Leadership Goal

I believe in order to be a leader, you must be able to go and show the way for others. I have been in a variety of leadership positions since early childhood. I also believe the key to being a great leader is that you must be willing to be an outstanding follower, as well. I have been in the education field for the last twelve years. I have had the opportunity to serve as a substitute teacher with a college degree, teacher, coach, assistant principal, associate principal, and principal. Some experiences I have gained were from being in a follower role and the others were me as the instructional leader. As a leader, I want to accomplish the goal that all learners can be successful personally, socially, and intellectually. Each day, I work with faculty and staff to try to reach all students so that they can be prepared for the real world. We do not reach our goal on a daily basis, but the goal is to continue until we do ensure that all students are successful. I have a strong belief in school pride when it comes to underlying my educational reasons to lead. I enjoy setting goals with our campus and then going out and attaining them. For example, this year we received three Texas Education Agency’s Gold Performance Acknowledgments. Our campus, faculty, staff, students, parents, and community were all excited of each acknowledgment. It is great to receive honors from the state and promote a culture of having a successful campus, especially after being unacceptable in 2009-2010. On a personal note, I am the first in my family to serve as a campus principal. There are several educators in my family and my grandmother retired as a custodian in the same district that I was raised and now have the privilege to be employed in. I am happy that my family sees me as a role model for our family and the community. I serve as a product of this particular district and I take pride in wanting to help all students from our school community become successful by obtaining a high school diploma and beyond.

The internship projects definitely gave more experienced in some areas that I was not considered competent. The different projects have helped me to collaborate with a variety of personnel in my district. It has helped me build relationships with others in my district, as I had the chance to interview certain staff members and find out more about their actual job activities. I now have new insight and know that I am confident to work well in central administration.