School Leadership Pathway

List of 8 items.

• Pathway Leader Information

  Pathway Leaders:
  
  Robert Kosasky
  rkosasky@saes.org

  
  Sara McAuliffe
  smcauliffe@saes.org

• Pathway Statement

  The School Leadership Pathway will help prepare St. Andrew’s faculty and staff for various leadership roles that promote positive outcomes for our students, colleagues, and school. Participants will focus on developing strong communication skills for various situations, best practices for creating a culture of relational trust, belonging, and growth, mentoring and supporting others, and setting, benchmarking, and achieving institutional vision and goals.

• Level One Requirements

  Many tasks/elements of each level will require some form of evidence or another. When drafting your evidence of completion, please be succinct and focus on your experience as it relates to the pathway objectives.
  
  Volunteer for and actively serve on a school-sponsored task force or committee addressing a pertinent school initiative. Document your experience and submit as evidence of completion.
  
  Complete Level 2 of two additional pathways (other than School Leadership)
  
  Attend two School Leadership-focused workshops or trainings (must be approved by pathway leader.)
  
  Observe internal leadership role(s) of interest. Briefly document your experience and submit as evidence of completion.
  
  Demonstrate evidence of knowledge of Level 1 of this pathway. Evidence may include a short essay, a presentation, or a visual representation of your learning. 
  

  
  

  Other: Use this category to provide brief examples of your leadership and detail the initiatives that you’ve taken to identify and address areas of growth for the school or other organizations. Your reflection should highlight the process and leadership mindset.

  
  
  Additional Level 1 Resources: NewView EDU Podcast, Zaretta Hammond Newsletter, Klingbrief, AISAP, NBOA

• Level Two Requirements

  Many tasks/elements of each level will require some form of evidence or another. When drafting your evidence of completion, please be succinct and focus on your experience as it relates to the pathway objectives.
  
  Join the School Leadership Seminar
  Upon completion of the New Employee Orientation and Level 1 of a pathway, we encourage you to join a pathway seminar. (A seminar experience is required to complete the pathway and may be joined in either Level 2 or Level 3.)
  
  Lead a school-sponsored initiative. Document your experience and submit as evidence of completion.
  
  Complete/hold a formal St. Andrew’s leadership opportunity. Document your experience and submit as evidence of completion.
  
  Complete school-sponsored or affiliated leadership opportunities. Document your experience and submit as evidence of completion.
  
  Attend three School Leadership-focused Level 2 workshops or trainings
  
  Begin or continue a mentoring relationship with a designated school leader. Document your experience and submit as evidence of completion.
  
  Complete a project assessing the needs of St. Andrew’s or another independent school
  
  Demonstrate evidence of practical application of skills learned in Level 2 of this pathway. Evidence may include short essay, presentation, or visual representation of your learning.
  
  

  Other

  Additional options must be approved by the Pathway Leader.

• Level Three Requirements

  Many tasks/elements of each level will require some form of evidence or another. When drafting your evidence of completion, please be succinct and focus on your experience as it relates to the pathway objectives.
  
  Join the School Leadership Seminar
  Upon completion of the New Employee Orientation and Level 1 of a pathway, we encourage you to join a pathway seminar. (A seminar experience is required to complete the pathway and may be joined in either Level 2 or Level 3.)
  
  Teach/mentor an introductory leadership seminar
  
  Observe and study a St. Andrew’s Board-level meeting or administrative group. Briefly document your experience and submit as evidence of completion.
  
  Serve in a St. Andrew’s senior leadership position. Briefly document your experience and submit as evidence of completion.
  
  Seek out and serve in a school leadership or advisory role within the independent school world or similar community. Briefly document your experience and submit it as evidence of completion.
  
  Develop/refresh a new five-year leadership plan
  
  Demonstrate evidence of leadership accomplished in Level 3 of this pathway. Evidence may include short essay, presentation, or visual representation of your learning.
  
  

  Other

  Additional options must be approved by the Pathway Leader.

• School Leadership Pathway Worksheet

  If you prefer to keep a written copy of your progress on this pathway, please download and print the PATHWAY WORKSHEET.

• Pathway Seminar Requirements

  Pathway Seminar Guidelines
  
  

  The Pathway Seminar provides employees with a collaborative and immersive experience to deepen their understanding and application of the Pathway’s principle practices. 
  
  

  Upon completing the New Employee Orientation and Level 1 of a pathway, we encourage you to join a pathway seminar. A seminar experience is required to complete the pathway and may be joined in either Level 2 or Level 3.

   

  Pathway Seminar Requirements:

  • Pathway completion of level 1.
  • Attend an interest meeting.
  • Participate in five, thirty minute Seminar sessions during the 24-25 Professional Development Half Days.
  • Engagement should follow our St. Andrew’s Community Norms for Discourse.
  • Participants must complete all requirements within each Pathway level to receive a certificate.
  • Upon verification of completion of all three levels of the  pathway, participants will receive a badge. 
  • Participants & Pathway Leaders will track their engagement and completion on the ABSORB platform. Participants will work toward a measurable outcome to complete each level on the pathway.
  • Participants are invited to  upload certificates of completion to their Folio profile.

• Instructions for Submitting Evidence of Completion

  1. Each task within each of the levels of requirement needs proof of completion to be confirmed. This could be a workshop certificate, a receipt of workshop registration, a written document of your experience, or another file you are able to submit to confirm that the requirement has been completed.
  
  2. Click the requirement within the "course tasks" menu. 
  
  3. Submit your proof of completion. (*See note below about submitting evidence of completion for workshops/seminars attended prior to this school year.)
  
  4. The pathway leader will be notified when you submit your proof of completion and will be able to approve your submission.
  
  
  *If you do not have proof of completion (workshop certificate, etc) for a workshop you attended from 2019-2024, please fill out this form to use as your evidence of completion. Workshops completed prior to 2019 will be reviewed for consideration.