Leadership Standards

Learn more about the metrics used to judge the job performance of school and district leaders
School & District Management Standards for School Leaders Get New Thumbs Up
The Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium standards have been used or adapted by more than 40 states.
Lynn Olson, February 25, 2008
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Education Report Roundup Leadership Standards Missing Key Elements
One of the most widely used set of professional standards for school leaders does not detail how they are linked to student performance, a report says.
Jeff Archer, November 16, 2004
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1 min read
Education Leadership Standards Target Teaching, Learning

To be effective, school leaders should have a deep knowledge of teaching and learning, according to new draft standards drawn up by a consortium of states and education groups.

Lynn Olson, September 4, 1996
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4 min read
Standards & Accountability Draft Leadership Standards

Defining Leadership


The Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium developed the following Draft Standards for School Leaders.
September 4, 1996
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Education Standards for Administrators Are Released
Hailing an end to the "fragmentation" of existing standards for the education of school administrators, the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education last week unveiled a new set of standards for preparing education leaders.
Jeanne Ponessa & Joanna Richardson, October 11, 1995
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Standards & Accountability Elementary Principals' Survey Finds Slim Support for Standards, Inclusion
Nearly two-thirds of elementary and middle school principals believe national subject-matter standards will not improve American education, according to a recent poll.
Laura Miller, April 19, 1995
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Education Officials Begin Setting Standards for Principals
Inspired in part by national efforts to set standards in teacher certification and in curricula, officials from 37 state education departments and licensing boards met here this month to begin developing common standards for licensing principals.
Joanna Richardson, January 26, 1994
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Education Coalition Launches Effort To Establish Certification Board for Administrators
A national coalition dedicated to overhauling the recruitment, training, and certification of school administrators has formed a task force to study the establishment of a national standards board for the profession.
Ann Bradley, September 6, 1989
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Education Overhaul Plan on Administrative Standards Debated
Educators and policymakers meeting here last week displayed sharp differences of opinion over many aspects of a new proposal for reforming the preparation of school administrators.
Ann Bradley, June 7, 1989
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Education Opinion New Standards for Principals Defended
In their recent essays criticizing the new requirements for certification of public-school principals in New Jersey, James W. Guthrie ("The Value of Teaching Experience for Principals," Commentary, Oct. 19, 1988) and Ted Elsberg ("Let Sense Take Precedence," paid advertisement, Sept. 28, 1988) recognize neither the inadequacy of a half century's conventional practice nor the potential value of the new standards.
Saul Cooperman, November 23, 1988
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Education Georgia Panels Asks Board To Raise Standards for Administrators
Finding wide disparities in current practices, Georgia's Professional Standards Commission has recommended that the state board of education raise standards for the training, licensing, and evaluation of school administrators.
Lynn Olson, September 19, 1984
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3 min read
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