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Explore the School Leader Paradigm

Below is a quick, user-friendly way to explore the resources, supports, and professional learning the IPA has to offer as they relate to the School Leader Paradigm. Scroll down to find either a leadership competency or dimension that you want to begin exploring right now.

Intelligences — Becoming

The “Becoming” side of the School Leader Paradigm consists of the convergence of Personal, Social, and Systems Intelligences. Each intelligence has four competencies, which are broken down into four attributes. The attributes are behaviors recognized as critical for school leaders to be successful but are not intended to be an exhaustive list.

PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE

The capacity to reason about personality and to use personality and personal information to enhance one’s thoughts, plans, emotions, and life experiences.

Growth MindsetInnovationSelf-ManagementWellness

SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE

A set of interpersonal competencies that inspire others to be effective.

Capacity BuildingCommunity BuildingInfluenceService

SYSTEMS INTELLIGENCE

Individual understanding of the inter-workings and leadership of complex systems within an organization.

Cultural ResponsivenessOperations and ManagementTeaching and LearningVision, Mission, and Strategic Planning

Domains — Doing

The “Doing” side of the School Leader Paradigm consists of the convergence of the Culture, Systems, and Learning Domains. Each domain has seven leadership dimensions which are broken down into essential leadership behaviors.

CULTURE DOMAIN

The school leader’s efforts to create, foster, and sustain a student-centered climate and culture where all adults strive to build positive and unconditional relationships with all students, while ensuring equitable access and opportunities to high- quality programs.

EquityEthicsGlobal-MindednessRelationshipsStudent-CenterednessTraditions and CelebrationsWellness

SYSTEMS DOMAIN

The school leader’s efforts to assess a learning organization’s current systems, initiate a cycle of inquiry focused on dismantling historically inequitable systems, and engage stakeholders in a collective effort to establish sustainable student-centered systems.

Collaborative LeadershipCommunicationData LiteracyOperationsSafetyStrategic ManagementVision and Mission

LEARNING DOMAIN

The school leader’s efforts, as the learning leader, to create and sustain a culture of ongoing reflective, culturally responsive, and inclusive learning for students, adults, and the entire learning organization as a whole.

AssessmentCurriculumHuman Capital ManagementInnovationInstructionReflection and GrowthResult Orientation