Resources

Overview – The Resources Micro-Credential involves the school principal’s ability to demonstrate the management of fiscal resources, non-fiscal resources, and to provide strategies, implementation timelines, evaluation and monitoring processes that establish and maintain best practices in resource management. An effective and efficient principal ensures that the resources of the school are carefully selected, managed, maintained and accessible to support all students’ academic success and well-being.

Essential Outcomes – Resources includes the following three identified essential outcomes:

1. Manage fiscal resources to support school and district goals and priorities.
2. Manage non-fiscal resources to support school and district goals and priorities.
3. Provide a plan with strategies, implementation timelines, evaluation and monitoring processes to establish best practices in resource management.

Requirements

Part 1 – Overview Questions

Develop a responsive narrative that answers the following questions (1,000-word minimum):

1. What strategies are in place to assist the school principal in managing the fiscal resources provided to the school?
2. What strategies are in place to assist the school principal in managing the non-fiscal resources provided to the school?
3. How are the school’s resource management strategies related to district goals and priorities?
4. What is the overall plan, including strategies, implementation timelines, evaluation and monitoring processes, to ensure best practices in resource management?

Part 2 – Skill Demonstration Product with Self-Analysis

Develop an artifact portfolio that captures the essential outcomes for the Resources Micro-Credential and complete the evidence self-analysis.

For each EO detail you will be required to reference an uploaded artifact(s) and guide the assessor to the specific evidence (page number, video time stamp, etc.) within the uploaded artifact(s). An explanation of how the evidence demonstrates proficiency of the outcome detail is also required. The practitioner must clearly and compellingly demonstrate proficiency of every detail under each essential outcome.

Part 3 – Reflection and Application

Submit, in writing, a summary of your experience of Resources from the Managerial Leadership stack (500-word minimum) to highlight and provide specific examples of how you applied the three components of the Resources Micro-Credential. This could include topics covered and a description of the process used to manage fiscal and non-fiscal resources. Include a reflection about the impact of these skills on your professional practice and how you will continue to apply them in the future.