PSEL Standard 1: Mission, Vision, and Core Values [1b]

Effective educational leaders develop, advocate, and enact a shared mission, vision, and core values of high-quality education and academic success and well-being of each student. Effective leaders:

b) In collaboration with members of the school and the community and using relevant data, develop and promote a vision for the school on the successful learning and development of each child and on instructional and organizational practices that promote such success.

PSEL Standard 3: Equity and Cultural Responsiveness [1a]

Effective educational leaders strive for equity of educational opportunity and culturally responsive practices to promote each student's academic success and well-being. Effective leaders:

a) Ensure that each student is treated fairly, respectfully, and with an understanding of each student's culture and context. 

PSEL Standard 5: Community of Care and Support for Students [5d]

Effective educational leaders cultivate an inclusive, caring, and supportive school community that promotes the academic success and well-being of each student. Effective leaders:

d) Promote adult-student, student-peer, and school-community relationships that value and support academic learning and positive social and emotional development.

PSEL Standard 8: Meaningful Engagement of Families and Community [8a; 8b; 8c; 8d; 8e; 8f; 8g; 8h; 8i; 8j]

Effective educational leaders engage families and the community in meaningful, reciprocal, and mutually beneficial ways to promote each student's academic success and well-being. Effective leaders:

a) Are approachable, accessible, and welcoming to families and members of the community.

b) Create and sustain positive, collaborative, and productive relationships with families and the community for the benefit of students.

c) Engage in regular and open two-way communication with families and the community about the school, students, needs, problems, and accomplishments.

d) Maintain a presence in the community to understand its strengths and needs, develop productive relationships, and engage its resources for the school.

e) Create means for the school community to partner with families to support student learning in and out of school.

f) Understand, value, and employ the community’s cultural, social, intellectual, and political resources to promote student learning and school improvement.

g) Develop and provide the school as a resource for families and the community.

h) Advocate for the school and district, and for the importance of education and student needs and priorities to families and the community.

i) Advocate publicly for the needs and priorities of students, families, and the community.

j) Build and sustain productive partnerships with public and private sectors to promote school improvement and student learning.