Form test

To be completed by the nominee

Reflect on your leadership in the area of school improvement. Share examples of how you have used the Breaking Ranks Framework to make those improvements an integral part of your school culture. Use multiple indicators from the selection criteria to: • Discuss the leadership skills you used • Describe how a more-personalized learning environment has been created for your students; how you involved all stakeholders—staff members, students, parents, and the community---in the process; and how that has improved curriculum, instruction and assessment practices at your school • Share outcomes to demonstrate that student learning has been improved and that a higher degree of stakeholder satisfaction exists. Using the selection criteria as a guide, please respond to the essay question. Use no more than six pages using 1” margins and a font that is easy to read and no smaller than 11 points. Your essay should be narrative in nature, referencing key points of data to strengthen the responses. Descriptive data, charts and tables should instead be included on the Supporting Data page.

Each candidate is required to submit a maximum of one page of data to document and support the submitted essay responses, highlighting the outcomes of your involvement in school improvement initiatives. Supporting data must be limited to one page. Fonts used in text or tables must be easy to read and no smaller than 11 points.

All candidates are required to submit a total of four letters of recommendation, one from each of the following: • Immediate supervisor or current superintendent on district letterhead • Principal at any level • Teacher from principal’s current staff • Student, parent, or business/community/government leader. Each letter should focus on one or more of the selection criteria and should reflect the writer’s assessment of the candidate’s eligibility based on the performance indicators outlined in the selection criteria. Each letter should address those indicators that reflect the scope of the writer’s firsthand knowledge of the candidate’s demonstrated excellence in a particular area. As such, each letter is not required to address every performance indicator. Do not upload these until you are ready to submit at the end.