SLLC Standards Summary
Summary statements for the six ISLLC Standards are presented below. All candidates are advised to give special attention to these standards because responses to each question in the assessment will be judged using rubrics based on the standards.
Note that each standard starts with the same phrase: "A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by. . . " This phrase highlights the standards' emphasis on the vision of a school leader as an educational leader who strives to promote the success of all students.
Standard 1
A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by the school community.
Standard 2
A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional growth.
Standard 3
A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by ensuring management of the organization, operations, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment.
Standard 4
A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by collaborating with families and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources.
Standard 5
A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner.
Standard 6
A school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by understanding, responding to, and influencing the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context.
The Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC)
Standards and Elements
STANDARD 1: THE VISION OF LEARNING
1a. Developing the Vision
1b. Communication the Vision
1c. Implementing the Vision
1d. Monitoring and Evaluating the Vision
STANDARD 2: THE CULTURE OF TEACHING AND LEARNING
2a. Valuing Students and staff
2b. Developing and Sustaining the Culture
2c. Ensuring an Inclusive Culture
2d. Monitoring and Evaluating the Culture
STANDARD 3: THE MANAGEMENT OF LEARNING
3a. Making Management Decisions to Ensure Successful Teaching and Learning
3b. Developing Procedures to Ensure Successful Teaching and Learning
3c. Allocating Resources to Ensure Successful Teaching and Learning
3d. Creating a Safe, healthy Environment to Ensure Successful Teaching and Learning
STANDARD 4: RELATIONSHIPS WITH THE BROADER COMMUNITY TO FOSTER LEARNING
4a. Understanding Community Needs
4b. Involving Members of the Community
4c. Providing Opportunities for the Community and School to Serve Each Other
4d. Understanding and Valuing Diversity
STANDARD 5: INTEGRITY, FAIRNESS, AND ETHICS IN LEARNING
5a. Demonstrating a Personal and Professional Code of Ethics
5b. Understanding One’s Impact on the School and community
5c. Respecting the Rights and dignity of All
5d. Inspiring Integrity and Ethical Behavior in Others
STANDARD 6: THE POLITICAL, SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, LEGAL, AND CULTURAL CONTEXT OF LEARNING
6a. Operating Schools on Behalf of Students and Families
6b. Communicating Changes in Environment to Stakeholders
6c. Working within Policies, Laws, and Regulations
6d. Communicating with Decision-Makers Outside the School Community