School Building Leader Advanced Certificate: Nine Essential Characteristics and Knowledge/Skills Checklist

Please use the tables below to rate the School Building Leader Program candidate.

Essential Characteristics: Candidate's Level of Performance

1. Leaders know and understand what it means and what it takes to be a leader

2. Leaders have a vision for schools that they constantly share and promote

3. Leaders communicate clearly and effectively

4. Leaders collaborate and cooperate with others

5. Leaders persevere and take the long view

6. Leaders support, develop, and nurture staff

7. Leaders hold themselves and others responsible and accountable

8. Leaders never stop learning and honing their skills

9. Leaders have the courage to take informed risks

Knowledge and Skills Necessary to Perform the Following Tasks: Candidate's Capacity for Performance

Develop and implement and educational visions, or build and sustain an existing one, for assisting all students to meet State learning standards

Collaboratively identify goals and objectives for achieving the educational vision, seeking and valuing diverse perspectives and alternative points of view, and building understanding through direct and precise questioning

Communicate and work effectively with parents, staff, students, community leaders, and other community members from diverse backgrounds, providing clear, accurate written and spoken information that publicizes the school’s goals, expectations, and performance results, and builds support for improving student achievement

Lead comprehensive, long-range planning, informed by multiple data sources, to determine the present state of the school, identify root causes of problems, propose solutions, and validate improvements with regard to all aspects of the school, including but not limited to:

(a) curriculum development;

(b) instructional strategies and the integration of technology;

(c) classroom organization and practices;

(d) assessment;

(e) student support services, including the provision of services to students with disabilities;

(f) professional support and development;

(g) succession planning;

(h) student, family, and community relations;

(i) facilities development; and

(j) planning with colleges for providing curricula and experiences for college students preparing to become educators that will enhance their learning and the learning of the school’s students

Effect any needed educational change through ethical decision-making based upon factual analysis, even in the face of opposition

Establish accountability systems for achieving educational goals and objectives

Set a standard for ethical behavior by example, encouraging initiative, innovation, collaboration, mutual respect, and a strong work ethic

Develop staff capability for addressing student learning needs by effective supervision and evaluation of teachers, by effective staff assignments, support, and mentoring, and by providing staff with opportunities for continuous professional development

Create the conditions necessary to provide a safe, healthy, and supportive learning environment for all students and staff

Establish a school budget and manage school finances and facilities to support achievement of educational goals and objectives

Apply statutes and regulations as required by law, and implement school policies in accordance with law

Maintain a personal plan for self-improvement and continuous learning

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Phone: (518) 564-2040
Fax: (518) 564-4722
Email: graduate@plattsburgh.edu

Mailing Address:
SUNY Plattsburgh Admissions Office
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101 Broad Street, Plattsburgh, NY 12901