Educational Leadership Policy Standards: ISLLC 2008 as adopted by the National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA)
December 12, 2007

Standard 1: An education leader promotes the success of every student by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by all stakeholders

Functions:

A. Collaboratively develop and implement a shared vision and mission. [1]Empirical Ref#: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 32, 34, 35, 37, 39, 41, 44, 49, 50, 57, 59, 66, 67, 74, 77, 80, 81, 82, and 83. (32 reference)

[2]Source (e.g. Craft) Ref#: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 47. (23 references)

B. Collect and use data to identify goals, assess organizational effectiveness, and promote organizational learning Empirical Ref#: 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 23, 24, 32, 34, 35, 37, 44, 49, 50, 57, 59, 74, 80, 81, 82, and 83. (21 references)

Source (e.g. Craft) Ref#: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 47. (21 references)

C. Create and implement plans to achieve goals Empirical Ref#: 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 23, 24, 32, 34, 35, 37, 44, 46, 49, 57, 59, 74, 78, 80, 81, 82, and 83. (23 references)

Source (e.g. Craft) Ref#: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 16, 17, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 47. (23 references)

D. Promote continuous and sustainable improvement Empirical Ref#: 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 23, 24, 27, 32, 34, 35, 37, 44, 49, 57, 59, 74, 80, 81, 82, and 83. (21 references)

Source (e.g. Craft) Ref#: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 47. (21 references)

E. Monitor and evaluate progress and revise plans Empirical Ref#: 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 23, 24, 32, 34, 35, 37, 44, 49, 57, 59, 74, 80, 81, 82, and 83. (20 references)

Source (e.g. Craft) Ref#: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, and 47. (21 references)

Standard 2: An education leader promotes the success of every student by advocating, nurturing and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional growth.

Functions:

A. Nurture and sustain a culture of collaboration, trust, learning, and high expectations Empirical Ref#: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 28, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 39, 42, 43, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 66, 67, 70, 76, 77, 80, 81, 82, and 83. (33 references)

Source (e.g. Craft) Ref#: 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44, 45, and 46. (33 references)

B. Create a comprehensive, rigorous, and coherent curricular program Empirical Ref#: 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 20, 33, 34, 35, 37, 46, 49, 52, 58, 59, 68, 72, 73, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, and 83. (26 references)

Source (e.g. Craft) Ref#: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 45, and 46. (30 references)

C. Create a personalized and motivating learning environment for students Empirical Ref#: 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 33, 34, 35, 37, 41, 45, 49, 50, 52, 59, 64, 69, 72, 76, 79, 80, 81, 82, and 83. (28 references)

Source (e.g. Craft) Ref#: 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 45, and 46. (29 references)

D. Supervise instruction Empirical Ref#: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 16, 17, 19, 33, 34, 35, 37, 46, 49, 50, 52, 54, 55, 56, 59, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, and 83. (30 references)

Source (e.g. Craft) Ref#: 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 25, 27, 29, 30, 31, 34, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 45, and 46. (30 references)

E. Develop assessment and accountability systems to monitor student