Reflections

I wrote reflections on the numerous internship experiences in the context of the Pennsylvania Educational Leadership Standards. The Pennsylvania Inspired Leadership Initiative is a statewide, standards-based leadership development and support system for school leaders at all levels. The initiative is intended to build capacity among school leaders by focusing on what they need to know and do in order to guide and direct instructional improvement and improvements in student achievement.

The Inspired Leadership Initiative is based upon a set of standards for school leadership that was developed by a group of superintendents, principals, intermediate unit representatives, higher education faculty, professional organizations, and the Pennsylvania Department of Education. The Inspired Leadership Initiative is based upon the following three core and six corollary standards.

PA Educational Leadership Standards

Core Standards

1. Knowledge and skills to think and plan strategically creating an organizational vision around personalized student success.

2. An understanding of standards-based systems theory and design and the ability to transfer that knowledge to the leader's job as an architect of standards based reform in the school.

3. The ability to access and use appropriate data to inform decision-making at all levels of the system.

Corollary Standards

1. Creating a culture of teaching and learning with an emphasis on learning.

2. Managing resources for effective results.

3. Collaborating, communicating, engaging and empowering others inside and outside the organization to pursue excellence in learning.

4. Operating in a fair and equitable manner with personal and professional integrity.

5. Advocating for children and public education in the larger political, social, economic, legal and cultural context.

6. Supporting professional growth of self and others through practice and inquiry.

Reflections

Corollary Standard 1 Reflection

Corollary Standard 2 Reflection

Corollary Standard 3 Reflection

Corollary Standard 4 Reflection

Corollary Standard 5 Reflection

Corollary Standard 6 Reflection