LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS D016 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE GRADED A.

LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS D016
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS LATEST
UPDATE GRADED A+




MissionooStatementoo-ooans--
Aooshortoosentenceoothatoodefinesootheooschool'soogoals,oophilosophies,ooandoopurpose.o
oTheoomissionooofooaooschoolooisooaoosentenceoothatoodescribesootheooultimateoogoalooan
doopurposeooforootheooschool.ooWhatooisootheoomissionoostatementooatooyourooschool?

Visionoo-ooans--
Aoodescriptionooofoowhatootheooschooloowouldoolikeootoooachieveooorooaccomplishooinoothe
oofuture.ooAoovisionoostatementooisooaoodescriptionooofoowhatootheooschooloowantsootooobe
ooinootheoofuture.ooTheoointentooofoodefiningooaoovisionooisootoooserveooasooaooguideoowhen
oomakingoodecisions.ooIsootheoovisionooatooyourooschooloomotivatingooandooattainable?


CoreooValuesoo-ooans--
Serveooasooaoobasisooforootraitsooandoodescriptionsooofoohowooindividualsooshouldooactooa
ndoowhatootooobaseootheiroodecisionsooon.ooTheoocoreoovaluesooofooaooschooloodefineooth
eootraitsooofoomembersooofootheooschooloocommunity,oowhichooguideoodecision-
making,oostrategicooplanning,ooandoopeeroointeraction.ooCoreoovaluesoocanoobeootermsoos
uchooasoointegrity,oorespect,ooresponsibleoostewardship,ooandootrust.ooAsooaoofutureoosch
oolooleader,oowhatooareoosomeoocoreoovaluesoothatooareoomostooimportantootoooyou?

Howoocanooschoolooleadersooexpandootheiroosphereooofooinfluenceooinootheooschooloosetti
ng?oo-ooans--
Inooorderootoooexpandootheiroosphereooofooinfluence,ootheooprincipaloomustoonotooonlyoosu
pportooendeavorsooandoopoliciesoothatooalignoowithootheooschooloomissionooandoovision;oot
heyoomustooalsoooensureoothatootheirooactionsooandoobehaviorsoorepresentootheoocoreoova
luesooidentifiedooinootheoomissionooandoovision.

Whatoomustooaooschoolooleaderoodooopriorootooomakingoochangesoothatoowillooaffectootheoo
school'sooculture?oo-ooans--
Assessootheoocurrentoocultureooofootheooschool..ooAnooauditoocanooinformooleadersooofooth
eoocurrentoocultureooofootheooschooloosooothatoopositiveoochangesoocanoobeooplanned.

,Aoonewoomiddleooschooloowasoobuiltootoooaccommodateooaoogrowingootown'soostudentoop
opulation.ooTheooschool'soomissionoostatementoowasoocreatedoobyootheoolocalooboardooofo
oeducation.ooWhileoopositiveooinoonature,ootheoomissionoostatementooisoovagueooandoobro
ad.
Whatooshouldootheooprincipaloodoootoooensureootheooentireoostaffoocanoomodeloobehavioro
oandooattitudesoothatoosupportootheooschooloomissionoostatement?oo-ooans--
Collaborateoowithoostaffootooodefineootheoocoreoovaluesooandoobehaviorsoothatoowilloosupp
ortootheoogoalsooofootheoomissionoostatement.ooSchoolooleadersooandoostaffooshouldoowor
koocollaborativelyootoooidentifyoospecificookeyoocoreoovaluesooandoobehaviorsoothatooexem
plifyootheoopositiveooideasooenumeratedooinootheoomissionoostatement.

Howoocanooaooprincipaloohelpooensureoofacultyooandoostaffoosupportootheooschooloovision?
oo-ooans--
Byooarticulatingootheooknowledgeooandooskillsooneededooforooeachooroleooinootheooschoolo
otoooachieveootheoovision.ooEachoomemberooofootheooschooloocommunityooshouldooknowoo
howootoooalignoobehaviorsooandooprofessionaloodecisionsootoootheoovisionooofootheooschoo
l.

Howooshouldoocoreoovaluesoobeoomodeledooinootheooschooloosetting?
oo(Chooseooalloothatooapply.)oo-ooans--
Theyooshouldoodriveoocurriculum,ooinstruction,ooandooassessmentoopracticesooinooeveryoo
classroom.
Theyooshouldoobeooreflectedooinoopoliciesooandooprocedures.ooTheyooshouldoobeoousedoot
oooguideoodecision-
making.ooCoreoovaluesooshouldoobeoomodeledooinootheooschool'soopoliciesooandooprocedu
res.ooTheyooshouldooalsoooguideoodecision-
makingooandoodriveoocurriculum,ooinstruction,ooandooassessmentoopractices.

Schoolooleadersooshouldoouseooprofessionaloodevelopmentooandooresourcesootooosupport
ooteachersootoooachieveootheooschool'soovision.oo-ooans--
Aoocollaborativeooeffortooisooneededootoooworkootowardooaooschool'soovisionooofoowhereoot
heyoowantootooobe.ooLeadersooshouldooempowerooandoosupportooteachers'ooeffortsootoooc
ontributeootowardoothatoosharedoovision.

Howoocanoostandardsoohelpooaooschoolooworkootowardooitsoovision?oo-ooans--
Standardsoocanooprovideooaoosharedooframeworkooforooaooschool'soovision.ooStandardsoo
helpoofocusooleadershipooandoostaffooonooaoosharedoovisionooofoowhatooneedsootooobeoodo
ne.

Aoohighooschooloohasootheoofollowingoomissionoostatementooandoovisionoostatement:
MissionooStatement:ooWeooprovideooaoocomprehensiveooeducationoothatoopreparesoostud
entsooforootheooglobaloocommunityoobyooemphasizingooacceptance,ootolerance,ooandoocol
laboration.
VisionooStatement:ooTheoovisionooofootheooschoolooisootooobeooanooexemplaryoolearningoo
environmentoowhoseoograduatesooareoocompassionateooglobalooleadersooandooinnovator
s.

,Whichoogoaloowouldoobeooanooaligned,oomeasurable,ooachievableoogoalooforooimproveme
ntooforoothisooschool?oo-ooans--
Increaseooenrollmentooinooforeignoolanguageooclassesoobyoo10%ooeveryootwoooyears.ooIn
creasingooforeignoolanguageooclassooparticipationoowouldoosupportootheoomissionooandoov
isionooofoopreparingooglobalooleaders,ooandooitooisoomeasurableooandooachievable.

Aooschoolooisooimplementingoosomeoochangesooderivedoofromoogoalsootheyoocreatedootoo
omoreoocloselyooalignoowithootheiroovisionooandoocoreoovalues.
Whichooapproachoowouldooallowooschoolooleadersootoooaddressoostakeholderooneeds?oo-
ooans--
Identifyoodifferentoostudentoosegmentoogroupsooandoostakeholderooneedsooandooanticipat
eoohowootheoochangesoowillooaffectootheseoogroupsooindividually.ooTheoomoreoospecificoot
heoogroupsooyouoocanooidentify,ootheoobetterooyouoowilloobeooableootoooanticipateoowhatoot
heirooneedsooareooandoohowootooomeetoothem.

Conversationalooleadershipoostrategyoo-ooans--
oneoostrategyoothatooleadersoouseoobuildooandoomaintainooaooschooloocommunityoobasedo
oonootransparency,ootrust,ooandooinclusion.


Conversationalooleadershipooisoooneooformooofooleadershipoothatoopositivelyooimpactsoosy
stemicoochange.ooAooconversationalooleaderoovaluesootheooimportanceooofooinvolvingooall
ookeyoostakeholdersooinootheooprocessooofoogatheringooinformationooonoocriticalooissuesoo-
ooans--
Conversationalooleadersooareooableootoooarticulateoocoreooquestionsooandooensureoothatoo
allookeyoostakeholdersooareooheardoowhenoothoseooquestionsooareoobeingooaskedooandoo
answered.

Whichoostrategiesoowouldoohelpooaooprincipaloobuildooandoosustainooanooenvironmentooth
atooencouragesooopenoocommunication?oo-ooans--
Askooteachersootooobringootheirooideasoooroosuggestionsootoooyourooofficeootooodiscuss.
Frequentlyoovisitooclassroomsooandootheoobreakooroomooandooengageooinooconversation.

Offootheoorecordooconversationoo-ooans--
Thisoostatementooisoofalse.ooThisooisooconsideredooanoo"offootheoorecord"ooconversation.oo
Becauseooyouoowantootooofosterooaoocommunityooofootransparencyooandootrust,ooitooisooim
perativeoothatooanyoodecisionooyouoomakeooisoojustified.ooMs.ooReynoldsooneedsootooobeo
owillingootooohaveooyouooexplainootoootheoostaffootheooissueooandoowhereootheooreportooca
meoofrom.ooThisoowilloobuildootrustoowithinootheooschoolooandoodemonstrateooyourootransp
arency.ooAlso,oothoughooyouoohaveooaoofriendlyoorelationship,ooyouoomustoorememberooth
atoothereooisooaoobalanceoowithooyouroostaffooseeingooyouooasooaoofriendooandooasooaoosup
ervisor.

Considerooeachooleadershipoostrategyooandoodetermineooifooitooisooorooisoonotooaoobestoopr
actice.oo-ooans--Connectionoowithoobestoopractices
Collaboration
Redefinedooroles

, Tooofosterooanooenvironmentooofooinclusiveooeducation,oobestoopracticesooshouldoobeoofoll
owedootooomeetootheoodiverseooneedsooofooalloostudents.ooItooisootheooschoolooleader'sooro
leootooocommunicateootoooteachers,oostaff,ooandooparentsoothoseoobestoopracticesooforooin
clusion.ooTheoobestoopracticesootooofacilitateooinclusionooshouldoomirrorootheoobestoopracti
cesooidentifiedoobyooaooschoolootoooeducateooalloostudents.
Oneoopersonoocannotoobuildooandoosustainooanooinclusiveoocommunity;ooitootakesootheoow
holeoocommunity.ooTooosuccessfullyoobuildooandoosupportooanooinclusiveoolearningoocom
munity,ooalloomembersooneedootooobeooonooboardoowithootheooplan,oobeooheard,ooandoowo
rkootogetherootoooidentifyoosolutionsootoooproblems.ooNotooonlyooshouldooleadersoocollabor
ateoowithooteachers,oobutooalloostakeholdersoo(includingooparents)ooshouldoobeooinvolvedo
oinooidentifyingoostrategiesootooocreateooanooinclusiveooenvironment.
Inooorderooforooinclusionootooobeoosupportedooatootheoosystemsoolevel,oostaffooneedootooob
uildootheoomindsetoothatootheyooareooallooworkingootowardooaoosharedoogoal.ooThoughtsoo
suchooasoo"That'soonotoomyoojob,"oooroo"Theseooareoomyoostudents,oothoseooareooyouroost
udents,"oodooonotoofosterooanooinclusiveoocommunity.ooTheoorolesooofooteachers,oostaff,oo
andooadministrationooneedootooobeooredefinedooinooorderootoooshareootheooresponsibilityooi
noocreatingooanooinclusiveooenvironment.

Theooschoolooleaderoodrivesootheooenvironmentooofooaooschool,oowhichoohasooanooimpact
ooonootheoogreateroocommunity.ooWhatooareoosomeoocharacteristicsoothatooyouoowilloodem
onstrateootooocultivateooaoopositiveooprofessionalooculture?oo-ooans--
Althoughoothereooareoocountlessooanswersooandooapproachesootooobuildingooandoosustai
ningooaoopositiveooprofessionalooculture,oothereooareoosomeookeyoobestoopracticesoothatoo
youoomustooconsiderootooobeoosuccessfulooandoobuildooaoocommunityoobasedooonootransp
arency,ootrust,ooandooinclusion.
Inooyourooresponse,ooensureooyouooaddress:
Promotingootrust
Establishingooaoogrowth-orientedooprofessionalooculture
Demonstratingooaoocommitmentootooodiversity,ooequity,ooandooinclusion
Cultivatingooemotionaloointelligence

Fosterooaoopositiveooclimateooforoolearningoo-ooans--
Fosteringooaoopositiveooclimateooforoolearningooisooaoopartooofoocreatingooaoocommunityoo
ofoolearning.ooSchoolooleadersooareooroleoomodelsooforoopromotingoolifelongoolearningooby
oohavingooaoopositiveoomindsetooaboutoolearning,oobeingooactiveooparticipantsooinootheoole
arningoocommunity,ooandooencouragingooothersootooocontinueoolearning.

Contributeootoooaoobetterooworldoo-ooans--
Tooofosteroohabitsooofoocharacter,ooschoolooleadersoostrive,oothroughooactionsooandoowor
ds,ootooocontributeootoooaoobetterooworld.ooThisoocanoobeoodoneoothroughoosupportingoost
udentsooinoobecomingoogoodooglobaloocitizens,ooworkingoowithoostudentsootooounderstand
oowhatoocontributingootoootheooworldoolooksoolike,oomodelingoogoodoocharacterooinooandoo
outooofootheooschool,ooandooincorporatingoocurriculumoothatooteachesoocharacter.

Buildoocommunityoopartnershipsoo-ooans--
Buildingoocommunityoopartnershipsooisookeyootoooengagingoofamiliesooandoocommunityoos