A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by ensuring management of the organization, operations, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment Personal Statement: Leaders manage learning by monitoring and evaluating the daily operations of the school which include the human, fiscal, and technological resources. Additionally, they promote and protect the welfare and safety of students and staff. Leaders must also be able to distribute and cultivate leadership within the school while also ensuring that teacher and organizational time is used to support quality instruction and student learning. Standard Function Artifact Reflection Source (Course A,B,C,E tudent and taff urveys Artifact 6 ! created surveys for student and staff to better understand school perceptions. EA "#$ %&esting, 'easurement, and (ata Analysis A,B,E Business 'anager and uperintendent !nterview and Analysis of a (istrict Budget Conducting interviews with the Business 'anager and the uperintendent allowed me to understand how the budgeting process wor)s. !t clarified how trust between the chool Board and Central Administration is important and how our mission must be aligned with funding school priorities. EA "#*%chool Business 'anagement+ B,C,(,E ,rincipal interview questions Artifact 7 By carefully writing *- interview questions ! was able to reflect upon what would be important to the school ! was teaching at. ! provided a rationale for each question and an additional question to dig deeper in order to hire a principal who was best fit for the school, which would allow a healthy culture to be produced. EA ".# %/uman 0esource 'anagement and upervision+ C 1ellness ,lan &he wellness plan allowed me to evaluate my wellbeing as it relates to diabetes and stress management. &hrough researching ! was able to create a plan for myself that has helped my health and overall wellbeing. EA ".# %/uman 0esource 'anagement and upervision+ A,B,E Budget Culminating 0eport &his culminating paper created the opportunity to research budgetary implications and ma)e recommendations for a district nearing pro2ected deficit. EA "#*%chool Business 'anagement+ C,( 0ecommendation letter%s+ Artifact 8 ! was able to write recommendation letters for staff and students that supported their desires to participate in leadership roles and activities. Completed while acting as !nterim Assistant ,rincipal A,B,C,(,E !mprovement of ,rofessional ,ractice /olding the position of !nterim Assistant ,rincipal was the most rewarding capstone to my entire Ed.. program. ! was able to practice and reflect upon everything that ! learned in the last 33 months and ! really li)e it4 Completed while acting as !nterim Assistant ,rincipal