Educational Leadership: Leadership for Equitable and Collaborative Schools

Educational Leadership

Leadership for Equitable and Collaborative Schools

Introduction to Professional Standards for Educational Leaders Standard 4, 7, and 9

• Course Type: Cohort-Based, Fully-Facilitated
• Course Length: 10 Hours
• Course Access: Participants will follow a set start and end date, often determined by their school district.

This professional development course is designed for current and aspiring school leaders seeking to strengthen their skills in communication, collaborative leadership, data-driven decision-making, and resource management to create more equitable and effective learning environments.

Aligned with the needs of modern K-12 schools, this course covers essential strategies for:

• Building strong stakeholder partnerships
• Setting and communicating high expectations
• Fostering a culture of shared leadership and accountability

Participants will explore best practices in using data to drive student growth, strengthen family connections, and inform school-wide decisions. Through real-world scenarios, leaders will:

• Apply distributed leadership principles and engage in shared decision-making
• Implement collaborative frameworks that empower teachers and staff
• Address critical topics such as resource and budget allocation, digital equity, and relational leadership

By the end of the course, participants will have actionable strategies and tools to create supportive, inclusive, and collaborative school communities.

Course Objectives

Participants will be able to:

• Understand effective communication strategies with stakeholders, including the use of social media.
• Analyze and apply data to ensure student growth, build family partnerships, and support decision-making.
• Identify the impact of high expectations on student learning and strategies for communicating these expectations to teachers.
• Explain the role of formative assessment and feedback in supporting teacher growth and instructional improvement.
• Explore core concepts of distributed leadership and practical approaches to foster shared leadership in schools.
• Investigate shared decision-making principles, including framing problems and involving stakeholders in solution generation.
• Examine relational leadership strategies for building trust, mutual accountability, and positive professional relationships.
• Develop strategies for creating collaborative frameworks and building time into schedules for planning and professional development.
• Assess resource allocation, budgeting, and the community’s role in promoting equity and enhancing learning opportunities.
• Understand the importance of digital equity, and create plans to address the digital divide and improve technology access for students.