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6.1 Reflecting on Is aware of the need to Begins to engage in Engages in reflection Reflects individually and Maintains ongoing
teaching practice in reflect on teaching reflection on teaching individually and with with colleagues on reflective practice and
support of student practice to support practice individually and colleagues on the refinements in teaching action research in
learning student learning. Reflects with colleagues that is relationship between practice and connections supporting student
individually or with focused on methods to making adjustments in among the elements of learning and raising the
colleagues on immediate support the full range of teaching practice and the CSTP to positively level of academic
student learning needs. learners. impact on the full range impact the full range of achievement. 11.18.18
of learners. learners. 9.22.17
Engages in and fosters
reflection among
colleagues for school
wide impact on student
learning. 5.10.18
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I individually reflect on I have become very
refinements I can make in strong in engaging in and
my teaching practice fostering reflection
daily. I know that among colleagues for
reflection and refinement school wide impact on
are a key in teaching and student learning. I
education. I do this attribute my growth here
consistently to see how I to my school’s
can improve as a teacher collaborative teaching
and help support my and reflective
learners. I also have a environment. We are
strong PLC environment expected and encouraged
at my school, so I am able to collaborate to reflect
to reflect on and refine weekly during PDs. We
my teaching practice with are also supported when
my colleagues assistance, we reflect by admin and
as well. We reflect on a our fellow colleagues.
weekly basis “officially” The goal we all have in
at staff meetings, and mind is impacting
daily at lunch. student learning and
improving student
learning. Working in such
a reflective environment
that I am able to engage
in and foster reflection.
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I maintain ongoing
reflective practice and
action research in
supporting student
learning and raising the
level of academic
achievement. To do this, I
maintain a reflective
teaching journal. This
journal has been very
helpful in showing me
trends in my teaching and
my student’s learning in
the classroom. I also
reflect with my
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6.2 Establishing Develops goals connected Sets goals connected to Sets goals connected to Sets and modifies Sets and modifies a broad
professional goals and to the CSTP through the CSTP that take into the CSTP that are authentic goals range of professional
engaging in continuous required processes and account self-assessment authentic, challenging, connected to the CSTP goals connected to the
and purposeful local protocols. of teaching practice. and based on self- that are intellectually CSTP to improve
professional growth assessment. challenging and based on instructional practice and
and development Attends required Expands knowledge and self-assessment and impact student learning
professional skills individually and Aligns personal goals feedback from a variety within and beyond the
development. with colleagues through with school and district of sources. classroom. 9.22.17
available professional goals, and focuses on 5.10.18
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learning. contributes to
professional Engages in ongoing
Selects and engages in development targeted on inquiry into teacher
professional student achievement. practice for professional
development based on Pursues a variety of development. 9.22.17
needs identified in additional opportunities 5.10.18
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Contributes to
professional
organizations, and
development
opportunities to extend
own teaching practice.
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I engage in professional
development targeted at
student achievement. I
am lucky to receive these
opportunities at my
school site. I put myself in
the “integrating” category
though because I have yet
to contribute to
professional
development targeted at
student achievement.
I engage in professional
development targeted at
student achievement by
attending the CMC Math
Conference, the ISTE
Tech conference, and the
Deeper Learning
conference. These
opportunities, along with
my own readings in the
education community
have helped me develop
as a professional. My new
goal for this category is
contributing to these
professional
communities to extend
my own teaching
practice. 5.10.18
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I have set and modified a
broad range of
professional goals
connected to the CSTP to
improve my teaching and
impact student learning.
This is especially true as I
have been completing
this current reflection/
self-assessment. I have
adjusted my goals to
meet these standards and
these standards have
helped me refine my
goals in meaningful ways.
I engage in ongoing
inquiry into professional
development weekly. I am
required to engage
during our weekly
professional
developments; but I also
inquire on my own by
picking up reading
materials, reading
professional journals, and
doing independent
inquiry on my own. I
want to be the best so I
am able to provide my
students with the best
education in my
classroom.
I set and modify a broad
range of professional
goals connected to the
CSTP to improve through
this FOTIP. This program
has challenged me to
set/modify and meet
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6.3 Collaborating with Attends staff, grade level,
colleagues and the department, and other
broader professional required meetings and
community to support collaborations.
teacher and student
learning Identifies student and
teacher resources at the
school and district level.
Consults with colleagues Collaborates with Collaborates with Facilitates collaboration
to consider how best to colleagues to improve colleagues to expand with colleagues. 5.10.18
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student learning. reflect on teaching student learning within
practice at the classroom grade or department and
Begins to identify how to level. school and district levels. Works to ensure the
access student and 9.22.17 broadest positive impact
teacher resources in the Interacts with members possible on instructional
broader professional of the broader Engages with members of practice and student
community. professional community the broader professional achievement at school
to access resources that community to access and district levels and for
support teacher resources and a wide the profession. 5.10.18
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student learning. teaching the full range of
learners. 9.22.17
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opportunities with the
broader professional
community focused on
student achievement.
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I collaborate with my
grade-level team during
lunch every day to impact
my learning and my
student’s learning. I
collaborate with my
other colleagues during
our weekly professional
development meetings
every Friday. I collaborate
with other district team
members and other
school employees during
district trainings and
through email and other
communications
consistently.
I have joined the
Southern and Northern
California Google groups
to collaborate with a
broader professional
community to access
resources and support
the wide range of
learners in my classroom.
I also have joined the
ISTE professional
community to promote
building relations with
other professionals to
continue to expand my
learning and access to
support learners.
I engage with members
of the broader
professional community
to access resources and a
wide range of supports
almost daily. I am always
Innovating
I facilitate collaboration
with colleagues daily. I
collaborate with my
colleague who shares 7th
grade math classes with
me every morning and
afternoon to ensure our
students are receiving the
best practices we can
provide. I collaborate
with my 8th grade team
every day at lunch when
we meet to discuss
student concerns and we
collaborate to plan and
problem solve. I also
collaborate with my other
grade-level colleagues
every Friday during our
weekly Professional
Development. 5.10.18
I work to ensure the
broadest positive impact
possible on instructional
practice and student
achievement at the
school level by being an
active professional in our
learning community. I am
always reaching out to
see how to best help and
make the broadest
positive impact for our
students. That could be
by observing or being
observed by colleagues
and receiving
constructive feedback.
That could be by
supporting colleagues
when they put on student
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6.4 Working with Is aware of the role of the
families to support family in student learning
student learning and the need for
interactions with families.
Acknowledges the Supports families to Provides opportunities Structures a wide range
importance of the contribute to the and support for families of opportunities for
family’s role in student classroom and school. to actively participate in families to contribute to
learning. Seeks 9.22.17 the classroom and school. the classroom and school
information about Adjusts communication 5.10.18 community. Supports a
cultural norms of families to families based on 11.18.18 school/district
represented in the awareness of cultural environment in which
school. Welcomes family norms and wide range of Communicates to families families take leadership
involvement at experiences with schools. in ways which show to improve student
classroom/ school understanding of and learning.
events. respect for cultural
norms. 9.22.17
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I support families to
contribute to the school
when I encourage them
to email me if they have
questions, talk to the
principal, or come in and
schedule meeting with
staff if they would like. I
need to improve my
support for families to
contribute to the
classroom. I do not have
many classroom
contribution options, yet.
Integrating Innovating
I communicate to families
through emails, phone
calls, and parent-teacher
conferences and
meetings. I understand
that I do not share the
same cultural norms as a
majority of my families,
so I communicate in an
empathetic and
respectful way that
makes families feel
respected and valued. I
also will use a translator
when needed to ensure I
am showing the families
the utmost respect and
communicating as clearly
as possible.
I have been supportive of
families who actively
participate in their
student’s education. I
have also seen growth in
myself as a professional
because I have been able
to provide opportunities
for parents to actively
participate in the
classroom by inviting
parents in to see the
classroom, their students
work and telling parents
how they can best
support their student. I
provide opportunities by
asking for parent
classroom volunteers,
writing notes to parents
on areas where their
students need more
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6.5 Engaging local Develops awareness Seeks available Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of Collaborates with
communities in support about local neighborhood and neighborhood and neighborhood and community members to
of the instructional neighborhoods and community resources. community resources to community resources to increase instructional
program communities surrounding 9.22.17 support the curriculum. support the instructional and learning
02.13.18 the school. 5.10.18 program, students, and opportunities for
Includes references or families. students.
Uses available connections to Includes knowledge of 11.18.18
neighborhood and communities in single communities when Engages students in
community resources in lessons or sequence of designing and Draws from leadership and service in
single lessons. lessons. implementing instruction understanding of the community.
community to improve Incorporates community
and enrich the members into the school
instructional learning community.
program.9.22.17
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I have an awareness My goal this school year I have a much better
about local was to increase my use of understanding of my
neighborhoods and neighborhood and school’s community and I
communities that community resources to use it to improve and
surround my school. I support the curriculum, enrich our instructional
have driven the streets and I have achieved this program whenever
around the school, talked goal with my colleagues possible. We successfully
to the staff who are assistance. We as a team ran a Girls Who Code club
locals, and I have done visited the local Lyon Air to enrich our
home-visits to new Museum to support our instructional program. I
students. I would like to history, ELA, and science invite parents in
become better at actively curriculum. I also use the whenever possible to
seeking out available community resources enrich the program. I also
school and community provided in the after utilize local high school
resources. The front school program to volunteers in the
office is a great resource enhance my science classroom to enrich
for students and their curriculum. I would now learning in the classroom.
families about like to broaden the range My goal now is to engage
community resources, of neighborhood and my students in
but I would also like to community resources I leadership and service in
expand my knowledge to use. 5.10.18 their own community.
support my students. 5.10.18

I use a broad range of

neighborhood and
community resources to
support the instructional
program, students, and
families. I utilize our
afterschool YPI program
leaders and teachers to
support my student’s and
their families. I
encourage families to
attend our ESL classes,
our school site meetings,
and our parenting classes
offered through a local
community organization.
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I draw from
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6.6 Managing Develops an Maintains professional Anticipates professional Integrates the full range Models professionalism
professional understanding of responsibilities in timely responsibilities and of professional and supports colleagues
responsibilities to professional ways and seeks support manages time and effort responsibilities into in meeting and exceeding
maintain motivation responsibilities. as needed. required to meet advanced planning and professional
and commitment to all expectations. prepares for situations Responsibilities
students Seeks to meet required Demonstrates that may be challenging. effectively.
commitments to students. commitment by Pursues ways to support 9.22.17 5.10.18
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address individual learning needs and Maintains continual
student needs. maintains belief in effort to seek, develop, Supports colleagues to
students’ capacity for and refine new and maintain the motivation,
achievement. creative methods to resiliency, and energy to
ensure individual student ensure that all students
learning. 9.22.17 achieve. 5.10.18
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I integrate the full range
of professional
responsibilities into
advanced planning and I
prepare for situations
that may be challenging. I
am pretty good with time
management, and this
helps make my advanced
planning successful for
the most part. I also
know what is expected of
me, professionally. I read
my contract before I
signed it, I keep a copy
for reference, I have read
the employee handbook
twice, etc. This
knowledge guides my
planning and helps me
plan for challenging
situations.
I will never stop seeking
opportunities to enhance
individual student
learning. The most
rewarding part of my job
is helping a student learn.
It is that feeling of
accomplishment (when a
student learns something
new) that keeps my drive
to seek new and creative
ways to learn continually
going.
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My students are my
number one priority as
an educator. My students
need someone who is
consistently professional,
and I do my best daily to
be this person for them.
My colleagues also need
someone who is
consistently professional,
so I maintain
professionalism for them
too. I also support my
colleagues in meeting and
exceeding professional
responsibilities by being
a team player. I volunteer
to help out all of them
time to help them meet
and exceed their own
responsibilities. I
volunteer and help
colleagues with every
movie night, music
concert, leadership event
and snack sale to support
them and to exceed my
own professional
responsibilities.
I support my colleagues
to maintain the
motivation, resiliency,
and energy to ensure all
students achieve by daily
checking in and being
there for them. My
colleagues have done so
much to support me, that
I am happy to give back
and support them. One
way I support them is by
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6.7 Demonstrating Follows all state education codes, legal requirements, district and site policies, Maintains a high standard of personal integrity and
professional contractual agreements, and ethical responsibilities.* commitment to student learning and the profession in
responsibility, integrity, all circumstances. 9.22.17
and ethical conduct * As follows: 5.10.18
 Take responsibility for student academic learning outcomes. 11.18.18
 Is aware of own personal values and biases and recognizes ways in which these
values and biases affect the teaching and learning of students.
 Adheres to legal and ethical obligations in teaching the full ranges of learners, Contributes to building professional community and
including English learners and students with special needs. holding peers accountable to norms of respectful
 Reports suspected cases of child abuse and/or neglect as outlined in the treatment and communication. 9.22.17
California Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act. 5.10.18
 Maintains a non-hostile classroom environment and carries out laws and district 11.18.18
guidelines for reporting cases of sexual harassment.
 Understands and implements school and district policies and state and federal
law in responding to inappropriate or violent student behavior. Contributes to fostering a school culture with a high
 Complies with legal and professional obligations to protect the privacy, health, degree of resilience, professional integrity, and ethical
and safety of students, families, and other school professionals. conduct. 9.22.17
 Models appropriate behavior for students, colleagues, and the profession. 5.10.18
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 Acts in accordance with ethical considerations for students.
 Maintains professional conduct and integrity in the classroom and school
community.
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I have continued to maintain a
My previous principals commended me when I was
student teaching for maintaining a high standard of
personal integrity and commitment to student
learning. I was raised well by my parents to be a
person of honesty and integrity, and this is reflected in
my professional position as an educator. I try my best
to be the best, daily.

I contribute to building the professional community at

my school by constantly being supportive to my co-
workers. I am there to encourage them and model for
them what professionalism looks like. I hold my peers
accountable to norms and expect they do the same for
me. I treat all of my peers and students with respect.

I contribute to fostering a school culture with a high

degree of resilience, professional integrity, and ethical
conduct by modeling these traits as a professional.
Part of fostering culture is participating in it as a
model of how to have those professional traits, daily. I
encourage my students and peers to have these traits
by being supportive and holding them accountable,
just as they hold me accountable.

I have continued to maintain a high standard of

personal integrity and commitment to student
learning and the profession in all circumstances. This
year has tested me professionally and personally in
too many ways to list. I have been challenged to grow,
challenged to be patient, challenged to be kind, and
challenged to be professional in the heat of the
moment (when emotions are high and myself or
others are stressed). Overall, I think I have done a
strong job of maintaining my personal integrity, while
staying committed to my students and the profession.
A way I support myself to be successful is ensuring
that I am practicing self-care daily. I also have realized
the importance of having a school/personal life
boundary. This boundary helps me de-stress and
ensures that I return to work daily with a fresh and
professional perspective. 5.10.18
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