K-12 Leadership Certification Programs - Portfolio Requirement
For information on the requirement, contact Shari Smith at ssmith@education.wisc.edu.
APPLICATION OF INTENT FORM
2012 Deadlines
Notice of Student Intent to Submit
Portfolio for Review
Due March 27
Portfolio Submission & Portfolio Review Deadlines
Submit Portfolio April 17, 2012 by 12 AM
Portfolio Reviewed by ELPA Portfolio Committee April 19-23
Students Notified of Results April 24
Revisions (if required) Due April 30 by 12 AM
Students Notified of Results (of revised portfolios) May 3
Due June 27
Portfolio Submission & Portfolio Review Deadlines
Submit Portfolio July 19, 2012 by 12 AM
Portfolio Reviewed by ELPA Portfolio Committee July 23-July 26
Students Notified of Results July 27
Revisions (if required) Due August 2 by 12 AM
Students Notified of Results (of revised portfolios) August 8
Due October 27
Portfolio Submission & Portfolio Review Deadlines
Submit Portfolio November 21, 2012 by 12 AM
Portfolio Reviewed by ELPA Portfolio Committee November 26-November 29
Students Notified of Results November 30
Revisions (if required) Due December 6 by 12 AM
Students Notified of Results (of revised portfolios) December 13
ELPA Portfolio
In
accordance with PI 34, the Department has a portfolio
requirement for
all certification students. Students seeking initial
certification as
Principal, Director of Instruction, Director of Special
Education and
Pupil Services, or Superintendent must participate in practicum
classes and labs to successfully complete and submit their own
individual electronic portfolio to a faculty committee for
review. The electronic format for the ELPA portfolio was
developed collaboratively by ELPA faculty and the School of
Education’s
EPSC (Education Placement and Career Services) office. The
format
is designed as a learning tool to assist students in
conceptualizing
and demonstrating educational leadership. Each portfolio is
comprised of five components: four dimensions of leadership and a
professional vision statement. Students create exhibits for the
components that demonstrate their leadership proficiency in each
of the
dimensions that coincide with the Department’s mission and
vision for
instructional leadership. As required by PI 34, the portfolio
is
designed to reflect and integrate the seven Wisconsin
Administrative
Standards and the approximately two hundred knowledge,
dispositions,
and performance indicators associated with those standards.
Portfolio Components/Leadership Dimensions:
Professional Vision
Resume, references, licenses, and leadership contributions
Advancing Learning Equity
In your position as a school leader, how would you assess
and improve
equity in student learning, including students who
traditionally struggle
and students with disabilities?
Building Teacher Capacity
In what ways would you identify teachers’ individual and
collective
needs and build teacher capacity for teaching and learning?
Leading the Organization
How would you acquire and align resources and
opportunities to meet
the organization's goals, needs, and priorities?
Engage Communities
In what ways would you reach out to engage the community to
support
student learning and build the organization’s goals?
Reflection:
The
reflection is a critically important part of the portfolio. It
is
unique to each student; it references theoretical, research and
experiential knowledge; and it demonstrates that the student is
able to
learn continuously as a leader. It is a well-written piece
(1000
words maximum) that speaks to one’s development as a leader in
conjunction with the artifact. The successful reflection will
address
how the artifact addresses one or more of the four compelling
questions.
In
preparing an exhibit for display in the portfolio, each student
must
also create an “entry slip” that provides readers with an
overview of
each exhibit. In 100 words or less, an entry slip provides
readers with
a quick overview of the artifact, the context in which it came,
as well
as how the exhibit as a whole speaks to the compelling
questions.
Portfolio Process:
Once
enrolled in, or following the completion of, the Practicum
305-700,
students are eligible to submit a completed portfolio to the
ELPA
Faculty Portfolio Review Committee. The Faculty Portfolio
Review
Committee consists of two or three ELPA professors assigned by
the
Department Chair. The Committee meets three times annually,
as
determined by the faculty. All certification students are
required to successfully complete the portfolio to be eligible
for
licensure from the Wisconsin Department of Public
Instruction.
Master’s Degree students not seeking certification must submit a portfolio as a requirement for completion of the degree.
Successful completion of the portfolio for the Master’s Degree
and
certification is determined by the Faculty Portfolio Review
Committee,
using the rubric included below to evaluate student
proficiency in the
ELPA portfolio leadership dimensions and the Wisconsin
Administrator
Standards (PI 34). Students whose portfolio work falls short
of
the criteria described in the rubric may resubmit the
portfolio the
following semester. Students must be enrolled in three (3)
graduate level
credits during the semester in which they submit their
portfolio for
faculty review. The Faculty Portfolio Review Committee also
uses
summary data from student portfolios to identify program
strengths and
weaknesses and make recommendations for the improvement of the
leadership preparation program in ELPA.
View sample portfolios: Lynda
S. Oleinik | Amelie
Julie Smith
ACCESS TO ELECTRONIC PORTFOLIO
Access to the
electronic portfolio will become available to students upon
enrollment
in the Practicum/Field Experience 305-700 and upon notification of intent to submit the portfolio for evaluation.
On-line process
On-line
tutorials (computer to computer) are embedded in the portfolio
program. Individual tutoring is also available at EPCS office
in
the basement of Educational Sciences Building.
Frequently Asked
Questions about the ELPA Portfolio
What are the Block courses?
The Department has created a
quasi-cohort format which certification
students are to follow. This format will enable students to
build on the
skills they will learn in Block I throughout their program. Information on the portfolio will be provided in Block I courses.
Block I ELPA 702, 735, 770, 848
Block II ELPA 725, 845
Block III ELPA 830, 840, 847
What is an entry slip?
An entry slip provides readers with an
overview of each exhibit. In 100
words or less, an entry slip provides readers with a quick
overview of
the artifact, the context in which it came, as well as how the
exhibit
as a whole speaks to the compelling questions.
What is an exhibit?
An exhibit contains two pieces: an
artifact and a reflection. An artifact
is a tangible piece of evidence that demonstrates a set of
skills. This
artifact should represent the student’s thinking, learning from
his/her coursework, as well as demonstrate his/her emerging
leadership.
The reflection is a well-written piece that speaks to one’s
development
as a leader in conjunction with the artifact. The successful
reflection
will address how the artifact addresses one or more of the four
compelling
questions.
What are the compelling questions?
Within each leadership dimension,
there is a question that frames the
dimension. The questions were created to help guide you as you
document
and reflect on your experiences as a leader.
Which courses should I use for my
exhibits?
Any of the Block courses can be used
to help you create your exhibits.
Can I use the same course for more
than one exhibit?
In creating your artifacts, be choosy.
Select one that best demonstrates
your skills and expertise. While you will find that coursework
from one
course can be used for more than one leadership dimension, you
will need
to create four different exhibits for your portfolio
What happens if portfolio
does not meet the criteria of the rubric as determined by Faculty
Portfolio Review Committee?
Students whose work falls short of the
criteria will not be recommended
for licensure or for the Master’s Degree. Students may reapply
the following semester and resubmit the portfolio to the
Committee if
they are enrolled in at least three graduate credits. View rubric.
If I am seeking more than one
certification, do I need to complete a portfolio
for each license?
No. If the candidate is applying for
more than one license, simultaneously,
he/she needs to represent each certification in at least one
exhibit.
If I am seeking a Superintendent’s
license, do I have to complete
the portfolio requirement?
No.
Most students seeking the superintendent license hold an initial
license as a principal. Those seeking initial licensure as a
superintendent must complete the same portfolio as those seeking
other
initial certifications.
View sample
portfolios: Lynda
S. Oleinik | Amelie
Julie Smith
Portfolio
Evaluation Rubric