The work of school leaders is critical in this era, and there is heightened attention on the roles of the leaders as linked to student achievement and school improvement; school culture and climate; and the variables that impact achievement, improvement, culture and climate. The demands on school leaders have significantly changed. About a decade ago, the Southern Educational Regional Board suggested that school leaders impact as much as twenty percent of the achievement in schools. A few years later, the potential impact of school leaders increased to twenty-five percent. Throughout the chapters, the reoccurring concepts regarding the work of leaders are discussed. The need for leaders to move student learning and to respond to changes in education and challenges are contributing factors to the development of the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL). In chapter 1 and in other chapters throughout the book; the links and importance between educational leadership and student learning are made. The standards provide a framework of the knowledge and skills needed for school leaders to be prepared for the challenges.
Foreword Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: Introduction, an overview of the processes for the Development of ISLLC to PSEL Introduction Evolution of Standards Educational Leadership Constituents Council Abbreviated Chart of ISLLC (2008) and ELCC (2011) Alignment NELP Standards (Standards 1 - 8) PSEL 1 - 10 PSEL Changes A comparison of the PSEL 2015, ISLLC 2008, and ELCC 2011 Chapter 2: Professional Standards for Education Leaders: Standards 1, 2, 3, & 10: "the drivers" PSEL Standards Table School improvement planning models/processes 8 steps for Continuous Improvement and Optimization How to Apply the 7 Step Continual Service Improvement Process School Stat PDSA Continuous Improvement Model The 7-Step Improvement Process 7 Step CSI Process - ITIL V3 The Continual Service Improvement Model Six Steps to Continuous Improvement of Student Learning Standard 2: Ethics and Professional Norms Case 1: Preparing for new Leadership Role/PSEL 1 - 10 Chapter 3: Professional Standards for Educational Leaders: Standards 4 & 5: "the core" PSEL Standard: Table 1 Transformation Process Graphic 1 Standard 5 Chapter 4: Professional Standards for Educational Leaders: Standards 6, 7, 8, & 9: the "supports" PSEL Standards table 1 Zapeda Cyclic Model Graphic 1 Sample Informal Observation Form Standard 7: Professional Community for Teachers and Staff Standard 8: Meaningful Engagement of Families and Communities Epstien's Parental Involvement Framework table 4 Standard 9: Operations and Management Chapter 5: Where Do We Go From Here? Three Perspectives of Critical Variables for Success in Organizations
