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6.1 Reflecting on Is aware of the need to Begins to engage in Engages in reflection
teaching practice in reflect on teaching reflection on teaching individually and with
practice to support practice individually and colleagues on the
support of student student learning. Reflects with colleagues that is relationship between
learning individually or with focused on methods to making adjustments in
colleagues on immediate support the full range of teaching practice and
student learning needs. learners. impact on the full range
of learners.
I reflect daily on my
teaching practices and
how they affect my
students. If I notice that
a lesson did not go as
well as I liked, then I will
make note of it and
make adjustments for
the next class. I also
reflect bi-weekly with
my colleagues in the
same content area
during our Professional
Learning Community
(PLC) meetings. I ask
them for input so that I
can make necessary
adjustments to my
teaching strategies and
styles to reach every
learner in my classroom.
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Reflects individually and Maintains ongoing
with colleagues on reflective practice and
refinements in teaching action research in
practice and connections supporting student
among the elements of learning and raising the
the CSTP to positively level of academic
impact the full range of achievement.
learners.
Engages in and fosters
reflection among
colleagues for school
wide impact on student
learning.
I reflect daily on my I understand the value
teaching practices and the importance of
individually so that I can continuous reflection for
evaluate my own growth. I am a life-long
performance and how learner, so I am a strong
effective I am being for believer that there will
my students. I set short- always be more for me
term and long-term to learn and something
goals for my teaching that I can improve on in
practices, and I hold my teaching practice.
myself accountable to Because of this, I engage
these goals. These goals in ongoing reflection to
are things that I share support my students’
with my Mentor, and learning and their
with some of my overall academic
colleagues in my PLC. success. As a PLC lead
When I meet with my for the Precalculus PLC
PLC teams weekly, we and Algebra 1 PLC on
discuss assessment data campus, I also encourage
and any trends that we my colleagues to engage
noticed. We also discuss in reflection in regards
how we teach particular to their teaching
lessons/concepts. This practices. If we are able
helps me reflect further to see what areas we can
on my teaching practices improve on and tweak,
so that I can make any we can better serve our
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adjustments to best suit students, and therefore
the learners in my help our students
classes. 5/2/20 succeed at a higher rate.
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I reflect daily on my
teaching practices and
how I can
change/modify my
practices to improve the
learning experiences of
my students. I set short-
term and long-term
goals to help me become
a better educator, and I
hold myself accountable
to reaching and attaining
these goals. I also share
these goals with my
colleagues within my
PLCs. My colleagues are
great at giving me
feedback and providing
me with suggestions that
I can try to use in my
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6.2 Establishing Develops goals Sets goals connected to the Sets goals connected to Sets and modifies Sets and modifies a
professional goals connected to the CSTP CSTP that take into account the CSTP that are authentic goals broad range of
through required self-assessment of teaching authentic, challenging, connected to the CSTP professional goals
and engaging in processes and local practice. and based on self- that are intellectually connected to the CSTP to
continuous and protocols. assessment. challenging and based on improve instructional
purposeful Expands knowledge and self-assessment and practice and impact
professional Attends required skills individually and with Aligns personal goals feedback from a variety student learning within
growth and professional colleagues through available with school and district of sources. and beyond the
development. professional development. goals, and focuses on classroom.
development improving student Engages in and
learning. contributes to Engages in ongoing
professional inquiry into teacher
Selects and engages in development targeted on practice for professional
professional student achievement. development.
development based on Pursues a variety of
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I am a goal-oriented person,
so I often set goals for
myself that are measurable
and attainable. With
teaching, I try to set goals
that better myself as an
effective educator and that
help my students become
effective learners and well-
rounded individuals.
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When setting goals for
myself, I often reach out to
colleagues regarding the
goal to see if they have any
input. This helps me better
understand how I can set
the goal to be more specific
for myself (thus more
affective), and to see if there
is any available professional
development on the matter.
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needs identified in additional opportunities Contributes to
professional goals. to learn professionally. professional
organizations, and
development
opportunities to extend
own teaching practice.
I set short-term and I set short-term and I am a very goal-oriented
long-term goals for long-term goals for person, so I understand
myself that are aligned myself that are aligned that setting specific,
with CSTP elements. I with the CSTP elements. measurable, attainable,
am a kind of person that As I get more experience realistic, and time-bound
believes in life-long in the classroom with my goals is important to
education, and students and am able to achieving them. I set
continuing to better reflect on my teaching both short-term and
yourself, so I make sure goals, I also modify my long-term goals for
that my goals are teaching goals to fit my myself, and monitor my
SMART (specific, current situation. I do success towards those
measureable, attainable, daily self-reflections on goals regularly. I also
realistic, and time- my teaching practice and understand that many
bound). This ensures how I am working my things can change or
that I can track my way closer to achieving circumstances can affect
progress towards these my professional goals. I my ability to achieve my
goals, and that they are am also constantly goals, so I do allow
established in a way that seeking feedback from myself some flexibility in
can benefit my teaching my colleagues, modifying my goals as
practices. 5/2/20 department chair, and well. However, no
assistant principals on matter how large or
My school has a mission how I can improve my small the goal is, all of
statement for both the teaching skills and be the these goals are set with
school and its educators. best educator I can be. my students in mind,
I try my best to align my 11/9/20 and how I can be the
personal professional best teacher I can for
goals with those of my I am currently assigned them. 4/11/21
school and our to be a PLC Team Lead
governing body (I teach for two of the content I attend professional
at a private school under teams in the Math development sessions
the Catholic Diocese of Department at my school whenever possible. I
Orange). These goals (Algebra 1 and understand that the
are all determined to Precalculus PLC Teams). teaching practice evolves
improve the learning Within our PLCs, we are consistently, and that
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experiences that I constantly setting grade- there can always be
provide for my students. level and content-level something else I can
5/2/20 appropriate learning learn to improve my
goals for our students. practice. Now that so
Whenever possible, I We also track our many professional
attend Professional students’ progress development
Development that can towards these goals with conferences are online, it
help me reach or get the use of common is increasingly easier for
closer to reaching my assessments. Since I am me to attend and learn
goals. Once or twice a a PLC lead, I take it upon from these sessions. As
year, our Math myself to take any and a PLC Lead, I also
Department Chair offers all professional encourage my colleagues
an opportunity for a development to look into any
couple teachers to opportunities that come professional
attend conferences to my way. Currently, I development
report back to the seek out free PD opportunities that they
department. This year seminars online are interested in. If we
(2019-2020), I (administered by math are all continuously
volunteered to attend teachers all around the learning and improving
this full-day conference country) to learn new our teaching practices
so that I could learn and strategies to add to my (and bringing back
better myself, as well as teaching repertoire, and information learned
gather valid information share these strategies from these conferences
for my colleagues. with my colleagues. to our colleagues), we as
5/2/20 11/9/20 a department and as a
school can continue to
evolve and serve our
students. 4/11/21
6.3 Collaborating Attends staff, grade level, Consults with colleagues to Collaborates with Collaborates with Facilitates collaboration
with colleagues and department, and other consider how best to colleagues to improve colleagues to expand with colleagues.
required meetings and support teacher and student student learning and impact on teacher and
the broader collaborations. learning. reflect on teaching student learning within Works to ensure the
professional practice at the grade or department and broadest positive impact
community to Identifies student and Begins to identify how to classroom level. school and district levels. possible on instructional
support teacher teacher resources at the access student and teacher practice and student
and student school and district level. resources in the broader Interacts with members Engages with members achievement at school
professional community. of the broader of the broader and district levels and
learning professional community professional community for the profession.
to access resources that to access resources and a
support teacher wide range of supports Initiates and develops
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effectiveness and for teaching the full professional learning
student learning range of learners. opportunities with the
broader professional
community focused on
student achievement.
During PLC meetings, I We have weekly PLC I have been assigned to
collaborate with my meetings, at which we be the PLC Team Lead
colleagues to see how are able to discuss for two of the content
we can all improve teaching practices and teams of the math
student learning and student learning. In department at my school
how I can improve my addition to these (Algebra 1 PLC and
teaching strategies. We planned PLC meetings, I Precalculus PLC). I am
share our methods and also schedule additional responsible for not only
practices with each meetings with my PLC to scheduling PLC meetings
other to see we all teach discuss additional with my colleagues, but
a particular concept, so learning/teaching goals. also facilitating these
we can see different I also reach out to meetings. During our
methods of instruction. teachers of other PLC meetings, we
These meetings help me disciplines that have my collaborate on content,
gain more ways to students in their classes write common
differentiate instruction when necessary. These assessments, discuss
in my own classroom. conversations help me appropriate learning
9/22/2019 gain a more well- goals for our students,
rounded view of my analyze assessment data,
My school is undergoing students, and how they and discuss best
WASC/WCEA learn overall. 5/2/20 practices. 11/9/20
accreditation, for which I
am placed on a I consistently reach out I have also served on
committee of faculty and to the Learning Center two different
staff members. During Team and Counseling administration-
these meetings, if time team to access resources appointed committees at
allows, we talk about for my students. The my school. On these
teaching strategies we Learning Center Team committees I
are all using to learn assists students that consistently worked
from each other across need additional support with teachers of other
different subject areas. and/or have learning departments to ensure
9/22/2019 accommodations. The that we were all
counseling team can help providing the best
me better understand possible learning
what my students experience for our
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learning patterns are, students. For example,
and how they performed one of the committees I
in their previous years’ was on was responsible
math classes. These for leading week-long
conversations help me Professional
broaden my scope and Development seminars
serve a variety of to help teachers
students. 5/2/20 transition into our new
school year and adjust
their teaching practices
to fit within our COVID-
19 guidelines. 11/9/20

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continues, I continue to
engage in conversations
with my colleagues (both
in my department and
outside of my
department) in regards
to how we are serving
our students. These
conversations are often
in passing or happen
candidly, but I try to
make them as
meaningful as possible.
This is often how I find
out that we are teaching
related content in
science classrooms, and
how I can relate our
classes together. I also
continue to serve as a
committee member on a
school-wide committee
and as a PLC Lead within
our department. Within
thse planned meetings
by admin, I am becoming
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Is aware of the role of the
family in student
learning and the need for
interactions with
families.
6.4 Working with
families to support
student learning
Exploring
Acknowledges the
importance of the family’s
role in student learning.
Seeks information about
cultural norms of families
represented in the school.
Welcomes family
involvement at classroom/
school events.
During Back-to-School
night, I had a very high
attendance rate in all of my
classes. I utilized this time
to communicate with the
families that I understand
the importance of their role
in their student’s life. I gave
everyone my contact
information so that they
may reach out to me any
time they have a question or
concern regarding their
student in my class. For
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more and more
comfortable with
speaking up and sharing
my own personal views
(rather than
participating whenever
called upon or just when
addressed). My goal is
to use these
conversations, both
candid and formal, to
make our school and our
department a better
place for our students to
learn. 4/11/21
Supports families to Provides opportunities Structures a wide range
contribute to the and support for families of opportunities for
classroom and school. to actively participate in families to contribute to
Adjusts communication the classroom and the classroom and
to families based on school. school community.
awareness of cultural Supports a
norms and wide range of Communicates to school/district
experiences with families in ways which environment in which
schools. show understanding of families take leadership
and respect for cultural to improve student
norms. learning.
I understand the At my school, we believe I understand that my
importance that a that the parent/guardian students’ support
students’ home life and is the primary educator systems at home have a
support system outside of the student. Because great impact on their
of school has on their of this, I try to involve overall academic
overall educational my students’ families as success. At my school,
experience. Because of much as possible. Since I we believe that the
this, I try to involve teach high schoolers parent/guardian is the
parents as much as (and we are limited to primary educator of the
possible and let them the number of people I student. With my
know how they can help can have in my personal belief and the
their student succeed in classroom at a time due mission statement of my
my class. This means to COVID-19 guidelines), school, I try to involve
that I not only send I cannot have parents my students’ families as
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do not live with their
parents, I made a note of
their home countries and
asked their case-worker
about their cultural norms
and any other information I
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emails home to parents volunteer in my much as possible. Even
of students who are classroom. However, I though I teach high
struggling, but I also try to involve my school students (and a
send emails home to students’ majority of
parents whose students parents/guardians upperclassmen), I try to
are improving or are online on our Canvas involve my students’
doing exceptionally well. page. I also send out bi- families whenever I can.
I adjust the amount of weekly grade reports to This helps me build a
communication to families so they relationship with my
parents depending on understand how their students’ families, so
their level of student is doing in my that if they struggle at
involvement they class, and how they can any time I can easily
have/they want to have support their student at communicate my
in their students’ life as home. In all of my concerns with their
well to provide the best communications with families. I often send
experience for my families, whether it be emails to my student and
students and their online, in-person, or via CC their
families. 5/2/20 video conference, I parent/guardian (so that
communicate using my student understand
culturally respectful that it is their
language. 11/8/20 responsibility to take
action and improve their
performance in my
class), but I will
sometimes send emails
just to the
parent/guardian as well.
These emails often
include information and
action-items for the
parent/guardian, and
how they can help their
student succeed. This
hopefully creates a
supportive and helpful
learning environment
for my student at home
and outside of my
classroom. 4/11/21
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6.5 Engaging local Develops awareness
communities in about local
neighborhoods and
support of the communities
instructional surrounding the school.
program
Uses available
neighborhood and
community resources in
single lessons.
I teach at a private school
in Santa Ana, CA. Most of
my students commute to
school from the broader
Orange County area,
meaning that they do not
live in the immediate
area. I have an
understanding of what is
available to my students
near the school, but do
not have much
knowledge of what may
be available to them in
their home
neighborhood/area. My
goal is to familiarize
myself with a broader
radius around the school
so that I can provide my
students with
information if needed.
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Exploring
Seeks available
neighborhood and
community resources.
Includes references or
connections to communities
in single lessons or
sequence of lessons.
I teach at a private school,
meaning that a majority of
my students are commuting
from neighborhoods near
and far from our campus.
When
students/parents/guardians
ask me to provide resources
for their students, I first list
the resources we offer on
campus. These resources
are the most convenient for
most of our students, as
they will not have to seek
help outside of the school
community. I also try to
refer them to math/learning
resources that have
locations in multiple cities,
so that they may be able to
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When incorporating the
community into my lessons,
I try to do it in a way that
includes many communities
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Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of Collaborates with
neighborhood and neighborhood and community members to
community resources to community resources to increase instructional
support the curriculum. support the instructional and learning
program, students, and opportunities for
Includes knowledge of families. students.
communities when
designing and Draws from Engages students in
implementing understanding of leadership and service in
instruction community to improve the community.
and enrich the Incorporates community
instructional program. members into the school
learning community.
I teach at a private Now that I have taught at
school, meaning most of my school for almost two
my students are years, I have a better
commuting from a understanding of the
variety of resources that are
neighborhoods and available to my students
cities within Orange in our community. I use
County and even Los this broader knowledge
Angeles County. to provide my students
Whenever possible, I try with resources to help
to incorporate resources them succeed, both in
from my students’ my class and in their
communities into our academics overall. I also
curriculum. I also allow use this knowledge to
students to find their help broaden the reach
own examples of real- of the math department
world applications at our school overall. If
within their community, we can involve our
so that they can make community tutoring
their own connections centers (and collaborate
between our curriculum with them in any way
and the world around possible), we will be on
them. 11/9/20 the same page in terms
of the content we are
providing to our
students. This can only
strengthen our
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that my students may be a
part of (i.e. referencing
Orange County rather than
the city of Santa Ana), or
allow my students to choose
a location that has
significance to them. This
allows my students to relate
the content that we are
learning to a community
reference that has
value/significance to them,
while also acknowledging
that my students come from
all over Orange County and
Los Angeles County. 5/2/20
6.6 Managing Develops an Maintains professional
professional understanding of responsibilities in timely
professional ways and seeks support as
responsibilities to responsibilities. needed.
maintain
motivation and Seeks to meet required Demonstrates commitment
commitment to all commitments to by exploring ways to
students students. address individual student
needs.
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programs, and help our
students succeed overall.
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Anticipates professional Integrates the full range Models professionalism
responsibilities and of professional and supports colleagues
manages time and effort responsibilities into in meeting and
required to meet advanced planning and exceeding professional
expectations. prepares for situations responsibilities
that may be challenging. effectively.
Pursues ways to support
students’ diverse Maintains continual Supports colleagues to
learning needs and effort to seek, develop, maintain the motivation,
maintains belief in and refine new and resiliency, and energy to
students’ capacity for creative methods to ensure that all students
achievement. ensure individual achieve.
student learning.
At Mater Dei High I am a very organized I have been assigned to
School, faculty members person that lives by my be the PLC Team Lead
have a variety of schedule and for two of the content
responsibilities outside responsibilities. I keep a teams of the math
of our teaching personal written department at my school
responsibilities. To keep planner, a lesson (Algebra 1 PLC and
these additional planner, and an online Precalculus PLC). I have
responsibilities in mind, calendar/lesson plan also served on two
I note them on my phone document to keep myself different administration-
calendar, physical organized. This allows appointed committees at
planner calendar, and me to integrate all of my my school. Because of
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my email calendar. I professional the leadership roles I
also keep my email responsibilities into my have been appointed to, I
inbox organized by schedule, and to keep strive to model
class/duty so that I can any meetings, schedule professionalism for my
find any important changes, conferences, fellow colleagues in
information as needed. etc. in mind when every interaction I have.
This helps me anticipate planning out a I also support my
these professional unit/chapter for my colleagues whenever
responsibilities, which in students. 5/2/20 needed, whether that be
turn helps me adjust my during school hours or
availability to my When writing and before/after school
students (for additional developing individual hours. The teachers
help outside of class lessons and unit/chapter within the PLCs I lead
time). This also ensures pacing plans, I strive to know that they can
that I meet and perform create learning email, text, or call me
every additional experiences that benefit any day of the week if
responsibility I have for my students and their they need my
the school as a faculty math skills. I reach out help/support on
member. 9/22/2019 to my colleagues to see if anything. I also try to
they have suggestions, encourage my fellow
As I write lessons and and utilize teacher colleagues, whether they
develop lesson plans, I blogs/social media are on my PLC or not, to
always keep the mindset accounts to get ideas be the best educator
that my students are that can help my they can be. We often go
fully capable of students better engage through a slump or deal
understanding and with the material. with hardships
grasping a concept (no 5/2/20 throughout the school
matter how difficult). If year, and I try my best to
I keep a growth mindset support my colleagues
for my students, they in and be a positive
turn will be able to influence whenever I
develop a growth can. 11/9/20
mindset for themselves.
9/22/2019 My main leadership
strategy is leading by
example. I always want
to be a good example to
my colleagues, and to my
students, on how I
expect them to behave
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and how I expect them to
participate. For
example, if I expect my
colleagues to provide
assessment data in a
timely manner, I make
sure that I have
assessments graded and
analysis ready to go
before our next meeting.
I also make sure to help
my colleagues meet
these expectations
whenever needed, so
that our PLC can be
successful and effective
overall. 4/11/21
6.7 Demonstrating Follows all state education codes, legal requirements, district and site policies, Maintains a high standard of personal integrity and
professional contractual agreements, and ethical responsibilities.* commitment to student learning and the profession
in all circumstances.
responsibility, * As follows:
integrity, and  Take responsibility for student academic learning outcomes. Contributes to building professional community and
ethical conduct  Is aware of own personal values and biases and recognizes ways in which these holding peers accountable to norms of respectful
values and biases affect the teaching and learning of students. treatment and communication.
 Adheres to legal and ethical obligations in teaching the full ranges of learners,
including English learners and students with special needs. Contributes to fostering a school culture with a high
 Reports suspected cases of child abuse and/or neglect as outlined in the California degree of resilience, professional integrity, and
Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act. ethical conduct.
 Maintains a non-hostile classroom environment and carries out laws and district
guidelines for reporting cases of sexual harassment.
 Understands and implements school and district policies and state and federal law
in responding to inappropriate or violent student behavior.
 Complies with legal and professional obligations to protect the privacy, health,
and safety of students, families, and other school professionals.
 Models appropriate behavior for students, colleagues, and the profession.
 Acts in accordance with ethical considerations for students.
 Maintains professional conduct and integrity in the classroom and school
community.
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In my classroom, students are aware of the expectations that I have set for them and
the expectations they have set for each other (their peers). These expectations are
in addition to the rules and guidelines outlined by the school in the Student
Handbook (that the students also must abide to at all times). These expectations
maintain a high level of personal integrity and responsibility to the learning space of
the classroom, as well as the learning community of the school. Students
understand that they have a mutual responsibility to maintain the professionalism
of the learning environment. They understand that their actions, both good and bad,
affect those around them inside and outside of the classroom. When students are
not behaving within these guidelines, they understand that there are consequences.
They also understand that if they know another student is not abiding by these
guidelines, that it is to their disadvantage to not let the teacher know. By creating
this community of learners, we can promote a safe, ethical, responsible learning
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I hold myself to a very high standard, both
personally and professionally. I believe by leading
by example, so I model the behavior that I expect my
students and colleagues to exhibit in all of my
interactions with them. This means that I contribute
to my Professional Learning Communities whenever
possible, and I hold my colleagues accountable when
they are not abiding by our set PLC norms. I also
interact with teachers of other disciplines, our
administrators, support staff, students, and families
in a way that upkeeps our school’s standards and
sense of community. 5/2/20
I believe in leading by example, so I try to set the
best example for my students and colleagues
whenever possible. I value my work and my
professionalism very much, so I handle all
interactions around my work with the highest
standards. I also encourage my fellow colleagues
within the PLCs that I lead to do the same. This
ensures that we have productive and professional
interactions, and continue to have a positive and
collaborative relationship. I also serve on two
administration-appointed committees at my school.
On these committees, I work with teachers in other
departments on campus to ensure that we foster a
school culture that promotes a growth mindset and
keeps high expectations for our students. 11/9/20
I have always been someone who puts a fair amount
of my value in my work. My work that I produce
means a lot to me and my overall success, so I hold
myself to a very high standard. Because of this, I
always strive to find the best teaching strategies and
best differentiation techniques for my students. I
also continue to engage in self-reflection, and find
new ways to improve my teaching practice for my
students. Along with this, I also aim to be the best
colleague and active contributor within the math
department. Now that I have been assigned as a PLC
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lead for the Precalculus and Algebra 1 teams, I am
taking these leadership roles very seriously and see
it as an opportunity to help my colleagues grow, and
thus help our department improve overall. If I am
able to help my colleagues help their students, we
can hold our department and our school to a much
higher standard as well, and continue to serve our
students to the best of our abilities. 4/11/21