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As an educational leader, I believe it is my responsibility to prepare all students with a foundation of academic excellence. We must provide every student with a quality learning experience that emphasizes higher order thinking, problem-solving and 21st Century experiences. The school executive is responsible for developing a collaborative, professional environment resulting in high standards. By creating a climate of inquiry, students create unique pathways to success. A top priority, as an instructional leader, is recruiting and retaining quality staff members who are able to motivate and empower every student. As an advocate for teacher growth, I must empower accomplished teachers by distributing leadership in the areas of instruction and decision-making in order to utilize staff diversity and expertise. In order to identify teacher strengths and needs, one must be a presence in the classroom. Through formal and informal observations, valuable insight is gleaned allowing for important …show more content…

Setting a goal to involve stakeholders in the school and working to create a welcoming environment for parents and the community will result in a strong school culture. Leveraging the school improvement team to create a plan of action will ensure that communication with stakeholders is constantly improving. Parents who are actively involved in the school community will prove to be beneficial in promoting a positive school spirit. Connecting locally with the cultural traditions, the school can move forward to establish a collective goal. Establishment of cultural leadership goals must take place and a sense of identity, responsibility, and pride defined. By aligning the school’s goals and focusing on a collaborative working environment, adults and students can find meaning, passion, and purpose in the school and community again, laying a foundation for a bright

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As a leader, he/she should know how to communicate with the decision makers as well as with the families of the students, and his/her faculty and staff. With the growing diversity of students within our school and community, as an educational leader I will need to be able to understand the relationship between social justice, school culture, and the community. I will determine what opportunities are available within our community, discuss with the stakeholders our beliefs, perceptions, and attitudes that will shape and influence the way our school will be run. I will have to learn how to recognize the differences of

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2). There has been a shift in what effective leadership looks like over the years. The role of a principal has transitioned from a hierarchical system, in which the principal is the educational expert, to a shared instructional leadership role that encourages collaboration between the administration and teachers as well as between teachers and their colleagues (Marks & Printy, 2003). “Shared instructional leadership involves the active collaboration of principal and teachers on curriculum, instruction, and assessment,” (Marks & Printy, 2003, p. 371). With this approach, the responsibility for curriculum development as well as professional development and supervision of classroom instruction is shared, fundamentally changing structure and culture within the school.

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Educational Leadership Constituent Council Standards Development Based on numerous educational leaders’ experiences and empirical research, the Educational Leadership Constituent Council Standards (ELCC) outline foundational principles of leadership for future and present educational leaders. Educational leaders can use these standards as a guide to help them effectively meet the daily challenges and to assist them in improving student learning and achievement outcomes. Education is changing now more than ever with advances in technology, the changing global economy, cuts in school funding, changing family structures, and higher levels of teacher accountability and student expectations. These changes, undoubtedly, are challenges for school

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Furthermore, instructors are expected to provide quality education to students to ensure academic success. With an initiative being set, teachers then form high expectations for success for students. Instructors must have confidence in a student’s ability to understand the material being taught. In order for teachers to reach these high expectations, there needs to be a great deal of authority over the classroom and school. This would involve a great deal of instructional leadership.

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When teachers can work closely with their administration, it helps to create a cohesive environment for all that work there. EDUC 502 Foundations and Psychology of Educational Leadership gave me a new insight into the field of administration and their workings. I learned the perspective of administration and working collaboratively with them to improve students’ learning. During this course I learned how to seek and build partnerships with the community which is a huge portion of goal 5. I was introduced to fundamental principles within administrative theories, including organizational, leadership, content, change, and process theories.

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The goal of a leader is to shift the school from an organization into a moral community. Principals are the primary change agents within the school. A key to getting the culture right is to develop relationships.

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T As a principal, one must be an effective leader to create a school environment that enables the faculty and staff to improve student achievement, the main objective of any school. As an effective principal, I will constantly look for data and make necessary changes to the school strategic plan to improve the student performance. As a steward, and visionary leader, the principal must buy in as much as from everyone inside the building. Leading by example, set forth a positive climate, communicating effectively with stake holders and set a strategic direction for school are some of the characteristics of an exceptional leader. Ideally, all activities and programs within the school should be aligned to the strategic goals set by the planning committee.

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Our leaders build other leaders, and are themselves continuous learners modeling exemplary leadership qualities; at times making it appear almost easy. It was during the Principalship Course that I not only knew I could, but now knew I wanted to become a principal. Many of my “ah ha moments” came in the form of connecting the puzzle pieces and seeing the decisions and actions through the new lense as a leader. The Virtues of Leadership article confirms student and teachers’ need to make sense of where they belong in the cultural framework of a school system (Sergiovanni, T. J., 2005). I always knew York Suburban School District has models of excellence throughout entire staffs, faculties and administrators.

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Leadership begins with an understanding of not only the intricacies of the learning process but also of the needs and wants of students, parents, and stakeholders. In The Principalship: Building a Learning Community by Marsha Speck (Merrill-Prentice Hall, 1999) the concept of leadership is explored in a well-organized, highly structured, fact-driven textbook. If you are looking for a comfortable, useful and well researched handbook, this is your book. Speck’s book is a practical guide to building leadership and learning communities. According to Speck (1999), a principal’s most important responsibility is to build a positive learning community.

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They are responsible for establishing policies and procedures that promote equity and inclusivity, allocating resources, and ensuring that teachers and staff have the support they need to provide high-quality instruction and care to students. Another important role of administrators is to provide ongoing professional development for staff on topics related to diversity, equity, and inclusion, and to ensure that these values are integrated into all aspects of the school's operations. Administrators should also encourage open communication and provide support for students, families, and staff when conflicts or issues arise. When educators feel comfortable bringing up issues to their admin, this in-turn creates a supportive environment which decreases teacher turnover rates. Each member of the school community has a unique role to play in shaping the educational environment and promoting student learning.

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Treating adults and children with respect is very important to me because it is a simple but very powerful way to demonstrate to others that I care and can be depended on. As a leader, I will strive to create an open culture that is respectful and professional. I will be respectful of teacher and classified staffs’ time and treat them as professionals. Creating a culture that is supportive of one another and open to new ideas and ways of thinking is important to me. As a school leader, I will adopt a distributed leadership model (Chance).

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If this first step is not taken with stakeholders, be it with teachers, parents, or community members, administrators will lack the ethos needed for effective communication and collaboration. It is through this initial (and on-going) investment in a school’s community that good administrators become great administrators and good schools become great schools. Administrators also need to insist on a culture of high pedagogical standards. Students will have a limited chance for academic success if they are not taught by conscientious, vetted, and committed teachers. Administrators, therefore, need to have a professional development system that identifies and develops the characteristics of good teaching.

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School leaders need to understand the effectiveness of interpersonal relations and the role it plays in the school setting. According to Practice the Art of Leadership by Dr. Green, “Relationships in schools are very important and leaders should influence positive relationships between and among all individuals and groups affiliated with the school” (Green, 124). School leaders are responsible for making sure staff get along with each other in order to have an affective positive learning environment for the students. As staff members, we know how we are role models for the students.

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England have the lowest levels for literacy and the second lowest for numeracy. In England we have more low-skilled level people than those from countries such as Korea and Singapore. This is why it is important to find a way to implement more literacy into children’s learning. (Hardman, I. 2016) There are a variety of different types of literacy that have been brought into place to help children to see the importance of literacy but also to help practitioners to implement it more in a child’s everyday routine, some of these are; time to talk and chatter matters.

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