Identifying Leader Positions

 

School administrators carry the responsibility of creating and sustaining a school environment that promotes the learning, development, and well-being of every student. Like any organization, to achieve this organizational goal, leadership responsibilities must be distributed so that support and guidance can be provided in multiple places at coinciding times. However, assigning or identifying leadership responsibilities will not be successful if it happens haphazardly or without purpose. Effective school administrators assign leadership responsibilities to other faculty and staff who are able to perform those responsibilities in an intentional way. To begin planning for assigned leadership, administrators can start by identifying the organizational needs that can be associated to positions that lend themselves to leadership roles.

For this assignment, select either an elementary, middle, or high school setting. Create an organizational chart of 5-6 elementary or 8-10 high school non-administrator leadership positions currently occupied by teachers, staff, and other stakeholders within your chosen school setting.

As a part of the organizational chart, include the following:

• Both instructional and non-instructional leadership positions
• Attributes expected from the staff members filling the positions

Following the organizational chart, summarize the following in 250-500 words:

• Explain how a principal can support the school’s vision, exemplify appropriate dispositions, and promote a positive school/learning culture through assigning or identifying leadership responsibilities.
• Explain why assigning leadership responsibilities carefully and thoughtfully is important to ensure a positive school environment and learning culture. Include discussion of how failure to select individuals carefully can be detrimental to the environment and learning culture. Provide a specific example to support your ideas.

APA format is not required, but solid academic writing is expected.

This assignment uses a rubric. Review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.

Identifying Leader Positions – Rubric

Leadership Positions 5.25 points

Criteria Description

Leadership Positions

5. Target 5.25 points

Instructional and non-instructional leadership positions are complete.

4. Acceptable 4.57 points

Instructional and non-instructional leadership positions are mostly complete.

3. Approaching 3.89 points

Instructional and non-instructional leadership positions are partially complete.

2. Insufficient 3.62 points

Instructional and non-instructional leadership positions are incomplete or incorrect.

1. No Submission 0 points

Not addressed.

Attributes 5.25 points

Criteria Description

Attributes

5. Target 5.25 points

Attributes expected from the staff members filling the positions are complete and

appropriate.

4. Acceptable 4.57 points

Attributes expected from the staff members filling the positions are included and

generally appropriate.

3. Approaching 3.89 points

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Attributes expected from the staff members filling the positions are included but

lack appropriate connection to the defined position.

2. Insufficient 3.62 points

Attributes expected from the staff members filling the positions are incomplete

and/or inappropriate.

Distributing Leadership Functions 8.75 points

Criteria Description

Distributing Leadership Functions

5. Target 8.75 points

Explanation how a principal can support the school’s vision, exemplify appropriate

dispositions, and promote a positive school/learning culture through assigning or

identifying leadership responsibilities is thorough, realistic, includes substantial

supporting details, and demonstrates best practices.

4. Acceptable 7.61 points

Explanation how a principal can support the school’s vision, exemplify appropriate

dispositions, and promote a positive school/learning culture through assigning or

identifying leadership responsibilities is complete, appropriate, and includes apt

supporting

details.

3. Approaching 6.48 points

Explanation how a principal can support the school’s vision, exemplify appropriate

dispositions, and promote a positive school/learning culture through assigning or

identifying leadership responsibilities is partially included but lacks supporting

details.

2. Insufficient 6.04 points

Explanation how a principal can support the school’s vision, exemplify appropriate

dispositions, and promote a positive school/learning culture through assigning or

identifying leadership responsibilities is incomplete, inappropriate, lacks supporting

details, or does not demonstrate best practices.

Supporting Positive School/Learning Culture

8.75 points

Criteria Description

Supporting Positive School/Learning Culture

5. Target 8.75 points

Discussion of why assigning leadership responsibilities carefully and thoughtfully is

important to ensure a positive school environment and learning culture, including

discussion and supporting examples of how failure to select individuals carefully

can be detrimental to the environment and learning culture is in-depth and

thoughtful.

4. Acceptable 7.61 points

Discussion of why assigning leadership responsibilities carefully and thoughtfully is

important to ensure a positive school environment and learning culture, including

discussion and supporting examples of how failure to select individuals carefully

can be detrimental to the environment and learning culture is relevant, detailed,

and complete.

3. Approaching 6.48 points

Discussion of why assigning leadership responsibilities carefully and thoughtfully is

important to ensure a positive school environment and learning culture, including

discussion and supporting examples of how failure to select individuals carefully

can be detrimental to the environment and learning culture is included but lacks

details and explanation.

2. Insufficient 6.04 points

Discussion of why assigning leadership responsibilities carefully and thoughtfully is

important to ensure a positive school environment and learning culture, including

discussion and supporting examples of how failure to select individuals carefully

Organization 3.5 points

Criteria Description

Organization

5. Target 3.5 points

The content is well-organized and logical. There is a sequential progression of ideas

that relate to each other. The content is presented as a cohesive unit and provides

the audience with a clear sense of the main idea. The summary is within the

required word count.

4. Acceptable 3.05 points

The content is logically organized. The ideas presented relate to each other. The

content provides the audience with a clear sense of the main idea. The summary is

within a reasonable range of the required word count.

3. Approaching 2.59 points

The content is not adequately organized even though it provides the audience with

a sense of the main idea. The summary may not be within a reasonable range of the

required word count.

2. Insufficient 2.42 points

An attempt is made to organize the content, but the sequence is indiscernible. The

ideas presented are compartmentalized and may not relate to each other; or the

summary is widely outside of the required word count.

Mechanics of Writing 3.5 points

Criteria Description

includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, and language use

5. Target 3.5 points

Submission is virtually free of mechanical errors. Word choice reflects well-

developed use of practice and content-related language. Sentence structures are

varied and engaging.

4. Acceptable 3.05 points

Submission includes some mechanical errors, but they do not hinder

comprehension. A variety of effective sentence structures are used, as well as some

practice and content-related language.

3. Approaching 2.59 points

Frequent and repetitive mechanical errors distract the reader. Inconsistencies in

language choice (register) and/or word choice are present.

2. Insufficient 2.42 points

Surface errors are pervasive enough that they impede communication of meaning.

Inappropriate word choice or sentence construction are used.

1. No Submission 0 points

Total 35 points