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 * Read the Case Study regarding Leadership on page 11 of the NSDC Standards text handed out in class. In your PLC discuss Discussion Questions 1-4. Have a record keeper in your group synthesize your group's responses to these questions. If your group needed more information, describe what you need to know and how you would go about discovering this information.**

1. What professional development is provided and what is needed to support principals as leaders in the development of the necessary knowledge and skills outlined in this standard?

2. How is teacher leadership nurtured, developed, and utilized in the schools and district? Are there additional ways it could be tapped to advance student learning?

3. What have been some positive results and challenges of working with electronic tools to support leadership?

4. Who are potential advocates for staff development? What information and help do they need?

Extension Question:

How is the NSDC Leadership standard evidenced or not evidenced within your school systems? How did you come to these understandings about your school?