This simulation is used in a class entitled Personnel Development and Communication, an introductory class in the graduate level principal preparation program. The simulation focuses on the importance of modeling the implementation of high quality professional growth plans that show a commitment to lifelong learning. The educational leadership students will identify the strengths and weaknesses within a pseudo faculty survey concerning the performance of a pseudo principal. The educational leadership students will then write a professional development plan (PDP) for that pseudo principal that could be shared with the staff. Also embedded in this module is an example of how to gather input from teachers concerning job performance utilizing a quality tool called a Plus/Delta (Byrnes & Baxter, 2006; Fauss, 2000).
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