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Is aware of the need to Begins to engage in Engages in reflection Reflects individually Maintains ongoing
reflect on teaching reflection on teaching individually and with and with colleagues on reflective practice and
practice to support practice individually colleagues on the refinements in action research in
student learning. and with colleagues relationship between teaching practice and supporting student
Reflects individually or that is focused on making adjustments in connections among the learning and raising
with colleagues on methods to support teaching practice and elements of the CSTP the level of academic
immediate student the full range of impact on the full to positively impact achievement.
learning needs. learners. range of learners. the full range of
learners. Engages in and fosters
reflection among
colleagues for school
wide impact on
student learning.
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Individual reflection This past semester I As a teacher leader we

6.1 Reflecting on includes self-questioning deeply reflected on my have been working
teaching practice in and writing my thoughts practices with my mentor tirelessly to assess our
support of student down. I also invite and how to improve as a practices. We are
learning teachers to come and history teacher. I also attempting to align many
observe me while I meet with my department aspects of our school
observe my peers to get weekly and the K-8 culture with Culturally
new ideas. I have time to history team bi-weekly to Responsive Teaching.
reflect on the feedback my reflect on practices and Before this process, we
department coordinator grow as an individual and have to sit and reflect on
gives me and my director. institution. our teaching practices,
and our school teaching
Colleague reflections practices before
includes councils held implementing CRT.
with one another when
we feel overwhelmed and
tired so we can reflect on
our practices and support
each other. We reflect on
our practices during
faculty meetings and
professional
developments as well.
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6.2 Establishing Develops goals Sets goals connected to Sets goals connected to Sets and modifies Sets and modifies a
professional goals connected to the CSTP the CSTP that take into the CSTP that are authentic goals broad range of
and engaging in through required account self- authentic, challenging, connected to the CSTP professional goals
continuous and processes and local assessment of teaching and based on self- that are intellectually connected to the CSTP
protocols. practice. assessment. challenging and based to improve
purposeful
on self-assessment and instructional practice
professional growth
Attends required Expands knowledge Aligns personal goals feedback from a and impact student
and development professional and skills individually with school and variety of sources. learning within and
development. and with colleagues district goals, and beyond the classroom.
through available focuses on improving Engages in and
professional student learning. contributes to Engages in ongoing
development. professional inquiry into teacher
Selects and engages in development targeted practice for
professional on student professional
development based on achievement. Pursues development.
needs identified in a variety of additional
professional goals. opportunities to learn Contributes to
professionally. professional
organizations, and
development
opportunities to
extend own teaching
practice.
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I engage and contribute I regularly conduct and

to professional
developments that fully
support the mission of our
school. Some of the major
aspects of our
professional developments
include social justice, anti-
racist teaching,
constructivism, culturally
based teaching. I am also
one of the teacher leaders
of the school that helps
organize professional
developments for my
colleagues and institute
them. Also, I sign up for
professional development
to ensure growth on my
end. The latest one I
joined was a webinar
provided by my school
with Loretta Jones on
Calling Out Culture and
how to Call People In.
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mode to be receptive to 04/22/22
the topics and create fun
and innovative ways for We are currently reading
teachers to reflect to the Culturally Responsive
work. Teaching and how to
implement that in our
school culture. We have
book clubs where we
discuss the book with the
school community and
how to implement them in
our classroom.
Attends staff, grade Consults with Collaborates with Collaborates with Facilitates
level, department, and colleagues to consider colleagues to improve colleagues to expand collaboration with
other required how best to support student learning and impact on teacher and colleagues.
meetings and teacher and student reflect on teaching student learning
collaborations. learning. practice at the within grade or Works to ensure the
classroom level. department and school broadest positive
Identifies student and Begins to identify how and district levels. impact possible on
teacher resources at to access student and Interacts with instructional practice
6.3 Collaborating the school and district teacher resources in members of the Engages with members and student
with colleagues and level. the broader broader professional of the broader achievement at school
the broader professional community to access professional and district levels and
professional community. resources that support community to access for the profession.
community to teacher effectiveness resources and a wide
support teacher and student learning range of supports for Initiates and develops
and student teaching the full range professional learning
of learners. opportunities with the
learning
broader professional
community focused on
student achievement.
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I am advocate for social I am a part of the teacher

media and I find leader team at our
connecting with teachers campus where I facilitate
on “teacher” twitter and professional development
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Instagram allows me to for my colleagues. I just
not only reflect on my finished giving one to the
practices, but to see what K-5 team on Digital
my peers across the Citizenship and what that
country are doing. looks like in the classroom
and at home.

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I meet in “grade teams” to

discuss learning goals for
the 6th and 7th graders.
This includes the admin
support team, ELL
coordinator, and
Spectrum Program.

As a school community,
we have beginning,
middle, and end
professional development
meetings to gage with one
another on some of the
major themes of our
school and our practices.

I also meet with my

department weekly to
assess many factors
including curriculum,
learning outcomes,
themes, student learning
and engagement.

6.4 Working with Is aware of the role of Acknowledges the Supports families to Provides opportunities Structures a wide
families to support the family in student importance of the contribute to the and support for range of opportunities
student learning learning and the need family’s role in student classroom and school. families to actively for families to
for interactions with learning. Seeks Adjusts participate in the contribute to the
families. information about communication to classroom and school. classroom and school
cultural norms of families based on community. Supports a
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families represented in awareness of cultural Communicates to school/district
the school. Welcomes norms and wide range families in ways which environment in which
family involvement at of experiences with show understanding of families take
classroom/ school schools. and respect for cultural leadership to improve
events. norms. student learning.

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I welcome parents to
email me and I respond As Ramadan just past, I
within a 24 hour window. sent a message to the
If parents like to meet I school community about
usually include considering how to help
communication with my students who may be
director and colleagues fasting. I also reached out
who may have the to families to check-in to
student, just in case it see if there is something I
needs to be a “360” can do to support
meeting. I do keep parents students during this time.
in the loop and send a
letter home when we are
working on something
culturally progressive just
to give them a “heads up”.
For example, we had an
indigenous person from
the Amazon come in to
speak to our students, I
followed up with
communication.

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I am still working on
connecting with parents
on an integrating level to
participate in school.
However I will say I am
integrating at
communicating with
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Develops awareness Seeks available
about local neighborhood and
neighborhoods and community resources.
communities
surrounding the school. Includes references or
connections to
Uses available communities in single
neighborhood and lessons or sequence of
community resources lessons.
in single lessons.
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communities in
I fall short in this area
support of the
because I can spend more
instructional time reaching out to
program neighborhood and
community resources to
help. I probably do it
around once-twice a year
when I invite a
community member to
speak to our students. I
can be more intentional
about this and see if there
are local community
resources that align with
our mission.
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I am working on time
management to schedule
Applying Integrating Innovating
families while taking
cultural norms in
consideration.
Uses a variety of Uses a broad range of Collaborates with
neighborhood and neighborhood and community members
community resources community resources to increase
to support the to support the instructional and
curriculum. instructional program, learning opportunities
students, and families. for students.
Includes knowledge of
communities when Draws from Engages students in
designing and understanding of leadership and service
implementing community to improve in the community.
instruction and enrich the Incorporates
instructional program. community members
into the school
learning community.
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Students have had the
opportunity to travel to
field trips this year and as
a community we have
made it a point to
acknowledge the land we
are on. I gave the students
a brief history of the lands
they will be visiting and
they will have the
opportunity to talk to
elders or park rangers to
discuss the land they will
be residing on when they
attend their field trip.
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community events with
members of our
community. I think this is
still a growth for me
because my school
implements this already
so beautifully, so I feel like
the task is already done
for me, however I need to
advocate for my class
community and reach out
to folks.
6.6 Managing Develops an Maintains professional Anticipates Integrates the full Models
professional understanding of responsibilities in professional range of professional professionalism and
responsibilities to professional timely ways and seeks responsibilities and responsibilities into supports colleagues in
maintain responsibilities. support as needed. manages time and advanced planning and meeting and exceeding
effort required to meet prepares for situations professional
motivation and
Seeks to meet required Demonstrates expectations. that may be Responsibilities
commitment to all
commitments to commitment by challenging. effectively.
students students. exploring ways to Pursues ways to
address individual support students’ Maintains continual Supports colleagues to
student needs. diverse learning needs effort to seek, develop, maintain the
and maintains belief in and refine new and motivation, resiliency,
students’ capacity for creative methods to and energy to ensure
achievement. ensure individual that all students
student learning. achieve.
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As mentioned in the other Throughout this semester Throughout the year I

standards, I attempt to I learned so much through
meet with a variety of my Fullerton program
student support officials that allows me to reflect
from the school to best on my practices and be
support our students. This mindful of how to engage
includes coordinators the students in
from various programs: professional manner. I am
gifted, spectrum, and ELL. committed to providing
Also I attempt to find equal access to our class
ways to gage the students assignments/material and
after collecting data from to ensure students have
the respective parties. access to tools in order to
successfully complete a
task.
have modeled support
with colleagues in
meetings by advocating
for support in different
areas. We have been
working closely with one
another to adapt
language that is Anti-Bias,
we also come together as
a community to discuss
ways to improve student
learning.

6.7 Demonstrating Follows all state education codes, legal requirements, district and site Maintains a high standard of personal integrity
professional policies, contractual agreements, and ethical responsibilities.* and commitment to student learning and the
responsibility, profession in all circumstances.
integrity, and * As follows:
 Take responsibility for student academic learning outcomes. Contributes to building professional community
ethical conduct
 Is aware of own personal values and biases and recognizes ways in which and holding peers accountable to norms of
these values and biases affect the teaching and learning of students. respectful treatment and communication.
 Adheres to legal and ethical obligations in teaching the full ranges of
learners, including English learners and students with special needs. Contributes to fostering a school culture with a
 Reports suspected cases of child abuse and/or neglect as outlined in the high degree of resilience, professional integrity,
California Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act. and ethical conduct.
 Maintains a non-hostile classroom environment and carries out laws and
district 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.
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 Complies with legal and professional obligations to protect the privacy,
health, and safety of students, families, and other school professionals.
 Models appropriate behavior for students, colleagues, and the profession.
 Acts in accordance with ethical considerations for students.
 Maintains professional conduct and integrity in the classroom and school
community.
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I am at an integrating level at this point in my career. I
I find myself compelled to write that I feel like I am between applying and ethically follow practices to ensure the well-being of
integrating in this section. I follow my professional duty to maintain the health and my students. I also communicate with the advocates
safety of our students and I adhere to any legal and moral obligations on my behalf. at our campus when necessary. Our school counselor,
Since I am a teacher leader, I also bring awareness through professional our head and heart team and my overall team to
developments to engage important conversations about mental health, proper ways ensure I am abiding law when it comes to protection
to engage with our LGBTIQ students (I retrieve resources from the TransLatina and reporting.
Coalition in Los Angeles). I am highly aware of my biases and how to recognize it, so I
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As a teacher leader, I work with the Dean of

Academics to ensure that my colleagues receive
professional development that allows for growth.
Some of the professional developments that I have
conducted include: 21st century skills, ABAR work,
EdTech, and Culturally Responsive Teaching.