and the Self-Assessment Tool for Aspiring School Leaders. Specifically, you will be asked to reflect on these questions: How often do you demonstrate this practice? How effectively do you enact this practice? What is your evidence of these practices? With this analysis, what leadership practices will you address in an improvement plan? Identify your top 5. Once you have completed the analysis of your leadership practice in the classroom, school and system/community, you will be asked to identify practices and strategies to develop your leadership. You may return to the tool at any point using the link provided in the email. Your response is specific to the email address and may only be accessed from your email. You are encourage to take your time in completing the exercise. It is your deep reflection that will influence the overall outcome of the process. If you have any questions, contact pwarren@ischoolleadership.com*By using this tool you agree to be added to our mailing list.What is your name?* First Last What is your email address?* What is your gender?Please ChooseMaleFemaleWhat is your current role?Please ChooseClassroom TeacherResource/Support TeacherTeacher with other responsibilitiesWhat panel do you work in?Please ChooseElementarySecondarySystem LevelHow long have you been a teacher?Please Choose3 to 5 years5 to 10over 10 yearsWhat leadership roles do you currently hold or have held in the past? Department or Division Chair Union Representative Designated teacher-in-charge Chair of school committees System committees Other Other (please specify) How many AQ Specialists do you hold?Please ChooseNoneOneTwoThreeHave you completed the Principals' Qualification Program?Please ChooseNoNo, but I plan to register this calendar yearYes, Part 1Yes, Parts 1 and 2 Setting School/Department DirectionAspiring school leaders contribute to Setting Direction in the school by their work in the classroom, school, and system/community. How ‘often’ do you enact these leadership practices?How effectively do you enact these leadership practices?What is your evidence?Classroom EvidenceSchool EvidenceSystem/Community EvidenceWith this analysis, what leadership practices will you address in an improvement plan? Identify your top 5 by dragging them to the top. Building Relationships and Developing PeopleAspiring school leaders contribute to Building Relationships and Developing People in the school by their work in the classroom, school, and system/community. How ‘often’ do you enact these leadership practices?How effectively do you enact these leadership practices?What is your evidence?Classroom EvidenceSchool EvidenceSystem/Community EvidenceWith this analysis, what leadership practices will you address in an improvement plan? Identify your top 5 by dragging them to the top. Developing the School/DepartmentHow often do you demonstrate these leadership practices?How effectively do you enact these leadership practices?What is your evidence?Classroom EvidenceSchool EvidenceSystem/Community EvidenceWith this analysis, what leadership practices will you address in an improvement plan? Identify your top 5 by dragging them to the top. Improving Teaching and LearningHow often do you demonstrate these leadership practices?How effectively do you enact these leadership practices?What is your evidence?Classroom EvidenceSchool EvidenceSystem/Community EvidenceWith this analysis, what leadership practices will you address in an improvement plan? Identify your top 5 by dragging them to the top. Securing AccountabilityHow often do you demonstrate these leadership practices?How effectively do you enact these leadership practices?With this analysis, what leadership practices will you address in an improvement plan? Identify your top 5 by dragging them to the top. Personal Leadership ResourcesTo what extent do you demonstrate the following characteristics:What is your evidence?Classroom EvidenceSchool EvidenceSystem/Community EvidenceWith this analysis, what leadership practices will you address in an improvement plan? Identify your top 5 by dragging them to the top. Your Leadership Development PlanSetting School Direction: What practices will you focus on over the next year? Establish expectations for a safe, trusting, respectful learning environment Model the belief that students can learn to their full potential Articulate learning goals for students Ensure equity of opportunity for all students Demonstrate that learning is an ongoing and collaborative effort between families, teachers and students Model commitment to the school’s vision. Use relevant data to create divisional or department team goals aligned with initiatives in the school improvement plan Lead school teams and committees to establish school improvement goal and foster continuous improvement Facilitate team effectiveness by valuing all members and ensuring meaningful collaboration Collaborate with colleagues from other schools and boards Establish community partnerships and utilize their expertise for staff professional development (e.g., health, service agencies) Gain experience at the system level – e.g., system committees, curriculum writing teams, union leadership opportunities Communicate effectively with the greater community Promote and demonstrate system/board vision to the greater community Setting School Direction: What strategies will you use in demonstrating the leadership practices?Building Relationships and Developing People: What practices will you focus on over the next year? Respects students by providing differentiated, evidence-based instruction to meet varied needs and learning styles Creates a positive, supportive and professional environment that treats each person with dignity and respect: Communicates effectively with students o Encourages risk-taking; Provides opportunities for student input and decision making in a collaborative manner; Resolves conflict and utilizes restorative practices with the goal of reconciliation Provides effective classroom management practices and applies rules in a fair, consistent and equitable manner Initiates meaningful contact with parents to communicate successes and areas for improvement. Develops a positive and inclusive school climate Engages in positive interactions with all school staff Values and respects effective working relationships Approaches resistance with respect, listens to, understands and engages in constructive problem-solving Creates and sustains a professional learning community: Collaborates with all staff; Demonstrates flexibility and openness to new ideas; Supports staff to develop trusting working relationships that foster change; Celebrates and recognizes success Supports and initiates school events and facilitates extra-curricular activities Acknowledges and recognizes the efforts and contributions of others Engages and welcomes parents and community members as respected, valued partners Supports school council initiatives Collaborates with community partners to enhance learning opportunities for students Advocates for the school with the community at large Collaborates with cross-panel personnel to provide elementary students and their families with a positive, seamless transition to secondary school Building Relationships and Developing People: What strategies will you use in demonstrating the leadership practices?Developing the School/Department: What practices will you focus on over the next year? Facilitates the development of a collaborate classroom culture: Utilizes a variety of groupings to build student engagement; Engages students in decision- making and problem-solving; Establishes peer mentoring programs; Demonstrates perseverance and flexibility Models respectful behaviour, continuous improvement and life-long learning Scaffolds instruction to build on students’ knowledge and skills Actively participates in a professional learning community; Engages in inquiry-based professional learning to identify and implement evidence-based instructional and assessment strategies; Shares resources to support student achievement and success; Encourages the sharing of best practice through classroom and school visits; Provides differentiated support and professional development to meet team members’ needs Mentors new teachers and pre-service candidates Participates in learning networks with other professional learning teams in the school Communicates and engages with the home and community in a regular, reflective, informative and invitational manner – e.g., inviting feedback, reporting progress, soliciting involvement, and encouraging school council to be active partners Engages in system professional development and shares best practice Participates in learning networks with other schools in the system and shares appropriately with colleagues Creates and sustains mentoring relationships with system leaders Developing the School/Department: What strategies will you use in demonstrating the leadership practices?Improving Teaching and Learning: What practices will you focus on over the next year? Uses data to establish student and class learning profiles: Assesses skills, knowledge, learning styles and interests; Understands socio-economic and cultural factors that may impact learning Utilizes evidence-based and differentiated instructional strategies to meet student needs and abilities Engages students in meaningful and relevant learning activities Utilizes a variety of assessment strategies: Assessment for learning; Assessment as learning; Assessment of learning Provides additional resources to help students achieve success Incorporates 21st century content, global perspectives, learning skills, resources and technologies Advocates for at-risk learners: Utilizes in-school resource personnel to support student learning; Plans tiered interventions – i.e., programs that are individualized, precise and guided by evidence-based practice Engages in inquiry-based professional learning to inform instructional practices and to contribute to a culture of learning Builds capacity by sharing and encouraging others to take on leadership roles Creates a fiscally-responsible budget that supports the school improvement plan Models team-work and reflective practice to sustain continuous improvement Utilizes system and community support personnel to plan tiered interventions for at-risk learners Engages school council in meaningful role supporting learning and achievement for students Participates in learning networks to share and implement best practice and to support student achievement Attends system professional development programs, encourages other to attend, and shares learning with school staff Supports community learning opportunities (e.g., field trips, cultural events) Improve Teaching and Learning: What strategies will you use in demonstrating the leadership practicesSecuring Accountability: What practices will you focus on over the next year? Ensure a positive, safe learning environment Maximizes student engagement by establishing effective classroom management practices and by protecting instructional time Utilizes relevant data to: Inform instructional and assessment practices; Improve student achievement; Close achievement gaps Uses diagnostic, formative and summative assessment practices to accurately evaluate students Identifies and provides support for at-risk learners Develops annual learning plans based on: Reflective practice; Sustaining continuous improvement aligned with divisional / department and school improvement plans Engages in ongoing communication with parents in regards to student progress Utilizes data to measure and report results of divisional, department and school improvement plans Responds to individual learning needs by planning and monitoring timely and tiered interventions in collaboration with school support personnel Promotes and sustains student well-being and positive student behaviour in a safe and healthy learning environment Models effective supervision practices and reporting responsibilities Understands and implements all school and organizational policies and procedures Accepts constructive feedback from system reviews and incorporates suggestions in divisional / department and school improvement plans Consistently communicates with parents to: Report student progress; Solve problems and celebrate successes Promotes the school to strengthen relationships between the school, home and the community Ensures students and parents understand the full range of pathways, programs and supports that are available Securing Accountability: What strategies will you use in demonstrating the leadership practices?Personal Resources: What personal characteristics will you address over the next year? Effectively solves problems Effectively resolves conflicts between others Prioritizes problems based on impact on student learning Guided by values and principles Demonstrates knowledge about conditions for learning Understands complex and reciprocal connections Recognizes own emotions Recognizes emotions of others Understands consequences of emotional responses Remains calm faced with emotional contexts Demonstrates effective communication skills Shows cultural intelligence Remains optimistic in challenging situations Demonstrates confidence Thrives in challenging situations Stimulates and manages change Shows initiative and perseverance in bring about change Fosters trusting relationships Personal Resources: What strategies will you use to improve these personal characteristics?