Roles and Competencies of School Heads PDF

ROLES AND COMPETENCIES OF SCHOOL HEADS CHAPTER 12: SCHOOL HEAD As stipulated in Chapter 1, Section 5, E of RA 9155 the school head is an administrative and an instructional leader. Because the main function of school is students’ learning, the school head must spend more time as an...

ROLES AND COMPETENCIES OF SCHOOL HEADS CHAPTER 12: SCHOOL HEAD As stipulated in Chapter 1, Section 5, E of RA 9155 the school head is an administrative and an instructional leader. Because the main function of school is students’ learning, the school head must spend more time as an instructional leader. Supervises instruction by observing teachers while they teach, conducting post-observation conferences with individual teachers, mentoring and coaching them, ensuring that teachers have the needed resources for teaching  THE NATIONAL COMPETENCY-BASED STANDARDS FOR SCHOOL HEADS COMPETENCIES FOR SCHOOL HEADS: THE NCBSSH Domain and Competency Standard  DOMAINS COMPETENCY STRANDS DOMAIN 1 1. Developing & Communicating Vision, Mission, Goals, SCHOOL LEADERSHIP Objectives (VMGO) 2. Data-based Strategic Planning 3. Problem Solving 4. Building High Performance Teams 5. Coordinating with others 6. Leading & Managing Change DOMAIN 2 1. Assessment for learning INSTRUCTIONAL 2. Developing Programs &/or Adapting Existing Programs LEADERSHIP 3. Implementing Programs for Instructional Improvement 4. Instructional Supervision  DOMAIN 3 1. Setting high social & academic expectations CREATED A STUDENT 2. Creating school environments focused on the CENTERED LEARNING needs of the learner CLIMATE DOMAIN 4 1. Creating a Professional Learning Community HR MANAGEMENT AND 2. Recruitment & Hiring PROFESSIONAL 3. Managing Performance of Teachers and Staff DEVELOPMENT DOMAIN 5 1. Parental Involvement PARENT INVOLVEMENT AND 2. External Community Partnership COMMUNITY PARTNERSHIP  DOMAIN 6 1. Managing School Operations SCHOOL MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS 2. Fiscal Management 3. Use of Technology in the Management of Operations DOMAIN 7 1. Professionalism PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL ATTRIBUTES AND 2. Communication INTERPERSONAL 3. Interpersonal Sensitivity EFFECTIVENESS 4. Fairness, Honesty and Integrity  COMPETENCY FRAMEWORK FOR SOUTHEAST ASIAN SCHOOL HEADS, 2014 As a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), let’s also take a look at the competencies of school heads for Southeast Asia. DOMAIN: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT (SE) 1. (SE) Promoting 1. Build trust and lead teams/communities for school Shared responsibility improvement for school 2. Empower the community to work for enhancement improvement of school performance 2. (SE) Managing 1. Communicate effectively with different education alliances stakeholders and networks 2. Facilitate school community partnerships and activities 3. Promote consensus-building 4. Manage conflict and practice negotiation skills 3. (SE) Sustaining collaborative 1. Support community-based programs and projects relationships with 2. Communicate school performance report to stakeholders stakeholders 4. (ML) Managing school 1. Manage financial resources resources and systems 2. Mange learning environments 3. Manage systems and procedures 5. (ML) Managing staff 1. Manage school personnel requirements performance 2. Support professional development of staff 3. Recognize staff performance 6. (ML) Managing sustainable 1. Demonstrate program and project management skills school programs and 2. Promote school-based programs and projects that projects support sustainable development DOMAIN: INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP (IL) (IL) Leading 1. Manage curriculum implementation curriculum 2. Promote sensitivity of diversity and differentiated instruction (IL) Creating a 1. Promote learner centered activities learner centered 2. Promote a healthy, safe, and inclusive environment learning environment 3. Promote a culture of peace and respect for diversity (IL) Supervising 3.1.Apply appropriate models for supervision and evaluating and evaluation teachers’ 3.2.Nurture teacher leaders performance (IL) Delivering 4.1.Promote team-based approaches to planned instructional leadership learning 4.2.Manage assessments to improve teaching outcomes and learning DOMAIN: PERSONAL EXCELLENCE (PE) (PE) Managing personal 1.1.Lead by example effectiveness 1.2.Demonstrate transparency and accountability 1.3.Practice a balanced healthy lifestyle 1.4.Take pride in one’s profession 1.5.Deliver results (PE) Acting on challenges and 2.1.Manage priorities possibilities 2.2.Exhibit decisiveness in addressing challenges 2.3.Exhibit an enterprising attitude (PE) Pursuing continuous 3.1.Take responsibility for lifelong learning professional development 3.2.Advocate ASEAN values and perspectiveness  DOMAIN: STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT (SE) (SE) Promoting shared 1. Build trust and lead teams/communities for school responsibility for school improvement improvement 2. Empower the community to work for enhancement of school performance (SE) Managing education 1. Communicate effectively with different stakeholders alliances and networks 2. Facilitate school community partnerships and activities 3. Promote consensus-building 4. Manage conflict and practice negotiation skills (SE) Sustaining 3.1.Support community-based programs and projects collaborative relationships 3.2.Communicate school performance report to stakeholders with stakeholders DOMAIN: MANAGERIAL LEADERSHIP (ML) (SE) Sustaining collaborative 1. Support community-based programs and projects relationships with 2. Communicate school performance report to stakeholders stakeholders (ML) Managing school 1. Manage financial resources resources and systems 2. Manage learning environments 3. Manage systems and procedures (ML) Managing staff 1. Manage school personnel requirements performance 2. Support professional development of staff 3. Recognize staff performance (ML) Managing sustainable 1. Demonstrate program and project management skills school programs and 2. Promote school-based programs and projects that projects support sustainable development DOMAINS AND COMPETENCIES FOR SCHOOL HEADS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA 1. INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP The domain on Instructional Leadership encompasses 4 competencies: 1. leading curriculum implementation and improvement; 2. creating a learner-centered environment: 3. supervising and evaluating teachers’ performance; and 4. delivering planned learning outcomes. 2. ADMINISTRATIVE LEADERSHIP This includes strategic thinking and innovation (Domain1), stakeholders’ engagement (Domain 4) and managerial leadership (Domain 5). For the enabling competencies for each domain, refer to the Table above. Personal excellence, another Domain (Domain 3), relates to both instructional and administrative leadership. Whatever personal improvement school heads have on their personal effectiveness by pursuing continuous professional development redounds to improved administrative and instructional leadership. 3. SCHOOL HEAD AND THE COMMUNITY The idea that the school and community are partners in the education of the child has been said repeatedly in this book. Rightly so, to be faithful to the descriptive title of this course, The Teacher and Community, School Culture and Organizational Leadership. In fact, in this book, a separate Chapter was devoted to school and community partnership to emphasize this significant role of teachers and school heads in relation to communities. Involves internal and external stakeholders in formulating and achieving school vision, mission, goals and objectives (Domain 1 A) In the Southeast Asian Competency Framework, the following competencies strengthen school and community partnership: 1. promoting shared responsibility for school improvement; 2. managing education alliances and networks and 3. sustaining collaborative relationships with stakeholders.  THE STRANDS OF NCBSSH 1. Explains the school vision to the general public (Domain 1A) 2. Aligns the School Improvement Plan/Annual Improvement Plan with national, regional and local education policies and thrusts (Domain 1B) 3. Communicates effectively SIP/AIP to internal and external stakeholders (Domain 1B) 4. Involves the stakeholders in meetings and deliberations for decision – making (Domain 1D) 5. Provides feedback and updates to stakeholders on the status of progress and completion of programs and projects 6. Creates and manages a school process to ensure students progress is conveyed to students and parents/guardians, regularly (Domain 2 C) 7. Recognizes high performing learners and teachers and supportive parents and other stakeholders (Domain 3 A) 8. Prepares financial reports and submits/communicates the same to higher education authorities and other education partners (Domain 6 B) 9. Maintains harmonious and pleasant personal and official relations with superiors, colleagues, subordinates, learners, parents and other stakeholders (Domain 7A) 10. Listens to stakeholders’ needs and concerns and responds approximately in consideration of the political, social, legal and cultural context  Congratulations! As we close out this semester, I want to congratulate all of you upon the successful completion of part of your academic Journey. I wish to be your teacher next semester. Good luck!