Articulating the Importance of Leadership on School
Articulating the Importance of Leadership on School
Timothy Raso
Northcentral University
Articulating the Importance of Leadership on School
Abstract
Over the past decade our education system has experienced many shortcomings. The Wallace Foundation had sought out and completed research reports of schools in 24 States to include multiple districts. Their objective was to study leadership and develop more effective ways to improve leadership roles. The study focused on the development of the school principal as a leader. They evaluated how the principal was selected, oriented and evaluated for performance based on the result of increased student accomplishment. The Wallace Foundation determined that the success stemmed from five key elements: Vision of student accomplishment, fostering a learning environment, empowerment of others to be leaders, developing improved instruction and effectively managing people, information and streamline processes to sustain overall school productivity. (Foundation, 2012)
Keywords: Leadership, empowerment, manage, streamline, productivity, accomplishment, evaluate
Effective Leadership Traits
Effective Leaders in school will need to have insight and vision to efficiently shape the future and success of that organization. A leader with vision will have a great understanding to the values, ideas, culture, and educational needs that students and the organization and they are most passionate about. They will have clear uninfluenced realistic and attainable goals that they seek to implement compassionately. The inspiration and motivation portrayed by a leader attracts those with equal or even less than equal drive through empowerment. Translating their passions and values into words inspires individuals with energy to conquer any obstacle with the team that they have created, together. This energy created and stoked by the leader ignites a fire within the team to respectfully challenge each other to look within
Timothy Raso
Northcentral University
Articulating the Importance of Leadership on School
Abstract
Over the past decade our education system has experienced many shortcomings. The Wallace Foundation had sought out and completed research reports of schools in 24 States to include multiple districts. Their objective was to study leadership and develop more effective ways to improve leadership roles. The study focused on the development of the school principal as a leader. They evaluated how the principal was selected, oriented and evaluated for performance based on the result of increased student accomplishment. The Wallace Foundation determined that the success stemmed from five key elements: Vision of student accomplishment, fostering a learning environment, empowerment of others to be leaders, developing improved instruction and effectively managing people, information and streamline processes to sustain overall school productivity. (Foundation, 2012)
Keywords: Leadership, empowerment, manage, streamline, productivity, accomplishment, evaluate
Effective Leadership Traits
Effective Leaders in school will need to have insight and vision to efficiently shape the future and success of that organization. A leader with vision will have a great understanding to the values, ideas, culture, and educational needs that students and the organization and they are most passionate about. They will have clear uninfluenced realistic and attainable goals that they seek to implement compassionately. The inspiration and motivation portrayed by a leader attracts those with equal or even less than equal drive through empowerment. Translating their passions and values into words inspires individuals with energy to conquer any obstacle with the team that they have created, together. This energy created and stoked by the leader ignites a fire within the team to respectfully challenge each other to look within
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