Leadership and Ethics D016
Mission Statement - ANS 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...
Mission Statement - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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? - ANS 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? -
ANS 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? - ANS 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 - ANS ne strategy that leaders use build and maintain
a school community based on transparency, trust, and inclusion.
Goals - ANS 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. - ANS 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. -
ANS 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 - ANS 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? - ANS
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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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 - ANS 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.
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