Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Education
Title R277 - Administration
Rule R277-330 - Utah Effective Educator Standards
Section R277-330-7 - Educational Leadership Standards

Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 277-330-7

Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024

(1) The Educational Leadership Standards described in this Section describe expectations for school administrators, including:

(a) meeting the Effective Teaching standards;

(b) having the knowledge and skills to guide and supervise the work of educators;

(c) leading the school learning community; and

(d) managing the school's learning environment in order to provide effective, high quality instruction to all Utah students.

(2) In addition to meeting the Effective Teaching Standards, a school administrator shall demonstrate the traits, skills, and work functions designated in the following areas:

(a) Visionary Leadership -- promoting the success of every student by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is largely shared and supported by stakeholders;

(b) Teaching and Learning - promoting the success of every student by advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school focused on teaching and learning conducive to student, faculty, and staff growth;

(c) Management for Learning -- promoting the success of every student by ensuring management of the organization, operation, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment;

(d) Community Collaboration:
(i) promoting the success of every student by collaborating with faculty, staff, parents, and community members;

(ii) responding to diverse community interests; and (iii) mobilizing community resources;

(e) Ethical Leadership -- promoting the success of every student by acting with, and ensuring a system of, integrity, fairness, equity, and ethical behavior; and

(f) Systems Leadership -- promoting the success of every student by understanding, responding to, and influencing the interrelated systems of political, social, economic, legal, and policy contexts affecting education.

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