MN Core Leadership Competencies (required for all licensure areas)
Portfolio Evaluation Form – Mykala Griffin
SKILL/KNOWLEDGE
A. Leadership
A1. Collaboratively accessing and
improving culture, and climate;
A2. Providing purpose and direction for
individuals and groups;
A3. Modeling shared leadership and
decision-making strategies;
A4. Demonstrating an understanding of
issues affecting education
A5. Through a visioning process,
formulating strategic plans and goals with
staff and community;
A6. Setting of priorities in the context of
stakeholder needs;
A7. Serving as a spokesperson for the
welfare of all learners in a multicultural
context; Serving as a spokesperson for the
welfare of all learners in a multicultural
context;
Initial (ED 695A) Mid-Program (Practicums) Final (ED 695B or ED 699)
Self Score (1-5) and Comments Self Score (1-5) and Comments Self Score (1-5) and Comments
3
 One of my strengths is my
willingness and ability to work with
others in a positive/ productive way.
2
 Being new to teaching, I feel like I
currently receive a lot of direction.
But, through coaching and
collaboration I feel I provide
purpose and direction as well.
3
 I am confident in my ability to
collaborate with others and model
making decisions with others.
2
 After one year of teaching, I have
an understanding of many issues
that affect education, but I know in
time I will learn more in depth.
3
 I enjoy creating plans and goals
with my coworkers.
1
 Who are the stakeholder needs? As
an educator I prioritize my students.
1
 I advocate for the welfare and
differentiation for all students. But I
am not sure what being a
spokesperson entails.
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A8. Understanding how education is
impacted by local, state, national, and
international events;
A9. Demonstrating the ability to facilitate
and motivate others;
A10. Demonstrating the ability to
implement change or educational reform.
B. Organizational Management
B1. Demonstrating an understanding of
organizational systems;
B2. Defining and using processes for
gathering, analyzing, managing and using
data to plan and make decisions for
program evaluation;
B3. Planning and scheduling personal and
organizational work, establishing
procedures to regulate activities and
projects, and delegating and empowering
others at appropriate levels;
B4. Demonstrating the ability to analyze
need and allocate personnel and material
resources;
B5. Developing and managing budgets and
maintain accurate fiscal budgets;
B6. Demonstrating an understanding of
facilities development, planning and
management;
1
 I have a base understanding that
laws implemented at higher levels
effect lower levels.
3
 As a teacher, coach, and colleague I
feel like I facilitate and motivate
those around me.
2
 I am always open to change and
progression, but have limited
experience with educational reform.
Self Score (1-5) and Comments
1
 I have limited knowledge of
organizational systems.
2
 I have experience gathering and
using data to make decisions.
2
 I am a good planner, but have
limited experience delegating and
empowering others.
1
 I have little experience in this.
1
 I have little experience in this.
1
 I have little experience in this.
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B7. Understanding and using technology as
a management tool.
C. Diversity Leadership
C1. Demonstrating an understanding and
recognition of the significance of diversity,
and responding to the needs of diverse
learners;
C2. Creating and monitoring a positive
learning environment for all students;
C3. Creating and monitoring a positive
working environment for all staff;
C4. Promoting sensitivity of diversity
throughout the school community;
C5. Demonstrating the ability to adapt
educational programming to the needs of
diverse constituencies;
D. Policy and Law
D1. Developing, adjusting, and
implementing policy to meet local, state,
and federal requirements and conditional
provisions, standards, and regulatory
applications;
D2. Recognizing and applying standards of
care involving civil and criminal liability
for negligence, harassment, and intentional
torts;
3
 I am confident with technology.
3
 I am very understanding of the
importance of diversity and
constantly work to reach the
individual needs of my students.
3
 I am very understanding of the
importance of diversity and
constantly work to reach the
individual needs of my students.
2
 I know what this should and should
not entail, but have not monitored a
working environment myself.
2
 I feel I am not always vocal about
inclusion out of fear of retaliation
from those around me.
2
 This is something I try to do but can
get a lot better at with experience.
1
 I have little to no experience in this.
1
 I have little to no experience in this.
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D3. Demonstrating an understanding of
state, federal, and case law governing
general education, special education, and
community education.
E. Political Influence and
Governance
E1. Exhibiting an understanding of school
districts as a political system, including
governance models;
E2. Demonstrating the ability to involve
stakeholders in the development of
educational policy;
E3. Understanding the role and
coordination of social agencies and human
services;
E4. Demonstrating the ability to align
constituencies in support of priorities and
build coalitions for programmatic and
financial support.
F. Communication
F1. Formulating and carrying out plans for
internal and external communications;
F2. Demonstrating facilitation skills;
1
 I have little to no experience in this.
1
 I have little to no experience in this.
1
 I have little to no experience in this.
2
 I have limited experience in this.
My mother runs community
services and in the last year I have
learned more about the role of
social services and how they help
students.
1
 I have little to no experience in this.
2
 I feel like I carry out plans that are
discussed.
2
 I can facilitate appropriately based
on the context.
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F3. Recognizing and applying an
understanding of individual and group
behavior in normal and stressful situations;
F4. Facilitating teamwork;
F5. Demonstrating an understanding of
conflict resolution and problem solving
strategies;
F6. Making presentations that are clear and
easy to understand;
F7. Responding, reviewing and
summarizing information for groups;
F8. Communicating appropriately
speaking, listening, and writing for
different audiences such as students,
teachers, parents, community, and other
stakeholders;
F9. Understanding and utilizing
appropriate communication technology.
G. Community Relations
G1. Articulating organizational purpose
and priorities to the community and media;
G2. Requesting and responding to
community feedback;
2
 I understand one will react
differently one-on-one versus in
group situations to certain things.
3
 I am all about teamwork and
collaboration.
2
 I try to focus more on solutions
versus the negative impacts of the
issue.
3
 I use this skill when I make slides
for my students.
2
 I could work on my summarization
skills. I can be bit detailed at times.
3
 I am skilled at code switching and
knowing the audience I am
speaking and/or writing to.
3
 I am confident in using technology
as a communication tool.
Self Score(1-5) and Comments
1
 I have little to no experience in this.
1
 I have little to no experience in this.
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G3. Demonstrating the ability to build 1
community consensus;  I have little to no experience in this.
I do think I would make sure to
mention
G4. Relating political initiatives to 1
stakeholders, including parental  I have little to no experience in this.
involvement programs;

G5. Indentifying and interacting with 1

internal and external publics;  I have little to no experience in this.

G6. Understanding and responding to the 1

news media;  I have little to no experience in this.

G7. Promoting a positive image of schools 1

and the school district;  I have some ideas of how I would
do this as an administrator.

G8. Monitoring and addressing perceptions 1

about school-community issues;  I have little to no experience in this.

G9. Demonstrating the ability to identify 1

and articulate critical community issues  I have little to no experience in this.
that may impact local education.

H. Curriculum Planning and Self Score (1-5) and Comments

Development for the Success of All
Learners

H1. Demonstrating the ability to enhance 1

teaching and learning through curriculum  I have no experience of this outside
assessment and strategic planning for all of teaching 6th grade English.
learners, including early childhood,
elementary, middle and junior high school,
high school, special education, and adult
levels;
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H2. Demonstrating the ability to provide
planning and methods to anticipate trends
and educational implications.
H3. Demonstrating the ability to develop,
implement, and monitor procedures to align
sequence, and articulate curriculum and
validate curricular procedures;
H4. Demonstrating the ability to identify
instructional objectives and use valid and
reliable performance indicators and
evaluative procedures to measure
performance outcomes;
H5. Appropriately using learning
technologies;
H6. Demonstrating an understanding of
alternative instructional designs,
curriculum, behavior management, and
assessment accommodations and
modifications;
H7. Demonstrating an understanding of
urgency of global competitiveness.
I. Instructional Management for
the Success of All Learners
I1. Demonstrate an understanding of
research of learning and instructional
strategies;
I2. Describing and applying research and
best practices on integrating curriculum and
resources to help all learners achieve at
high levels;
1
 I have little to no experience in this.
1
 I have little to no experience in this.
1
 I have little to no experience in this.
2
 I have a good understanding of
different technologies and when to
use them to support learning.
1
 I have little to no experience in this.
1
 I have little to no experience in this.
Self Score(1-5) and Comments
2
 You can’t differentiate and meet
student’s individual needs without
knowing diverse learning and
instructional strategies.
2
 You need to research best practices
and integrate them into curriculum.
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I3. Demonstrating the ability to utilize data
for instructional decision making;
I4. Demonstrating the ability to design
appropriate assessment strategies for
measuring learner outcomes;
I5. Demonstrating the ability to implement
alternative instructional designs,
curriculum, behavior management, and
assessment accommodations and
modifications.
I6. Demonstrating the ability to
appropriately use technology to support
instruction.
J. Human Resource Management
J1. Demonstrating knowledge of effective
personnel recruitment, selection, and
retention;
J2. Demonstrating an understanding of
staff development to improve the
performance of all staff members;
J3. Demonstrating the ability to select and
apply appropriate models for supervision
and evaluation;
J4. Describing and demonstrating the
ability to apply the legal requirements for
2
 I use test data, like MCA and STAR
to help inform my instruction
2
 I use backward design when
planning how I will know the
students have mastered the
outcome/objective.
2
 This is a broad spectrum of things. I
draw from multiple sources to build
my instruction. I try my best to
accommodate different learning
styles and respond to students
individual needs academically and
behaviorally.
3
 I feel like technology is a strength
of mine. I am open to new
technologies and ways to support
my instruction.
Self Score (1-5) and Comments
1
 I have no experience recruiting or
selecting anyone for a position.
1
 I get that professional development
is important to staff growth, but I do
not know the details of providing
staff development from the
administrative perspective.
1
 I am unaware of what models I
could choose from to supervise and
evaluate an educator.
1
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personnel selection, development,
retention, and dismissal;

J5. Demonstrating an understanding of 1

management responsibilities to act in
accordance with federal and state
constitutional provisions, statutory and case
law, regulatory applications toward
education, local rules, procedures, and
directives governing human resource
management;
J6. Demonstrating understanding of labor 1
relations and collective bargaining; and

J7. Demonstrating understanding of the 1

administration of employee contracts,
benefits, and financial account;

K. Values and Ethics of Self Score (1-5) and Comments

Leadership

K1. Demonstrating an understanding of the 2

role of education in a democratic society;
K2. Demonstrating an understanding of
and model democratic value systems,
ethics, and moral leadership;
 I know that education is a step in
the process of individuals becoming
well-rounded citizens in our
democratic society.
2

K3. Demonstrating the ability to balance 1

complex community demands in the best
interest of learners;

K4. Helping learners grow and develop as 3

caring, informed citizens;  I stress the importance of caring and
growing both as individuals and
community members in my
classroom.
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K5. Demonstrating an understanding and 1
application of the Code of Ethics for
Administrators under Part 3512.5200.

L. Judgment and Problem Self Score (1-5) and Comments

Analysis

L1. Identifying the elements of a problem 2

situation by analyzing relevant information,
framing issues, identifying possible causes,
and reframing possible solutions;

L2. Demonstrating adaptability and 3

conceptual flexibility;
L3. Assisting others in forming opinions
about problems and issues;
L4. Reaching logical conclusions by
making quality, timely decisions based on
available information;
 I am constantly adjusting my
lessons on the fly based on in the
moment student feedback.
2
 In my middle level team I
collaborate and help my coworkers
form opinions about problems.
3

L5. Identifying and giving priority to 3

significant issues.
L6. Demonstrating understanding of and
utilize appropriate technology in problem
analysis;
 I am able to prioritize my
commitments, and other issues that
arise.
2
 I use technology to solve problems
in some scenarios.

L7. Demonstrating understanding of 1

different leadership and decision-making
strategies, including but not limited to
collaborative models and model
appropriately their implementation.
M. Safety and Security Self Score (1-5) and Comments

M1. Demonstrating the ability to develop 2

MN Core Leadership Competencies (required for all licensure areas)
and implement policies and procedures for  I have no actual experience doing
safe and secure educational environments; this but I know what is important
when developing safe and secure
educational environments.
M2. Demonstrating the ability to formulate 1
safety and security plans to implement  I have never formulated safety and
security procedures including an articulated security plans
emergency chain of command, safety
procedures required by law, law
enforcement assistance, communication
with the public, and evacuation procedures;

M3. Demonstrating the ability to identify 2

areas of vulnerability associated with  I have some ideas/ have seen
school buses, buildings and groups and components of this in action as a
formulate a plan to take corrective action; teacher.
M4. Demonstrating understanding of 1
procedural predictabilities and plan
variations where possible;

M5. Demonstrating the ability to develop 2

plans that connect every student with a  I have some ideas/ have seen
school adult, eliminate bullying and components of this in action as a
profiling and implement recommended teacher.
threat assessment procedures.