The ISLLC Standards were the standards that I was trained under when I was receiving my Master's Degree. I do agree that as times have changed; the standards needed to be redesigned to appropriately address leaders of the 21st century. The new Standards provide more direction and alignment to our county Strategic Plan and Framework with regards to the expectations of school leaders. The key phrase is that these new Standards were developed around student-centered practice. I was also pleased to learn that there were representatives from higher education schools involved in the process. I have always believed that school systems needed to work more closely with universities and colleges with mapping out expectations for upcoming leaders. The more training that can be provided to these leaders; the more successful they will be within our school systems.
It is nice to see that our standards are staying up with the times. As we move to a student focused way to be. Students are always first and the new standards reflect this. The new Standards provide the correct implication of what the county is requiring of their school leaders. Now that the standards are aligned with vertical leaders we are all moving in one direction with a focus of student success.
I am glad to see that the ISLLC Standards have been revised to address the needs of students in the 21st Century. It sounds like all stakeholders were involved. I am interested in finding out how these standards are embedded into principal preparation programs and the license exams. Schools at this time cannot be run as a simple compliance piece, but instead leadership should focus on what needs to be done and how to get it done. Principals are no longer just managers.I hope to or become a leader of learning who is able to develop teachers that deliver effective instruction.building teacher and community capacity.
It is great to know that Educational Leadership practice is constantly being looked at and revisited. I know that in my 15 years in education, 10 of those have been in one leadership position or another, my style of leadership has changed tremendously. In addition, the student needs and adult educational/professional development needs have also changed tremendously. The new additions to the standards cover some of those things that have changed. It is good to know also that there was a process involved in this change and that it was not looked at and changed by one bureaucrat, that it was a group of stakeholders. That practice is reflective of what we are trying to do in Prince Georges County shown by the coherence framework.
This quote resonates with me the most "take a huge stride toward clarifying the administrator's role and connecting that role directly to student learning." I have felt the current standards do not provide sufficient details to guide me in making best leadership practices. The language can be overwhelming to understand. I find the language of the new standards to be more direct and easier to apply. I thinking having more standards to breakdown some of the more ambiguous standards was a good idea. The standards now seem to have more consistency around their focus and relation to responsibilities and duties. The language appears to be more reflective of the actual work we do. I think the realignment of the standards will better guide leaders in fulfilling their responsibilities because they are more aligned to the work we do as they are organized.
National Policy Board for Educational Administration adopted new standards on October, 2015. What does this mean for school leaders everywhere? According to the video, the new standards (Professional Standards for Educational Leaders) replace the old ones (Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium - ISLLC). It's great that these revised standards give better guidance as to what school leaders must know and be able to do to ensure high-achieving schools and students. The standards appear to help strengthen the skills of school leaders, making them more effective in their daily jobs. However, as I examined the standards closely and begin to think about, I now wonder will these changes make that much of a difference. Only time will tell!
I finished high school in 1996 and I already knew what I wanted to do...or I thought I did. I made plans to remain in the classroom serving students with special needs for the duration of my career. Little did I know that, fast forward twelve years I would be using the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards to support my Administrative aspirations. I spent so many nights reviewing the standards and then wondering how I would apply them real time to teachers I would lead. But I always wondered.....will all the needs of my students be served in the six standards alone. Just looking at the clear extended opportunities of technology and social media for all today is enough to say where does it fit? How are the ever changing adjustments and needs of testing environments for standardized assessments and leaders considered when the standards were devised? Did we really consider the unique needs of how cultural diversity and sexuality for students would evolve when we thought of "integrity, fairness, and ethics"? Now to find out that the benchmarks for leaders have been revised to better serve the needs of leaders today is refreshing.... As the article stated, our day to day reality is so different today and our standards should reflect the changes.
Educators expectations have grown from the top to the bottom.... we want more from our teachers, students, parents, support staff and leaders. A leader today must be the "best of both worlds," a strong instructional leader an a effective building manager. Especially for me as a current instructional leader in a public charter school, I must be able to support teachers with instructionally based questions while still supporting staffing and program decision needs in the building.
Daily I touch on all ten of the revised benchmarks for leaders, but the following standards speak to me directly as I consider ending out the 2015-2016 school year:
- Community of Care and Support for Students - Profession Capacity of School Personnel - Mission, Vision and Core Values
The revisions to the standards speak to how education is always evolving and will constantly require educational leaders to revisit the effectiveness of what we do. We must always advocate for the needs of our stakeholders and support all efforts to better serve school communities.
As educators we hold our students to a standard that we expect them to master at their assigned grade level and not too long ago did politicians, school leaders, and community members alike, get together and re-evaluate the previous standards of learning to ensure our students where ready for college. After much discussion and research, states across the country adopted what we now know as the Common Core Standards. Why would the standards in which we, as leaders, evaluate ourselves not involve a similar process? Using the standards as a roadmap, helps the leader evaluate their path to credible leadership by collecting evidence to support and evaluate their strengths and areas of growth from year to year---making it easier to create a professional growth plan them.
The ISLLC Standards were the standards that I was trained under when I was receiving my Master's Degree. I do agree that as times have changed; the standards needed to be redesigned to appropriately address leaders of the 21st century. The new Standards provide more direction and alignment to our county Strategic Plan and Framework with regards to the expectations of school leaders. The key phrase is that these new Standards were developed around student-centered practice. I was also pleased to learn that there were representatives from higher education schools involved in the process. I have always believed that school systems needed to work more closely with universities and colleges with mapping out expectations for upcoming leaders. The more training that can be provided to these leaders; the more successful they will be within our school systems.
ReplyDeleteIt is nice to see that our standards are staying up with the times. As we move to a student focused way to be. Students are always first and the new standards reflect this. The new Standards provide the correct implication of what the county is requiring of their school leaders. Now that the standards are aligned with vertical leaders we are all moving in one direction with a focus of student success.
ReplyDeleteI am glad to see that the ISLLC Standards have been revised to address the needs of students in the 21st Century. It sounds like all stakeholders were involved. I am interested in finding out how these standards are embedded into principal preparation programs and the license exams. Schools at this time cannot be run as a simple compliance piece, but instead leadership should focus on what needs to be done and how to get it done. Principals are no longer just managers.I hope to or become a leader of learning who is able to develop teachers that deliver effective instruction.building teacher and community capacity.
ReplyDeleteIt is great to know that Educational Leadership practice is constantly being looked at and revisited. I know that in my 15 years in education, 10 of those have been in one leadership position or another, my style of leadership has changed tremendously. In addition, the student needs and adult educational/professional development needs have also changed tremendously. The new additions to the standards cover some of those things that have changed. It is good to know also that there was a process involved in this change and that it was not looked at and changed by one bureaucrat, that it was a group of stakeholders. That practice is reflective of what we are trying to do in Prince Georges County shown by the coherence framework.
ReplyDeleteThis quote resonates with me the most "take a huge stride toward clarifying the administrator's role and connecting that role directly to student learning." I have felt the current standards do not provide sufficient details to guide me in making best leadership practices. The language can be overwhelming to understand. I find the language of the new standards to be more direct and easier to apply. I thinking having more standards to breakdown some of the more ambiguous standards was a good idea. The standards now seem to have more consistency around their focus and relation to responsibilities and duties. The language appears to be more reflective of the actual work we do. I think the realignment of the standards will better guide leaders in fulfilling their responsibilities because they are more aligned to the work we do as they are organized.
ReplyDeleteNational Policy Board for Educational Administration adopted new standards on October, 2015. What does this mean for school leaders everywhere? According to the video, the new standards (Professional Standards for Educational Leaders)
ReplyDeletereplace the old ones (Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium - ISLLC). It's great that these revised standards give better guidance as to what school leaders must know and be able to do to ensure high-achieving schools and students. The standards appear to help strengthen the skills of school leaders, making them more effective in their daily jobs. However, as I examined the standards closely and begin to think about, I now wonder will these changes make that much of a difference. Only time will tell!
I finished high school in 1996 and I already knew what I wanted to do...or I thought I did. I made plans to remain in the classroom serving students with special needs for the duration of my career. Little did I know that, fast forward twelve years I would be using the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) standards to support my Administrative aspirations. I spent so many nights reviewing the standards and then wondering how I would apply them real time to teachers I would lead. But I always wondered.....will all the needs of my students be served in the six standards alone. Just looking at the clear extended opportunities of technology and social media for all today is enough to say where does it fit? How are the ever changing adjustments and needs of testing environments for standardized assessments and leaders considered when the standards were devised? Did we really consider the unique needs of how cultural diversity and sexuality for students would evolve when we thought of "integrity, fairness, and ethics"? Now to find out that the benchmarks for leaders have been revised to better serve the needs of leaders today is refreshing.... As the article stated, our day to day reality is so different today and our standards should reflect the changes.
ReplyDeleteEducators expectations have grown from the top to the bottom.... we want more from our teachers, students, parents, support staff and leaders. A leader today must be the "best of both worlds," a strong instructional leader an a effective building manager. Especially for me as a current instructional leader in a public charter school, I must be able to support teachers with instructionally based questions while still supporting staffing and program decision needs in the building.
Daily I touch on all ten of the revised benchmarks for leaders, but the following standards speak to me directly as I consider ending out the 2015-2016 school year:
- Community of Care and Support for Students
- Profession Capacity of School Personnel
- Mission, Vision and Core Values
The revisions to the standards speak to how education is always evolving and will constantly require educational leaders to revisit the effectiveness of what we do. We must always advocate for the needs of our stakeholders and support all efforts to better serve school communities.
As educators we hold our students to a standard that we expect them to master at their assigned grade level and not too long ago did politicians, school leaders, and community members alike, get together and re-evaluate the previous standards of learning to ensure our students where ready for college. After much discussion and research, states across the country adopted what we now know as the Common Core Standards. Why would the standards in which we, as leaders, evaluate ourselves not involve a similar process? Using the standards as a roadmap, helps the leader evaluate their path to credible leadership by collecting evidence to support and evaluate their strengths and areas of growth from year to year---making it easier to create a professional growth plan them.
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