281—83.9(284A) Iowa school leadership standards for administrators.

1. 83.9(1)  Mission, vision, and core values. Educational leaders develop, advocate, and enact a shared mission, vision, and core values of high-quality education and academic success and well-being of each student.
2. 83.9(2)  Ethics and professional norms. Educational leaders act ethically and according to professional norms to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
3. 83.9(3)  Equity and cultural responsiveness. Educational leaders strive for equity of educational opportunity and culturally responsive practices to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
4. 83.9(4)  Curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Educational leaders develop and support intellectually rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum, instruction, and assessment to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
5. 83.9(5)  Community of care and support for students. Educational leaders cultivate an inclusive, caring, and supportive school community that promotes the academic success and well-being of each student.
6. 83.9(6)  Professional capacity of school personnel. Educational leaders develop the professional capacity and practice of school personnel to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
7. 83.9(7)  Professional community for teachers and staff. Educational leaders foster a professional community of teachers and other professional staff to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
8. 83.9(8)  Meaningful engagement of families and communities. Educational leaders engage families and the community in meaningful, reciprocal, and mutually beneficial ways to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
9. 83.9(9)  Operations and management. Educational leaders manage school operations and resources to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.
10. 83.9(10)  School improvement. Educational leaders act as agents of continuous improvement to promote each student’s academic success and well-being.

Rule 281—83.10(284), as in effect on April 9, 2024, remains applicable until July 1, 2024. The Iowa school leadership standards for administrators provide a framework to guide leadership practice and how leaders are prepared, hired, developed, supervised and evaluated. A local school board may establish additional administrator standards and related criteria but will, at a minimum, utilize the following standards:

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