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SUPERINTENDENT SELF-ASSESSMENT TOOL

Pillar I: Embracing High Standards


District level leaders make decisions every day that affect students and teachers directly. Great administrators embrace high expectations, use data effectively, attract and retain excellent teachers and principals, and are strong instructional leaders. You can use this self-assessment tool to evaluate your own leadership and district culture and learn strategies to improve your practice. You can use this tool as an individual, with a group of superintendents in your region, in a professional learning community, or with your district leadership team.

Pillar I: Embracing High Standards

Embracing high standards for all students is crucial to Tennessee's success. Research shows that when teachers increase their expectations for student success, those students make academic gains. The questions below will help you assess how well schools and educators in your district embrace and communicate high standards.

1. Schools in my district set high standards for all students, regardless of track or level. *This question is required.(For example, the first goal in 2011 SCORE Prize winner Maryville City Schools's strategic plan is to "prepare all students for success in an ever-changing world." They work toward this goal by tracking student progress after graduation and using that information to inform changes to their academic strategies.)
2. Policies and structures in the district foster and support high expectations. *This question is required.(For example, 2012 SCORE Prize winner Covington High School posts the ACT college-readiness standards in its classrooms and requires its teachers to devote part of their instructional time to the ACT.)
3. School leaders ensure staff know what is expected of them. *This question is required.
4. District expectations and standards are communicated clearly to parents and the community. *This question is required.(For example, in Maryville City Schools, 2011 SCORE Prize winner, the director of schools has instituted a Director's Education Roundtable, which is comprised of community representatives, to discuss matters of concern to district leadership, including student morale and instructional issues.)
5. Schools in my district use rigorous curriculum and assessments that align with the high standards set for students. *This question is required.
6. Schools in my district measure progress toward the goals they expect students to meet, both formatively and summatively. *This question is required.
7. Teachers set high expectations for student work in their classes. *This question is required.
8. Teachers ensure students know what is expected of them. *This question is required.
9. Teachers are held accountable by the school for meeting expectations. *This question is required.
10. Students are held accountable by the school for meeting expectations. *This question is required.(For example, 2012 SCORE Prize winner Covington High School holds a daily "academic detention," which is required of all students not achieving mastery.)
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