EDLD 5399 Week 1: Position/Leadership Goals

Position Goal:

There are many different opportunities in education.  I am very young in my administrative career, but I have identified a likely path to a district leadership role.  My ultimate goal would be to become the superintendent of New Orleans Public School System.  I am from that area, and I would love to go back and reform such a broken system.  To get there, I will definitely need more experience in my current role as a high school administrator.  Currently, I am in my second year as an assistant principal.  I would eventually like to lead my very own high school, preferably a title I campus.  I would like to maintain that position for at least seven years.  From there I would like to move into district leadership, as an assistant/associate superintendent.  I would like to focus on curriculum and instruction.  To gain meaningful experience in my current position, I would continue to work with my current site supervisor to gain more knowledge in district management and school management.

Leadership goal:

As a superintendent I hope to establish a district wide professional learning community that meets the needs of all members of the community.  I believe that the only way a district will improve is to encourage learning at all levels. For students, this translates as higher learning activities implemented by highly qualified teachers.  For employees, this translates into on-time professional development that meets the needs of our districts.   I believe that as a leader, I will provide opportunities for teachers and administrators to constantly improve. Throughout my internship I was placed in situations where I was able to make research based decisions that allowed my district to improve.  During my internship, I was assigned an activity that required me to work with district curriculum leaders to come up with a plan that would improve our 10^th grade math scores.  I used the research-based strategies, and I was able to develop a plan that greatly benefitted our school.  This is the type of changes I am looking forward to making as a superintendent. Again, as a leader, I want to make positive changes at my district.  I believe that the superintendent certification program at Lamar University has provided me with the necessary skills to accomplish my leadership goals.