Chapter 1
Strategic Leadership
Course: School Leaders Licensure Assessment 6990
Subject: School Leaders Licensure Assessment 6990
Chapter: Ethical Leadership
A school leader
1. Understands the importance of self reflection and establishing goals for improvement
• Uses consistent reflective practices such as leadership journaling, reflective protocols (e.g., ORID, Four-Square Reflection Model), and end-of-week leadership debriefs to assess effectiveness. • Solicits regular feedback from teachers, students, families, and district leadership through surveys, focus groups, climate walks, exit slips at staff meetings, and 360-degree feedback systems. • Conducts personal equity audits to identify implicit bias and areas of privilege that influence decision-making; uses results to adjust leadership behaviors. • Engages in professional coaching cycles and principal PLCs to deepen understanding of instructional leadership, restorative practices, school law, and equity frameworks. • Aligns personal growth targets to school improvement metrics (MTSS effectiveness, achievement gaps, attendance, safety, discipline disproportionality, graduation rates). • Participates in ongoing professional learning communities (state principal networks, NASSP/NAESP/ASCD cohorts) and uses research to refine practice. • Uses self-reflection data to build SMART leadership goals, track progress quarterly, and adjust strategies to better serve students and staff.