ISLLC Standards and Leadership
The Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards describe leadership standards for school administrators. These standards are divided into six sections, each one in turn divided into knowledge, disposition and performances. I will now consider my own leadership style, relating it to each of the six sections in turn.
The first section relates to promoting a shared vision of learning. The knowledge related to this goal includes understanding learning goals, understanding strategic plans and being able to communicate them. The dispositions include believing in a vision for the school, believing in involving everyone in that vision and having the ability to work towards personal goals as well as those of the school. The performances include developing and communicating the vision to all, developing and implementing strategies to work towards the vision and monitoring and revising plans.
My own leadership style is one where I look forward, make plans and work to achieve them. The area that will need development is in involving everyone in the vision and contributing to a group vision. This will require a better understanding of visions and how to communicate them and also a greater focus on working together as part of a community effort, rather than working towards my own goals.
The second section of the standard relates to creating a school culture that helps students to learn and staff to grow professionally. The knowledge required includes understanding student development, learning theories, motivational theories, change theories and school culture. The dispositions include believing in the learning process, recognizing that there are different ways to learn and believing in the importance of professional development. The...
My own leadership style is in agreement with these standards. The area that needs improvements is in the knowledge, with a greater understanding of the motivational, change and culture theories required.
Section three of the standard relates to managing the operations of the school to provide a safe, efficient and effective learning environment. The knowledge required includes theories of organizational development, human resource management, fiscal policies and legal issues. The dispositions include understanding the importance of management decisions, accepting responsibility and involving stakeholders. The performances include making effective management decisions, designing operational procedures and ensuring all resources are aligned to achieve the goals of the school.
This section is based on looking at the school as an organization with the focus on how the organizations runs. This is a new focus that I need to develop, including the ability to look at the bigger picture and see how to manage a school effectively. My own leadership style focuses on the smaller picture, such as on teachers and students, rather than a whole system that needs to be effectively managed. This requires me to develop both the knowledge and the dispositions of this section.
Section four of the standard relates to collaborating and responding to the community. The knowledge required includes understanding the school community, understanding…
