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Developing Principled Educational Leaders

Developing Principled Educational Leaders

Elevator Speech • Developing Principled Educational Leaders for P-12 Schools is the mission of

Elevator Speech • Developing Principled Educational Leaders for P-12 Schools is the mission of The Citadel’s Professional Education Unit. • Our goal is to develop leaders into knowledgeable, knowledgeable reflective, reflective and ethical professionals committed to ensuring that all students succeed in a learner-centered environment.

What do we mean by a principled educational leader?

What do we mean by a principled educational leader?

 • Possessing the necessary knowledge and skills of an educational leader does not

• Possessing the necessary knowledge and skills of an educational leader does not ensure that those skills and that knowledge will be used for principled or moral purposes • (A surgeon’s skill can be used to kill as well as cure. )

As Michael Fullan suggests • Principled leadership has a spiritual dimension. • “Principled behavior

As Michael Fullan suggests • Principled leadership has a spiritual dimension. • “Principled behavior [is] connected to something greater than ourselves [and] relates to human and social development. ”

The leader as a heroic, solitary, “rugged individual” who saves the day through larger

The leader as a heroic, solitary, “rugged individual” who saves the day through larger than life activities is NOT what we are about.

The Citadel’s principled educational leader is the quiet leader who – • Through careful,

The Citadel’s principled educational leader is the quiet leader who – • Through careful, thoughtful, and practical efforts – makes a difference in the lives of their students, in the places where they work, and in the larger community of which they are a part.

“Quiet leadership is what moves and changes the world. ”

“Quiet leadership is what moves and changes the world. ”

The principled educational leader is the quiet leader who – • knows her inner

The principled educational leader is the quiet leader who – • knows her inner spirit – • acts carefully, • thoughtfully, and • persistently • to improve the educational environment.

This vision of the “principled educational leader resonates with what Jim Collins (Good to

This vision of the “principled educational leader resonates with what Jim Collins (Good to Great) refers to as Level Five Leadership.

Level 5 leaders are – • Often “self effacing, quiet, reserved, even shy, ”

Level 5 leaders are – • Often “self effacing, quiet, reserved, even shy, ” • They are more like Lincoln or Socrates than Patton or Caesar.

At The Citadel, our goal is – • To develop principled educational leaders who

At The Citadel, our goal is – • To develop principled educational leaders who weave knowledge, knowledge reflection, reflection and ethics together to create a powerful, learner-centered community