Louisiana Administrative Code
Title 28 - EDUCATION
Part CXXXVII - Bulletin 125-Standards for Educational Leaders in Louisiana
Chapter 3 - Professional Standards
Section CXXXVII-303 - Performance Expectation 1

Universal Citation: LA Admin Code CXXXVII-303

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 3, March 20, 2024

A. Vision, Mission, and Goals

1. Education leaders ensure the achievement of all students by guiding the development and implementation of a shared vision of learning, strong organizational mission, and high expectations for every student.

a. Dispositions Exemplified in Expectation 1. Education leaders believe in, value, and are committed to:

i. every student learning;

ii. collaboration with all stakeholders;

iii. high expectations for all;

iv. examining assumptions and beliefs;

v. continuous improvement using evidence.

B. Narrative

1. Education leaders are accountable and have unique responsibilities for developing and implementing a vision of learning to guide organizational decisions and actions. Education leaders guide a process for developing and revising a shared vision, strong mission, and goals that are high and achievable for every student when provided with appropriate, effective learning opportunities.

2. The vision, mission, and goals represent what the community intends for students to achieve, informed by the broader social and policy environment and including policy requirements about specific outcomes and continuous improvement. The vision, mission, and goals become the touchstone for decisions, strategic planning, and change processes. They are regularly reviewed and adjusted, using varied sources of information and ongoing data analysis.

3. Leaders engage the community to reach consensus about vision, mission, and goals. To be effective, processes of establishing vision, mission, and goals should incorporate diverse perspectives in the broader school community and create consensus to which all can commit. While leaders engage others in developing and implementing the vision, mission, and goals, it is undeniably their responsibility to advocate for and act to increase equity and social justice.

C. Element A-High Expectations for All. The vision and goals establish high, measurable expectations for all students and educators.

1. Indicators. A leader:

a. u ses varied sources of information and analyzes data about current practices and outcomes to shape a vision, mission, and goals with high, measurable expectations for all students and educators;

b. a ligns the vision, mission, and goals to school, district, state, and federal policies (such as content standards and achievement targets);

c. i ncorporates diverse perspectives and crafts consensus about vision, mission, and goals that are high and achievable for every student when provided with appropriate, effective learning opportunities;

d. advocates for a specific vision of learning in which every student has equitable, appropriate, and effective learning opportunities and achieves at high levels.

D. Element B-Shared Commitments to Implement the Vision, Mission, and Goals. The process of creating and sustaining the vision, mission, and goals is inclusive, building common understandings and genuine commitment among all stakeholders.

1. Indicators. A leader:

a. establishes, conducts, and evaluates processes used to engage staff and community in a shared vision, mission, and goals;

b. engages diverse stakeholders, including those with conflicting perspectives, in ways that build shared understanding and commitment to vision, mission, and goals;

c. d evelops shared commitments and responsibilities that are distributed among staff and the community for making decisions and evaluating actions and outcomes;

d. communicates and acts from shared vision, mission, and goals so educators and the community understand, support, and act on them consistently;

e. advocates for and acts on commitments in the vision, mission, and goals to provide equitable, appropriate, and effective learning opportunities for every student.

E. Element C-Continuous Improvement Toward the Vision, Mission, and Goals. Education leaders ensure the achievement of all students by guiding the development and implementation of a shared vision of learning, strong organizational mission, and high expectations for every student.

1. Indicators. A leader:

a. uses or develops data systems and other sources of information (e.g., test scores, teacher reports, student work samples) to identify unique strengths and needs of students, gaps between current outcomes and goals, and areas for improvement;

b. makes decisions informed by data, research, and best practices to shape plans, programs, and activities and regularly review their effects;

c. uses data to determine effective change strategies, engaging staff and community stakeholders in planning and carrying out changes in programs and activities;

d. identifies and removes barriers to achieving the vision, mission, and goals;

e. incorporates the vision and goals into planning (e.g., strategic plan, school improvement plan), change strategies, and instructional programs;

f. obtains and aligns resources (such as learning technologies, staff, time, funding, materials, training, and so on) to achieve the vision, mission, and goals;

g revises plans, programs, and activities based on systematic evidence and reviews of progress toward the vision, mission, and goals.

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 17 and R.S.17:6(A)(10).

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