2. James Graves PERSONAL LEADERSHIP PLATFORM

3.  Student Population: 2,608 students in Grades PreK-12  Student Demographics: 91.5% White, 4.4% Hispanic, 1.9% Multi-Racial, 1.5% Black, 0.7% Asian or Pacific Islander  3.3% English Language Learners  35.0% Economically Disadvantaged  13.8% Special Education  Administration: 11 members; 90.9% with Master’s Degree  Teachers: 131 members, 71.7% with Master’s Degree DOVER CITY SCHOOLS (Ohio Department of Education, 2013)

4.  The “Dover Way”  Tradition  Academics, Arts, Athletics  Community involvement  Local Teacher Union  Dover Education Association  Dover City School Board  Communication of beliefs SCHOOL CULTURE

5.  Consistency and stability  Professional culture  Communication  Collaboration  Collective responsibility and shared decision making  Clear vision and trust PERSONAL PHILOSOPHY OF LEADERSHIP

6.  Mission Statement  “Educating all students to their fullest potential to become productive and responsible citizens through the coordination of parents, teachers and community”  Community-based project learning  Vocational school partnership  Vision Statement  “Dover Schools…Addressing Tomorrow’s Challenges Today”  “Bring Your Own Technology” policy MISSION AND VISION STATEMENT (Dover City Schools, 2003, pg. 25)

7.  Develop instructional leader team  Collective responsibility  Shared decision making  Update classroom instructional schedule  Reflective practice  Professional learning opportunities  Establish updated Personal Learning Network  Google Classroom  Collaboration PERSONAL LEADERSHIP GOALS

8.  Establish Google Classroom as the school-wide PLN  “Bring Your Own Technology” policy  Teacher feedback  Sample test-classes  Opportunities  Value of time  Uniformity  Challenges  Orientation with PLN  Access to resources IMPLEMENTATION OF GOAL

9.  Presentation and Implementation of goal  Testing phase of Google “Class”  Strengths  Collaboration  Addresses tomorrow’s challenges today  Challenges  Electronic copies of assessments  Parent resistance ADMINISTRATIVE PRESENTATION

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