Educational Leadership: Strategies for Sustainable Schoolwide Improvement

Educational Leadership: Strategies for Sustainable School Improvement

Introduction to Professional Standards for Educational Leaders; Standard 10

Course Details

Course Type:

• Self-Paced, Fully-Facilitated
• Cohort, Fully-Facilitated

Course Length: 5 Hours

Course Access:

• Self-Paced: Each course includes 45 days of interactive access. If you purchase multiple courses within a single concentration at the same time, your total access period will be extended (e.g., two courses = 90 days, three courses = 135 days, etc.).
  
  Upon enrollment, your dashboard will initially display 45 days per course. By the next business day, your end date will be adjusted to reflect the correct total access period based on the number of courses purchased.
  
  After your enrollment period ends, you will continue to have read-only access to your courses.
  • Exception: For this course, you will receive 23 days of interactive access. This shorter timeframe reflects the reduced instructional hours while still allowing sufficient flexibilty for completion.
• Cohort: Participants will follow a set start and end date, determined by their school district.

Course Description

This course aligns with PSEL Standard 10, which focuses on promoting continuous school improvement. Designed for educational leaders seeking to drive and sustain positive change, the course explores:

• • Strategies to overcome resistance to change and navigate change aversion
  • Goal-setting practices that prioritize student needs and align individual efforts with school-wide goals
  • Systems thinking and various types of organizational change to determine the most effective approaches for different situations
  • Foundational coaching and mentoring skills to foster lasting improvements in teaching and learning

With a focus on sustainable change—from setting a clear vision to building a collaborative culture—leaders will be equipped to implement meaningful, lasting improvements that benefit both students and staff.

By the end of this course, participants will be better prepared to guide and support continuous improvement efforts within their 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.