ISLLC and Tennessee Standards
Listed below are the standards for the preparation for educational leaders as developed by the State of Tennessee and the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC). These standards have been adopted by the State of Tennessee and form the framework for the School Leaders Licensure Assessment (SLLA), a test that must be passed in order to receive state credentials and licensure (http://ets.org/sls/slsaboutslla.html and http://www.ets.org).
Matrix of Licensure Standards to Program of Study
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STANDARD I: |
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Promote 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 school community. |
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EA 513, EA 515, EA 516, |
STANDARD II: |
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Promote the success of all students by advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional development. |
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EA 513, EA 515, EA 516, |
STANDARD III: |
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Promote the success of all students by ensuring management of the organization, operations, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment. |
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EA 513, EA 515, EA 516, |
STANDARD IV: |
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Promote the success of all students by collaborating with families and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources. |
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EA 513, EA 515, EA 516, |
STANDARD V: |
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Promote the success of all students by acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner. |
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EA 513, EA 515, EA 516, |
STANDARD VI: |
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Promote the success of all students by understanding, responding, responding to, and influencing the larger political, social, economic, legal and cultural context. |
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EA 513, EA 515, EA 516, |
Program Recommendations from the National Policy Board for Educational Administration
Standards for Advanced Programs in Educational Leadership (see NPBEA website for the narrative description of each standard.)
Standard 1: Candidates who complete the program are educational leaders who have the knowledge and ability to promote the success of all students by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a school or district vision of learning supported by the school community.
Standard 2: Candidates who complete the program are educational leaders who have the knowledge and ability to promote the success of all students by promoting a positive school culture, providing an effective instructional program, applying best practice to student learning, and designing comprehensive professional growth plans for staff.
Standard 3: Candidates who complete the program are educational leaders who have the knowledge and ability to promote the success of all students by managing the organization, operations, and resources in a way that promotes a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment.
Standard 4: Candidates who complete the program are educational leaders who have the knowledge and ability to promote the success of all students by collaborating with families and other community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources.
Standard 5: Candidates who complete the program are educational leaders who have the knowledge and ability to promote the success of all students by acting with integrity, fairly, and in an ethical manner.
Standard 6: Candidates who complete the program are educational leaders who have the knowledge and ability to promote the success of all students by understanding, responding to, and influencing the larger political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context.
Standard 7: Internship. The internship provides significant opportunities for candidates to synthesize and apply the knowledge and practice and develop the skills identified in Standards 1-6 through substantial, sustained, standards-based work in real settings, planned and guided cooperatively by the institution and school district personnel for graduate credit.
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