Standard 4. Human Resource Leadership
This section of the module explores the elements of Standard 4. Click any element to explore it
in depth.
Principals and assistant principals will ensure that the school is a professional learning
community that supports the performance of all key workers, including teachers and students. Principals and
assistant principals will ensure that organizational structures are in place, including the use of time and space,
acquisition and allocation of resources, and development and retention of high performing staff. The principal
and assistant principal must engage and empower accomplished teachers in a distributive manner, including support
of teachers in all of the routine operating procedures of the school. Effective educational leaders make structural
changes that establish positive conditions for teaching and learning by involving staff to participate in the
decision making process.
Elements
- Professional Development/Learning Communities: The principal/assistant principal ensures
that the school is a professional learning community.
- Recruiting, Hiring, Placing and Mentoring of Staff: The principal/assistant principal
establishes processes and systems in order to ensure a high-quality, high-performing staff.
- Teacher and Staff Evaluation: The principal/assistant principal evaluates teachers
and other staff in a fair and equitable manner with the focus on improving performance and, thus, student achievement.
