When stepping into the 21st century, classroom leaders in the education system who desire to focus on ensuring that every child achieves academic success, are met with a wide range of challenges that may impede or facilitate a child's learning experience. When developing a literacy program, leaders should focus on reaching every child through differentiated instructional techniques that encourage engaging and literacy rich classroom environments. Additionally, when developing a welcoming learning environment a few key areas that should be understood and properly implemented are the laws, regulations, and ethical implications that will impact learning experiences. The following information will explain and analyze the importance of leadership roles, and how to make decisions that will build a successful literacy program.
Literacy Program - Governance and Ethics
When stepping into the 21st century classroom leaders in the education system who desire to focus on ensuring that every child achieves academic success, are met with a wide range of challenges that may impede or facilitate a child's learning experience. According to Harris and Muijs (2004) when leaders and teachers focus on building academic success in students they "view their work as taking place both within and beyond their own classrooms, and they participate in an authentic learning community" (p. 139).
When developing a literacy program, leaders should focus on reaching every child through differentiated instructional techniques that encourage engaging and literacy rich classroom environments. Additionally, when developing a welcoming learning environment a few key areas that should be understood and properly implemented are the laws, regulations, and ethical implications that will impact learning experiences. The following information will explain and analyze the importance of leadership roles, and how to make decisions that will build a successful literacy program.
Ethical Literacy Leadership
The education system continually evolves to meet the needs of students. As teaching techniques evolve and adjust to diverse learning environments - policies, standards, and laws change as well. As a leader in reading and literacy it is imperative that leaders follow ethical decisions when developing literacy programs that show a strong commitment to their communities.
When focusing on specific leadership skills and dispositions required for ethical leadership of a literacy program, the National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA) encouraged an initiative to assist leaders who were interested in the advancement of school and school-system leadership (NPBEA Home, 2010). The leadership standards adopted by the NPBEA in 2008 outline six standards that leaders should follow to ensure that the decisions made are ethical and beneficial to every student. According to the Council of Chief State School Officers (2008) the six standards include:
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* Note. Leadership Standards. Self-Created.
The functionality of the above standards focuses on developing a collaborative vision among stakeholders when developing a lasting literacy program. It encourages leaders to make data-driven decisions that identify, facilitate and assist in reaching educational milestones for every student. Leaders should create nurturing environments that encourage students to meet high academic expectations, and promote accountability through motivating, and quality instruction that is monitored and evaluated for continual growth (Council of Chief State School Officers, 2008, p. 20).
Promoting the advancement in student learning is no easy task as stated above; however, leaders should ensure that quality education is provided, through the distribution of leadership roles among teachers, and promote a safe environment for students and teachers. According to the Council of Chief State School Officers (2008) standard five states that leaders should "safeguard the values of democracy, equity, and diversity; model principles of self-awareness, reflective practice, transparency, and ethical behavior; safeguard the values of democracy, equity, and diversity” (p.21).
Leaders hold a greater responsibility of upholding ethical standards and practices that will influence positive academic outcomes of every student. In some schools, the culture, or “the way we do things here,” involves a profound resistance to challenging old ideas on teaching, learning, and the nature of students (Richard, 2000, p. 202). It is the responsibility of a strong leader to ensure that the changes made focus on encouraging professional efficacy among teachers, and the advancement of student achievement.
Policy History and Data-Driven Decisions
Early literacy policy change emerged at the start of the 21st century in response to the pressing need to prevent reading problems at an early age so as to improve general reading achievement of all children— not only to the benefit of individuals but also to that of a democratic society as a whole (Pressley, Billman, & Preston, 2007, p. 17). To achieve a successful literacy program, it is important for leaders to understand the history of policies and how they continue to shape the education system to assist in developing early literacy for every child.
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