Chapter 1
Strategic Leadership
Course: School Leaders Licensure Assessment 6990
Subject: School Leaders Licensure Assessment 6990
Chapter: Ethical Leadership
A school leader
1. Understands how to model personal and professional ethics, integrity, justice, and fairness and expects the same of others
a. Behaves in a trustworthy manner
- Demonstrates honesty in budgets, grading, enrollment, reporting, and public communications; avoids exaggeration or omission.
- Fulfills promises and timelines; notifies stakeholders promptly when delays or errors occur and provides a corrective plan.
- Maintains professional boundaries with students/families/staff (no favoritism, inappropriate relationships, or conflicts of interest).
- Avoids gifts that may influence decisions; follows district/vendor procurement rules and bidding thresholds.
- Recuses self from decisions where a conflict (financial, familial, personal) could reasonably be perceived.
- Protects test security and academic integrity; trains staff on proctoring and irregularity reporting.
- Uses meeting norms to ensure fair speaking time, respectful discourse, and equal consideration of viewpoints.