Defining and Measuring Leadership

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Guidelines written in 1996 by the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium, a project of the Council of Chief State School Officers, are a common thread running through new assessments for school administrators. For more information, go to www.ccsso.org/isllc.html.

The standards say that a school administrator is an educational leader who promotes the success of all students by:

Facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared and supported by the local community;
Advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional growth;
Ensuring management of the organization, operations, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment;
Collaborating with families and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources;
Acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner; and
Understanding, responding to, and influencing the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context.

The following tests incorporate the standards:

School Leaders Licensure Assessment
Purpose: To license school principal candidates
First administered: 1998
States using it: Arkansas, the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia

School Superintendent Assessment
Purpose: To license beginning-superintendent candidates
First administered: Oct. 21, 2000
State using it: Missouri

School Leader Portfolio Assessment
Purpose: To renew credentials for principals or for general professional development
First administered: Planned for 2002
States scheduled for pilot test: Indiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio

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