WGU D016 LEADERSHIP AND ETHICS QUESTIONS
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
Mission Statement - Answers - A short sentence that defines the school's goals,
philosophies, and purpose. The mission of a school is a sentence that describes the
ultimate goal and purpose for the school. What is the mission statement at your school?
Vision - Answers - A description of what the school would like to achieve or accomplish
in the future. A vision statement is a description of what the school wants to be in the
future. The intent of defining a vision is to serve as a guide when making decisions. Is
the vision at your school motivating and attainable?
Core Values - Answers - Serve as a basis for traits and descriptions of how individuals
should act and what to base their decisions on. The core values of a school define the
traits of members of the school community, which guide decision-making, strategic
planning, and peer interaction. Core values can be terms such as integrity, respect,
responsible stewardship, and trust. As a future school leader, what are some core
values that are most important to you?
How can school leaders expand their sphere of influence in the school setting? -
Answers - In order to expand their sphere of influence, the principal must not only
support endeavors and policies that align with the school mission and vision; they must
also ensure that their actions and behaviors represent the core values identified in the
mission and vision.
What must a school leader do prior to making changes that will affect the school's
culture? - Answers - Assess the current culture of the school.. An audit can inform
leaders of the current culture of the school so that positive changes can be planned.
How can a principal help ensure faculty and staff support the school vision? - Answers -
By articulating the knowledge and skills needed for each role in the school to achieve
the vision. Each member of the school community should know how to align behaviors
and professional decisions to the vision of the school.
Conversational Leadership Strategy - Answers - ne strategy that leaders use build and
maintain a school community based on transparency, trust, and inclusion.
Goals - Answers - Clear, specific goals can help ensure that rational choices are made.
Goals that are ambiguous do not clearly guide decisions and do not help determine
specific tasks to be accomplished.
Formalization can increase positive or negative feelings that team members have
toward each other. - Answers - Formalization, or the development of rules, helps to
, standardize performance. This can promote rational decision-making that is based on
facts, which can actually reduce feelings team members have toward each other.
The exception principle guides supervisors to deal with situations that are not covered in
rules. - Answers - There will always be situations that arise that do not fit under an
existing rule or regulation. According to the exception principle, supervisors must deal
with these situations as they come up.
When considering the school as an open system, the boundaries of this system are less
clear. T or F - Answers - True. The school system, being an open system, does not
have well-defined boundaries. When considering the external factors (such as parents,
service projects, and programs), it must be determined if these factors are within the
system's boundaries.
What are some important features of schools that define them as a social system? -
Answers - Schools interact with an external environment. Although not a part of the
social system definition of two or more individuals working together in a coordinated
way to meet a goal, schools also interact with stakeholders in the community to meet
common goals.
Internal feedback - Answers - internal feedback loop informs individuals how their
behavior is viewed, whereas. Internal feedback loops provide feedback, both from
leadership and informal peer groups, on an individual's performance.
External Feedback - Answers - loops indirectly evaluate individuals.. External feedback
loops examine the behavior of a school based on community expectations, group
norms, and organizational goals that do not directly influence individual needs. A school
remains open to the community along with state and federal influences.
Laissez-faire - Answers - This is an aspect of the leadership style called laissez-faire. It
does not mean the leader is lazy; it means that the leader hands over, or delegates, the
powers of decision-making and action planning to the followers, while remaining
responsible for the outcomes. Remember, there is a balance in leadership. This unit will
provide you with the knowledge to better understand situations you may encounter as a
school leader and when each leadership characteristic is necessary.
Autocratic Leadership - Answers - When decisions are made by the leader without input
from or collaboration with followers, this is an aspect of autocratic leadership.
Sometimes this leadership style is necessary, even though it is often not well received.
Pay particular attention to when this leadership style applies to a specific situation; it is
important to know when this leadership style is beneficial before taking this approach.
This will help to avoid unintended negative impacts on staff.
Build relationships - Answers - This is one of the top responsibilities of a leader that can
greatly influence student achievement. The leader is responsible for building and
maintaining relationships among students, staff, teachers, parents, and the community.
WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
Mission Statement - Answers - A short sentence that defines the school's goals,
philosophies, and purpose. The mission of a school is a sentence that describes the
ultimate goal and purpose for the school. What is the mission statement at your school?
Vision - Answers - A description of what the school would like to achieve or accomplish
in the future. A vision statement is a description of what the school wants to be in the
future. The intent of defining a vision is to serve as a guide when making decisions. Is
the vision at your school motivating and attainable?
Core Values - Answers - Serve as a basis for traits and descriptions of how individuals
should act and what to base their decisions on. The core values of a school define the
traits of members of the school community, which guide decision-making, strategic
planning, and peer interaction. Core values can be terms such as integrity, respect,
responsible stewardship, and trust. As a future school leader, what are some core
values that are most important to you?
How can school leaders expand their sphere of influence in the school setting? -
Answers - In order to expand their sphere of influence, the principal must not only
support endeavors and policies that align with the school mission and vision; they must
also ensure that their actions and behaviors represent the core values identified in the
mission and vision.
What must a school leader do prior to making changes that will affect the school's
culture? - Answers - Assess the current culture of the school.. An audit can inform
leaders of the current culture of the school so that positive changes can be planned.
How can a principal help ensure faculty and staff support the school vision? - Answers -
By articulating the knowledge and skills needed for each role in the school to achieve
the vision. Each member of the school community should know how to align behaviors
and professional decisions to the vision of the school.
Conversational Leadership Strategy - Answers - ne strategy that leaders use build and
maintain a school community based on transparency, trust, and inclusion.
Goals - Answers - Clear, specific goals can help ensure that rational choices are made.
Goals that are ambiguous do not clearly guide decisions and do not help determine
specific tasks to be accomplished.
Formalization can increase positive or negative feelings that team members have
toward each other. - Answers - Formalization, or the development of rules, helps to
, standardize performance. This can promote rational decision-making that is based on
facts, which can actually reduce feelings team members have toward each other.
The exception principle guides supervisors to deal with situations that are not covered in
rules. - Answers - There will always be situations that arise that do not fit under an
existing rule or regulation. According to the exception principle, supervisors must deal
with these situations as they come up.
When considering the school as an open system, the boundaries of this system are less
clear. T or F - Answers - True. The school system, being an open system, does not
have well-defined boundaries. When considering the external factors (such as parents,
service projects, and programs), it must be determined if these factors are within the
system's boundaries.
What are some important features of schools that define them as a social system? -
Answers - Schools interact with an external environment. Although not a part of the
social system definition of two or more individuals working together in a coordinated
way to meet a goal, schools also interact with stakeholders in the community to meet
common goals.
Internal feedback - Answers - internal feedback loop informs individuals how their
behavior is viewed, whereas. Internal feedback loops provide feedback, both from
leadership and informal peer groups, on an individual's performance.
External Feedback - Answers - loops indirectly evaluate individuals.. External feedback
loops examine the behavior of a school based on community expectations, group
norms, and organizational goals that do not directly influence individual needs. A school
remains open to the community along with state and federal influences.
Laissez-faire - Answers - This is an aspect of the leadership style called laissez-faire. It
does not mean the leader is lazy; it means that the leader hands over, or delegates, the
powers of decision-making and action planning to the followers, while remaining
responsible for the outcomes. Remember, there is a balance in leadership. This unit will
provide you with the knowledge to better understand situations you may encounter as a
school leader and when each leadership characteristic is necessary.
Autocratic Leadership - Answers - When decisions are made by the leader without input
from or collaboration with followers, this is an aspect of autocratic leadership.
Sometimes this leadership style is necessary, even though it is often not well received.
Pay particular attention to when this leadership style applies to a specific situation; it is
important to know when this leadership style is beneficial before taking this approach.
This will help to avoid unintended negative impacts on staff.
Build relationships - Answers - This is one of the top responsibilities of a leader that can
greatly influence student achievement. The leader is responsible for building and
maintaining relationships among students, staff, teachers, parents, and the community.
