Assistant Principal Self-Assessment Instrument
Asst. Principal: Date: / /
1 - Unsatisfactory 3 - Area of Strength
KEY 2 - Needs Improvement 4 - Demonstrates Excellence
1. Communication Knowledge and Skills 1 2 3 4
；;Demonstrates interpersonal skills
；;Writes and speaks fluently and correctly
；;Writes clear, distinct goals and objectives
；;Communicates assessment data in a compelling fashion
；;Communicates clearly data from student assessment, program
evaluation, and benchmarking activities to customers and
members of the organization
；;Provides current information on curricular and instructional
innovations
；;Communicates school, vision, mission, and goals to stakeholders
and others
；;Communicates personnel evaluation policies and procedures
clearly, both orally and in writing
；;Understands and communicates linkage between evaluation data
and professional development activities
；;Communicates (oral and written) school routines, procedures,
rules, and expectations to appropriate others
；;Listens and interacts effectively
；;Communicates high expectations for student and staff
performance
；;Communicates understanding of federal, state, and local laws,
policies, and procedures
；;Establishes effective communication systems
2. Collaboration Processes and Skills 1 2 3 4
；;Identifies and involves stakeholders
；;Develops collaborative relationships among educators and
consumers
；;Coordinates efforts to create and implement a vision for the
school
；;Creates teams, involving both members of the organization and
customers
；;Models and teaches collaboration skills and processes
；;Builds community (rather than simply responds to community)
；;Demonstrates knowledge of role of local and state social
agencies, human service agencies, and other community
organizations and develops partnerships with them
；;Involves stakeholders in a variety of activities and processes
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Assistant Principal Self-Assessment Instrument (cont.)
1 - Unsatisfactory 3 - Area of Strength
KEY 2 - Needs Improvement 4 - Demonstrates Excellence
3. Assessment/Measurement/Evaluation Knowledge and Skills 1 2 3 4
；;Assesses gaps between current state of the organization and
desired state articulated in the vision
；;Able to assemble, analyze, and synthesize assessment data in
a compelling fashion
；;Leads benchmarking processes
；;Selects and implements measurement systems and evaluation
models appropriate to state goals and student performance standards
；;Designs student assessment programs consistent with school
goals and performance standards
；;Interprets, integrates, and prioritizes data from multiple
sources
；;Designs, manages, and monitors a comprehensive evaluation
program
；;Determines needed revisions and improvements in programs,
practices, and organization based on available data
；;Identifies needs for special programs and initiates those programs
；;Recognizes consistency or lack thereof between classroom
activities and goals, mission, and vision
；;Identifies and prioritizes student needs, and the needs and
expectations of support groups
；;Assesses candidate’s knowledge, skills, values, and commitments
；;Understands and implements state and local personnel
evaluation policies and procedures
；;Carries out staff evaluations consistently and objectively
4. Organizing for Results 1 2 3 4
；;Leads change processes effecting the school organization
；;Markets change
；;Links school organization to vision
；;Demonstrates appropriate understanding and use of vision and
mission statements, goals and objectives
；;Identifies values, beliefs, and commitments in a) school
organization, b) community
；;Demonstrates knowledge of alternative organizational
structures and invents new ones
；;Uses marketing strategies to develop common understandings
of customer needs
；;Provides continuous improvements in service to customers
；;Establishes and maintains a customer focused school
；;Makes use of symbols, ceremonies and traditions to help
bring about results
；;Clearly defines roles and responsibilities of all stakeholders
and customers
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Assistant Principal Self-Assessment Instrument (cont.)
1 - Unsatisfactory 3 - Area of Strength
KEY 2 - Needs Improvement 4 - Demonstrates Excellence
5. Planning 1 2 3 4
；;Demonstrates knowledge of “quality” processes and practices
；;Develops the values, beliefs and commitments that further the
purpose of the school, the ability of students to learn, the roles
of family and community, and the focus of school activity
；;Understands strategic plans that affect building level and
complement the system level
；;Develops the school planning processes including goal setting
；;Translates vision into an action plan
；;Establishes clear, distinct, building level goals and
benchmarks of progress toward their accomplishment
；;Leads planning processes that result in plans for multiple
areas of need
；;Plans for the future and forecasts such things as student
enrollments, facilities, equipment and operating needs over
several years
6. Federal/State/Local Laws & Policies 1 2 3 4
；;Demonstrates understanding of federal, state and local
employment policies
；;Applies laws and policies to supervision and evaluation of
personnel
；;Applies knowledge of laws and policies to development of
building level policies and procedures and to disciplinary
actions
；;Maintains an organization that upholds local, state, and
federal laws and policies
；;Implements federal, state, and local laws and policies in
multiple areas
；;Understands legal terminology
；;Provides leadership in overseeing the implementation of laws,
policies, and procedures
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Assistant Principal Self-Assessment Instrument (cont.)
1 - Unsatisfactory 3 - Area of Strength
KEY 2 - Needs Improvement 4 - Demonstrates Excellence
7. Problem Solving 1 2 3 4
；;Identifies and dismantles barriers
；;Identifies and solves problems in multiple areas
；;Identifies and resolves equal access problems
；;Empowers staff, students, parents, community. and others by
engaging them in identifying and solving problems
；;Identifies day to day challenges in the classroom, recognizes
barriers to program delivery, and works with staff to solve these
problems
；;Uses mediation and conflict management skills effectively
8. Innovation 1 2 3 4
；;Keeps abreast of teaching/learning research and best practices
；;Takes risks that support innovation
；;Thinks creatively and stimulates creativity in others
；;Reframes failures positively, helping the organization learn from
them
；;Maintains successful innovations beyond the time of the original
implementers and leaders
；;Incorporates innovations into the school in order to produce
desired results
；;Encourages and supports innovation
9. Technology Management 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
；;Applies technological knowledge to the operation of the school,
leadership of instructional programs, and human resource
development
；;Projects information technology needs and acquires appropriate
equipment, hardware and software
；;Assists faculty in utilizing technology as a tool to engage
students in academic work and in development of their
technology knowledge and skills
；;Uses technology in professional development of self and others
；;Models or has modeled the use of technology
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Assistant Principal Self-Assessment Instrument (cont.)
1 - Unsatisfactory 3 - Area of Strength
KEY 2 - Needs Improvement 4 - Demonstrates Excellence
10. School Operations and Management 1 2 3 4
；;Determines effectiveness of school routines, facilities
utilization, and activities supervision
；;Leads analysis of school organization and change processes
；;Demonstrates knowledge of basic school operations
；;Establishes and maintains school routines
；;Protects instructional time and increases learning time
；;Develops a master schedule
；;Creates a safe, secure learning environment
；;Creates a positive climate within the school
；;Identifies and provides programs of interest to students that
support goals, mission, and vision
；;Maintains physical repair and appearance of buildings and
grounds
；;Maintains an orderly and attractive environment
；;Holds persons accountable for their actions
11. Fiscal Leadership and Management 1 2 3 4
；;Markets fiscal needs to school system authorities and
stakeholder groups
；;Identifies funding sources and seeks funding
；;Prepares budgets and fiscal plans (annual, multi-year)
；;Establishes and passes regular audits
；;Allocates resources to areas of need
；;Leads stakeholders in budget preparation and allocation of
resources to achieve goals, mission, and vision
；;Demonstrates knowledge of state foundation program and
accounting procedures
；;Identifies potential funding agencies and prepares proposals
；;Establishes procedures for receiving and disbursing funds and
keeping records
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Assistant Principal Self-Assessment Instrument (cont.)
1 - Unsatisfactory 3 - Area of Strength
KEY 2 - Needs Improvement 4 - Demonstrates Excellence
12. Management of Professional Responsibilities 1 2 3 4
；;Completes tasks accurately and on time
；;Demonstrates punctuality to work, meetings, and appointments
；;Makes decisions in a timely manner
；;Responds to requests positively
；;Maintains accurate, up-to-date information about the school
and school system
；;Provides information and data in a timely manner and
appropriate format
；;Models professional behavior
13. Leadership of Human Resources 1 2 3 4
；;Translates evaluation data into effective staff development
；;Differentiates between the needs of experienced and
inexperienced teachers
；;Leads staff and students in developing and maintaining building
level policies and procedures
；;Develops job descriptions
；;Assesses a candidate’s knowledge, skills, values, and
commitments
；;Applies principles of effective supervision
；;Demonstrates a commitment to high expectations for faculty
and staff performance
；;Develops orientation and induction programs
；;Able to serve as an instructional coach (capability)
；;Creates professional development opportunities
；;Motivates staff and others
；;Identifies leadership skills involved in teaching and other
school functions
；;Identifies unique leadership capabilities of teachers and others
and matches them with leadership opportunities
；;Mentors others and identifies others with mentoring capabilities
；;Leads others
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