1. Strategic Leadership Share vision of changing world in 21 st century Create processes to ensure school’s identity Create processes to distribute leadership throughout school Driving force behind major initiatives that help students acquire 21 st century skills

2. School Vision, Mission, Strategic Goals Create with stakeholders a vision that captures attention and imagination Share vision and mission with entire school community Maintain focus of vision while developing strategic goals

3. Leading Change Adapts and varies leadership styles according to needs of school and community Communicate with stakeholders routinely Push initiatives that help students acquire 21 st century skills

4. School Improvement Plan Collaboratively develop School Improvement Plan Include all stakeholders Align with goals and missions of state and local Board of Education Collect and analyze data for continuous improvement

5. Distributive Leadership Provide opportunities for staff to develop leadership skills Encourages staff to accept leadership responsibilities Incorporate teachers and support staff in decision making roles

6. NC Competencies Communication Creative Thinking Change Management Customer Focus Delegation Dialogue/Inquiry Global Perspective

7. Artifacts Evidence of an effectively functioning School Improvement Team School Improvement Plan (implemented, assessed, and modified) Student Testing Data