Student Learning Outcomes

Mission, Vision & Improvement 

Candidates who successfully complete a building-level educational leadership preparation 
program understand and demonstrate the capacity to promote the current and future success 
and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, and commitments 
necessary to collaboratively lead, design, and implement a school mission, vision, and process 
for continuous improvement that reflects a core set of values and priorities that include data use, 
technology, equity, diversity, digital citizenship, and community 

Ethics & Professional Norms 

Candidates who successfully complete a building-level educational leadership preparation 
program understand and demonstrate the capacity to promote the current and future success 
and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, and commitments 
necessary to understand and demonstrate the capacity to advocate for ethical decisions and 
cultivate and enact professional norms. 

Equity, Inclusiveness & Cultural Responsiveness 

Candidates who successfully complete a building-level educational leadership preparation 
program understand and demonstrate the capacity to promote the current and future success 
and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, and commitments 
necessary to develop and maintain a supportive, equitable, culturally responsive, and inclusive 
school culture. 

Learning & Instruction 

Candidates who successfully complete a building-level educational leadership preparation 
program understand and demonstrate the capacity to promote the current and future success 
and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, and commitments 
necessary to evaluate, develop, and implement coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, data 
systems, supports, and assessment. 

Community & External Leadership 

Candidates who successfully complete a building-level educational leadership preparation 
program understand and demonstrate the capacity to promote the current and future success 
and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, and commitments 
necessary to engage families, community, and school personnel in order to strengthen student 
learning, support school improvement, and advocate for the needs of their school and community 

Operations & Management 

Candidates who successfully complete a building-level educational leadership preparation 
program understand and demonstrate the capacity to promote the current and future success 
and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, and commitments 
necessary to improve management, communication, technology, school-level governance, and 
operation systems to develop and improve data-informed and equitable school resource plans and 
to apply laws, policies, and regulations. 

Building Professional Capacity 

Candidates who successfully complete a building-level educational leadership preparation 
program understand and demonstrate the capacity to promote the current and future success 
and well-being of each student and adult by applying the knowledge, skills, and commitments 
necessary to build the school’s professional capacity, engage staff in the development of a 
collaborative professional culture, and improve systems of staff supervision, evaluation, support, 
and professional learning. 

Internship 

Candidates successfully complete an internship under the supervision of knowledgeable, expert 
practitioners that engages candidates in multiple and diverse school settings and provides 
candidates with coherent, authentic, and sustained opportunities to synthesize and apply the 
knowledge and skills identified in NELP standards 1–7 in ways that approximate the full range of 
responsibilities required of building-level leaders and enable them to promote the current and 
future success and well-being of each student and adult in their school.