Chapter 1
Strategic Leadership
Course: School Leaders Licensure Assessment 6990
Subject: School Leaders Licensure Assessment 6990
Chapter: Climate And Culture Leadership
A school leader designs integrated systems that protect student safety, promote well-being, and remove barriers to learning. Structures are preventative, responsive, and data-informed, with clear ownership, timelines, and continuous improvement cycles.
1. Understands how to build and maintain a safe, caring, and healthy school environment that meets the academic, social, emotional, and physical needs of students
a. Implements a school safety program
• Maintains an annually updated, board-approved safety plan covering prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery; aligns with local emergency management. • Conducts scheduled drills (fire, lockdown, evacuation, shelter-in-place) with post-drill debriefs and corrective actions; calibrates frequency to state requirements. • Uses layered security (controlled access points, visitor management, staff badges, camera coverage, radio communication). • Runs a threat-assessment team that applies evidence-based protocols, documents decisions, and coordinates with mental-health providers. • Maps adult supervision zones, assigns duty posts, and uses heat-map incident data to adjust coverage (hallways, restrooms, arrival/dismissal, cafeteria). • Trains staff annually in mandated reporting, first aid/CPR/AED, anaphylaxis response, seizure protocols, and trauma-informed de-escalation.