Educational Leadership

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The graduate analyzes of theories of organizational behavior and management.
The graduate develops a philosophy of the principal's role as one of instructional team leadership, and effectively acts in this role.
The graduate analyzes and evaluates techniques used by leadership in a PK-12 educational institution to guide and sustain the school organization.
The graduate evaluates methods employed by leadership in a PK-12 educational institution to communicate with school faculty and staff.
The graduate evaluates the ethics of a PK-12 school's governance system's operations.
The graduate applies in practice knowledge of procedures for the operation of school organizations in compliance with legal and fiscal guidelines.

The graduate describes how a PK-12 school measures, analyzes, aligns, reviews, and improves student and operational performance through the use of data and information at all levels.
The graduate assesses how a PK-12 school systematically uses the results of reviews to evaluate and improve processes.
The graduate plans an effectiveness evaluation in a school organization.
The graduate executes a "Plan, Do, Study, Act" model of effectiveness evaluation.
The graduate evaluates how a PK-12 school organization ensures the quality and availability of needed data, information, software, and hardware for all stakeholders.
The graduate examines how a PK-12 school organization manages its knowledge assets.

The graduate performs an environmental scan of an educational organization's operations and structure.
The graduate investigates the influences and challenges faced in a PK-12 institution.
The graduate describes the roles of stakeholders of a PK-12 educational institution and their effect on the organization's operations.
The graduate analyzes a PK-12 educational institution's key student learning results and outcomes.
The graduate evaluates a PK-12 educational institution's key governance and leadership results and outcomes.

The graduate observes and evaluates faculty and staff performance.
The graduate plans for and implements meaningful and relevant professional development for instructional staff.
The graduate plans for engagement and involvement of community stakeholders and district personnel.
The graduate selects and utilizes appropriate technology tools in carrying out the responsibilities of instructional team leadership.
The graduate relates a personal style of instructional team leadership to student achievement and school operations.
The graduate conducts a curricular gap analysis as a data-driven school improvement measure.
The graduate conducts action research to support improvement of a PK-12 school organization's key performance processes and outcomes.

The graduate investigates the core competencies of an educational organization.
The graduate investigates how a PK-12 school organization designs its work systems and key processes.
The graduate evaluates how a PK-12 school organization implements, manages, and improves its key work processes to deliver student and stakeholder value.
The graduate examines how a PK-12 school organization plans for organizational success and sustainability.
The graduate evaluates the use of decision-making process management models in educational organizations.

The graduate identifies strategic challenges and advantages.
The graduate analyzes how a PK-12 school utilizes strategic planning to address strategic challenges and enhance its advantages.
The graduate analyzes how a school organization converts objectives into executable action plans.
The graduate evaluates the performance of a PK-12 school's action plan.
The graduate assesses how future performance of a school organization's action plan will be impacted by current decisions and actions.

The graduate assesses the influence of the greater social, political, economic, legal, and cultural contexts and environments on school organizations.
The graduate describes how a PK-12 school organization determines needs and maintains relationships with students, stakeholders, and markets to ensure the continuing relevance of educational programs, offerings, and services.
The graduate analyzes and acts upon knowledge of how a PK-12 school organization can increase student and stakeholder loyalty and satisfaction.
The graduate establishes an effective public relations plan in an educational institution, and is able to effectively plan for public interaction in this leadership role.
The graduate develops appropriate techniques for written and oral communication with an educational organization's stakeholder groups.
The graduate applies fundamental principles of curriculum design and assessment to develop learner statements and power standards in response to data-driven school improvement initiatives.

The graduate examines how a PK-12 school organization engages, compensates, and rewards faculty and staff to encourage them to achieve high performance.
The graduate examines how the leadership of a PK-12 school organization develops professional development programs to achieve high performance.
The graduate examines how a PK-12 school organization assesses workforce engagement and uses the results to achieve higher performance.
The graduate investigates how a PK-12 school organization manages workforce capability and capacity to accomplish the work of the organization.
The graduate summarizes how a PK-12 school organization maintains a safe, secure, and supportive work climate.
The graduate assesses the impact of legal, legislative, and labor issues on personnel management practices in public and private schools.