<div dir="ltr"><div>Danielle,</div><div><br></div><div>First and foremost, I appreciate your candid expression of your strengths and weaknesses; oftentimes, I am hesitant to share my personal strengths and areas for improvement because I do not want to come across as arrogant or weak. However, it is important to reflect and to realize that everyone has areas in which they excel and areas in which they can improve. As such, I can certainly relate to your discussion that you prefer staying within your comfort zone. Many times, I have found myself hesitant to take risks, yet being an administrator will likely involve taking risks on a daily basis. Throughout the next two years, during this program and in my role as a teacher, I plan to seek opportunities to push my comfort zone. As administrators-in-training, we have a safety net; we are able to use our mentor and cohort members as a sounding board, and during our internship, we will be able to experiment with new responsibilities. As Dustin Weaver stated yesterday, though, our ability to grow in a given area hinges on the effort we put into it. </div><div><br></div><div>Additionally, I can identify with your emotional nature. As an introvert, I am often overloaded with interpersonal interactions, and to balance my emotions, I need to separate myself for a time. Mr. Weaver described administration as being 365 days a year, 24 hours a day, which can take a toll on one’s emotional health. For me, the emotional separation that I need could include closing my office door and quietly reflecting on my day or going for a quiet walk after work. All in all, each of us needs to find our own way to cope with the stress and emotional aspects of becoming an administrator, and neglecting our personal welfare can be detrimental to our health and our performance. In short, your final sentence says it best, “everyday in every way we should work to make improvements.” Ultimately, it is our own responsibility to grow as professionals; no one can do it for us.</div><div><br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jun 14, 2018 at 10:18 PM, Danielle Ramage <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:danielle.ramage@vc-k12.us" target="_blank">danielle.ramage@vc-k12.us</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr">
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria">Personality, motivational, and skill based leadership traits
are needed to be an effective leader. Some specific skills are more necessary
than others depending on the level of administration. (Hoy and Miskel)<span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria">When looking at the different leadership traits there are
some that I feel like I already have and others that I need to work on. Some
traits that are already exhibited in me are integrity, extroversion,
expectations, and interpersonal. I am very honest. I don’t cheat or lie. I am
extroverted and can get along well with almost anyone. Even if they are a
person I wouldn’t be close friends with I know how to be friendly and
communicate with them. I try to be very explicit in my expectations to my
students in my classroom. I see this being no different as an administrator. <span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria"><span> </span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0.0001pt;font-size:12pt;font-family:Cambria">Some traits that I need to continue to work on are
self-confidence, emotional maturity, stress tolerance, and some technical
skills.<span> </span>I am not always confident in my
abilities, especially if it is a task that requires me to step out of my
comfort zone. Although I would have described myself as a person who prefers
things to be “safe, comfortable, and prepared”, as I age life experiences are
teaching me to lighten up and live a little; to take some risks. Another area
that is currently under construction in me is my emotions. I am a pretty
emotional person. When I am very upset, angry, or feel affronted many times I end
up crying. This is something I desperately must work to improve upon before
becoming an administrator. I do continue to work on holding myself together and
keeping an even tone when I am upset and then letting it all out at a more
appropriate time and place. Another area of improvement would be handling
stress. <span> </span>I have noticed that I physically
get sick to my stomach when I am very tired or worn out. Lastly, I think I need
to begin now on having a better understanding of some technical skills such as
discerning state test scores and school report card data. <span> </span>I think that through the experiences of this
program, to include the internship where I hope to<i> really</i> get an inside look at being a principal, will only help me
to work on these (self-defined) deficiencies. I think that everyday in everyway
we should work to make improvements. <span></span></p>
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