The Educational Leadership Profile
Performance Measures

Area 1 - Leadership Attributes

Communicates and builds relationships

Demonstrates a passion for student learning

Models and encourages creativity

Possesses a professional code of ethics
 

Area 2 - Visionary Leadership

Fosters a shared vision and purpose

Thinks and acts strategically

Holds high expectations for staff and students

Carries the vision
 

Area 3 - Community Leadership

Develops relationships with parents and the community

Fosters school pride

Integrates the school with the community

Solicits and utilizes community resources
 

Area 4 - Instructional Leadership

Facilitates curriculum planning, implementation, and evaluation

Conducts goal setting and evaluation with teachers

Keeps staff focused on closing the achievement gap

Focuses on teaching strategies and learning theories
 

Area 5 - Data-Driven Improvement

Implements guidelines for assessment and accountability

Collaborates with teachers to collect and use data

Understands internally gathered and externally provided data

Uses data to determine needs, then monitor and improve
 

Area 6 - Organization to Improve Student Learning

Maximizes student learning time

Builds a personalized learning environment

Fosters communication between schools/grade levels

Uses technology to increase student learning
 

Area 7 - Organization to Help Staff Produce Results

Disseminates knowledge of educational research and best practices

Provides sustained professional development opportunities

Develops and uses staff teams

Facilitates problem solving
 

Area 8 - Cultural Competence

Focuses on the value of diversity

Maximizes cultural assessment

Institutionalizes cultural knowledge

Promotes understanding of diversity between and within cultures
 

Area 9 - Educational Management

Identifies, prioritizes, and solves problems that arise in the school
Manages the school facility

Maximizes human resources

Applies principles of financial management and creative resource utilization