California Professional Standards for Education Leaders · Vision, equity, and continuous improvement
Build shared accountability to achieve the vision by distributing leadership roles and responsibilities among staff and community.
Keep the shared vision visible in daily choices, then test whether students experience the opportunities it promises.
Developing the practice
Building shared accountability for achieving the vision involves distributing leadership roles and responsibilities among staff and the broader school community. This approach fosters a sense of ownership, collaboration, and collective responsibility for realizing the vision. Here's how this standard can be expanded upon:
By building shared accountability to achieve the vision through distributed leadership roles and responsibilities among staff and community members, schools can harness the collective talents, energy, and commitment of all stakeholders to drive positive change and sustainable improvement.
A focused learning shelf
Street Data
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This title offers a complementary lens for examining 1B3.
National Equity Project
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Questions for reflection and mentoring
- Where is this standard already visible, and where does it depend on individual heroics?
- Whose knowledge has not yet shaped the response?
- Which assumption deserves to be checked before more resources are committed?
- How will the team know whether the next action improved experience, not merely compliance?