Iowa’s Standards for School Leaders

STANDARD 1:MISSION, VISION, AND CORE VALUES

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.

STANDARD 2:ETHICS & PROFESSIONAL NORMS

Educational leaders act ethically and according to professional norms to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

STANDARD 3:EQUITY & CULTURAL RESPONSIVENESS

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

STANDARD 4:CURRICULUM, INSTRUCTION, AND ASSESSMENT

Educational leaders develop and support intellectually rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment to promote each student’s academic success and wellbeing.

STANDARD 5:COMMUNITY OF CARE & SUPPORT FOR STUDENTS

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

STANDARD 6:PROFESSIONAL CAPACITY OF SCHOOL PERSONNEL

Educational leaders develop the professional capacity and practice of school personnel to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

STANDARD 7:PROFESSIONAL COMMUNITY FOR TEACHERS & STAFF

Educational leaders foster a professional community of teachers and other professional staff to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

STANDARD 8:MEANINGFUL ENGAGEMENT OF FAMILIES & COMMUNITY

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

STANDARD 9:OPERATIONS & MANAGEMENT

Educational leaders manage school operations and resources to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

STANDARD 10:SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT

Educational leaders act as agents of continuous improvement to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.