Chapter 1
Strategic Leadership
Course: School Leaders Licensure Assessment 6990
Subject: School Leaders Licensure Assessment 6990
Chapter: Community Engagement Leadership
A school leader
1. Knows how to identify the competing perspectives of faculty, staff, students, parents, and community members
- Maps stakeholder groups (grade bands, departments, union leaders, classified staff, students by program, families by language/culture, business/faith/civic partners) and their typical priorities.
- Uses multiple listening methods—surveys in multiple languages, focus groups, student panels, family coffees, office hours, community walk-abouts—to surface interests and pain points.
- Disaggregates feedback by subgroup to detect divergent needs (e.g., EL families prioritize translation and transportation; teachers emphasize planning time; students focus on belonging).
- Triangulates perception data with outcomes (attendance, discipline, achievement, participation in advanced courses/activities) to confirm or challenge claims.
- Creates a “tensions log” listing issues, who is affected, constraints (legal/budget/safety), and possible compromises; publishes a transparent decision rubric.
- Communicates back “You said / We did / Still exploring” to demonstrate respect for all perspectives while explaining tradeoffs.