ELCC Standard 6.0 Standard 6.0 covers the obligation for educational leaders to remain abreast of any political or policy changes that effects a school’s environment. The school leader should be aware of
changes at local, state, and national level, and their influence on student learning, equally important the promotion of student success through the response and understanding of political, social, economic, legal, and cultural circumstances (National Board of Educational Administrators, 2011).
ELCC Standard 6.1 School leaders should be advocates for the students, parents, and caregivers in the district (2011). Building leaders must visualize and comprehend how the various structures of governance affect the policies initiated by the federal, state, and local government will affect student growth. School leaders should procure the help of outside resources when needed to help improve the overall deficits associated with student learning in the district.…show more content… Research shows that teacher absenteeism is one of the most important school based detriments to the academic success rates of students today. If I could change one policy, this would be it. I think that incorporating incentives for teacher attendance would add significant change in regards to how teachers abuse absenteeism annually. Another change I would incorporate is to make more FINS referrals at the lower K-4 level. I have witnessed this abuse for too many years. Parents and caregivers need to be accountable for students attending school. Administration must take measures to secure educational success for their students, even if it involves exercising negative consequences for those at
