Standard 5- Ethics
A building-level education leader applies knowledge that promotes the success of every student by acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner to ensure a school system of accountability for every student’s academic and social success by modeling school principles of self-awareness, reflective practice, transparency, and ethical behavior as related to their roles within the school; safeguarding the values of democracy, equity, and diversity within the school; evaluating the potential moral and legal consequences of decision making in the school; and promoting social justice within the school to ensure that individual student needs inform all aspects of schooling.
Standard Elements
- 5.1 Candidates understand and can act with integrity and fairness to ensure a school system of accountability for every student’s academic and social success.
- 5.2 Candidates understand and can model principles of self-awareness, reflective practice, transparency, and ethical behavior as related to their roles within the school.
- 5.3 Candidates understand and can safeguard the values of democracy, equity, and diversity within the school.
- 5.4 Candidates understand and can evaluate the potential moral and legal consequences of decision- making in the school.
- 5.5 Candidates understand and can promote social justice within the school to ensure that individual student needs inform all aspects of schooling.