In order for any self-assessment to be truly effective, the individual completing the assessment has to be completely honest. This assessment directs you to evaluate all of the areas that are important to being a successful superintendent as it relates to the skills an individual seeking this position should possess. I tried to do just that.
As far as Competency 1 goes, this continues to be an area of of strength for me; however, I did show some growth in this area. Competency Area 2 remained constant for me. As a principal and a director, I had experience in shaping the culture and a school and a district (of course on a smaller level), by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by the educational community. I also remained somewhat constant in Competency Area 3.
Competency Areas 4, 5, 9, and 10 were the areas that I demonstrated the most growth. Initially, there were several areas where I rated myself with "I", indicating that there were several areas in which I would like to focus and improve my knowledge and skill. Several of those changed to "C", indicating that I now feel competent in these areas. In many instances where I rated myself with a "C", these areas are now rated "S", indicating that they are now strengths of mine.
Competency Area 6 showed growth in two areas. I still only feel that I am competent in most areas in this category. There are man areas where I still rate myself as only being competent. This is an area that I feel I need to work on. Competency Area 7 is an area that showed some improvement in two areas.
In the Competency Area 8, I actually rated myself lower on some items than I had initially. The coursework did an excellent job preparing me for the position of superintendent, but it also made me realize that there were some things I thought were strengths of mine that really were not strengths. They are only areas that I feel that I am competent in. I would still like to work on these areas.
This evaluation reinforced that although I have shown some growth, there is always something I can work on. In the field of education, your work is never done.
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