Public School Personnel Management
by A look at personnel leadership philosophy as related to the Indiana Professional Standards Board’s Standards for School Administrators.
IPSB Standard 1
A school administrator promotes the success of all students by facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a vision of learning that is shared by the school community.
Prior to promoting the vision of learning, the administrator should call on its’ staff to develop what that vision is. By doing this, it will be common for all staff, and they will all have shared in the process of defining the vision. By seeking the staff’s input, they will be more willing to work towards that vision. Once the vision of learning is established, it must be effectively communicated to the entire school community. This includes staff, students, parents and community members. The administrator can do this in many ways: through mailings, community round table discussions, and various publications in classrooms and the building.
After the vision of learning has become familiar to all stakeholders, it is then up to the administrator to define and implement a plan in which objectives and strategies on how to achieve the goals of the vision are clearly stated. This plan must be regularly monitored to provide feedback on the progress being made towards meeting the vision of learning, while the stakeholders and administrator work hand-in-hand to continually define and address any barriers that would hinder achieving the desired vision. Revision of the plan can always be made accordingly.
The administrator will evaluate the success of the plan and the achievement, or reaching the vision of learning goal, in several ways. Most likely there will be statistical data that can be used to determine the success or failure of the desired outcome. Also, feedback from the stakeholders will provide a source of evaluation for the effectiveness of the plan. It is crucial that if the outcome is positive, the contributions and efforts that the school community members (i.e. stakeholders) made in the realization of the vision are celebrated.
IPSB Standard 2
A school administrator promotes the success of all students by advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional growth.
To attain this standard, the administrator must have strong beliefs in the following concepts: that student learning is the fundamental process of school; the idea that all students can learn; the importance of being a life-long learner; and that staff development is the key to school improvement. If the administrator believes these concepts strongly and models them to others, the concepts will then become the driving force behind the success of the school.
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