Learning Outcomes
When you earn a Preliminary Administrative Services Credential from the KSOE, you acquire the leadership skills, know-how and expertise to be a competent leader:
Visionary leadership
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Develop and articulate a vision of teaching and learning for the school consistent with the local education agency’s overall vision and goals
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Create a shared commitment to the vision among all members of the school community
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Lead by example to promote implementation of the vision
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Share leadership with others in the school community to help accomplish the vision
Instructional leadership
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Promote implementation of K-12 standards, pedagogical skills, effective instructional practices and student assessments for content instruction
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Evaluate, analyze, and provide feedback on the effectiveness of classroom instruction to promote student learning and teacher professional growth
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Demonstrate understanding of the school and community context, including the instructional implications of cultural/linguistic, socioeconomic, and political factors
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Communicate with the school community about school-wide outcomes data and improvement goals
School improvement leadership
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Work with others to identify student and school needs and developing a data-based school growth plan
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Implement change strategies based on current, relevant theories and best practices in school improvement
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Identify and using available human, fiscal, and material resources to implement the school growth plan
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Institute a collaborative, ongoing process of monitoring and revising the growth plan based on student outcomes
Professional learning and growth leadership
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Model life-long learning and job-related professional growth
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Help teachers improve their individual professional practice through professional growth activities
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Identify and facilitate a variety of professional and personal growth opportunities for facutly, staff, parents, and other members of the school community in support of the educational program
Organizational and systems leadership
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Understand and manage the complex interaction of all of the school’s systems to promote teaching and learning
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Develop, implement, and monitor the school’s budget
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Implement California school laws, guidelines, and other relevant federal, state, and local requirements and regulations
Community leadership
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Represent and promote the school’s accomplishments and needs to the LEA and the public
- Involve the community in helping achieve the school’s vision and goals