1. Philosophy
of
Educational
Leadership
Lori
S.
Jacobson
My
personal
philosophy
of
education
is
rooted
in
the
belief
that
every
child
deserves
the
opportunity
to
learn
in
an
environment
that
is
safe
and
uplifting
with
an
overall
determination
to
teach
and
model
skills
of
life-‐
long
learning.
I
will
strive
to
inspire
my
students
to
thrive
in
an
instructionally
sound
and
creative
teaching
environment
that
is
data-‐driven
and
goal
oriented.
I
believe
the
culture
and
atmosphere
of
my
school
and
community
are
important
and
will
work
to
foster
a
sense
of
belonging.
Part
of
that
longing
for
belonging
will
stem
from
my
core
value
and
belief
in
the
strength
derived
from
diversity;
I
promote
and
appreciate
the
gifts
that
diversity
provides.
With
deeply
held
beliefs
in
the
value
of
diversity,
my
philosophy
on
educational
leadership
falls
in
line
with
situational
leadership.
Every
child,
student,
teacher,
school
and
community
culture
is
different
and
can
potentially
impact
any
given
situation.
As
all
circumstances
are
unique,
the
best
option
for
my
style
is
situational
leadership.
As
secondary
styles,
I
lean
towards
transformational
and
shared
leadership
in
my
decision-‐making
opportunities.
I
believe
all
students,
teachers,
staff
members,
parents,
and
the
community
as
a
whole
should
be
invested
and
involved
in
the
educational
process.
As
an
administrator
it
will
be
my
role
to
inform
stakeholders
as
to
the
successes
and
needs
of
our
efforts
and
solicit
support
as
required
for
success.
I’m
a
believer
in
setting
high
standards
and
having
healthy
expectations
for
students.
With
that
being
said,
I
believe
it’s
important
to
accommodate
the
various
learning
styles
and
abilities
of
individual
students.
I
believe
students
can
achieve;
it’s
the
level
of
achievement,
and
how
that
achievement
is
measured,
that
needs
to
be
determined
based
on
all
variables
affecting
a
child’s
learning
opportunities.
I
will
bring
to
my
school
integrity,
dedication,
inspiration,
hope,
strong
communication
skills,
fairness,
confidence,
conflict
resolution
skills,
an
openness
to
new
and
creative
ideas,
the
ability
to
work
with
various
personality
styles,
and
a
high
level
of
affirmation
for
the
efforts
of
collaborators
and
students
alike.
I
will
strive
to
be
a
barrier
remover
for
my
staff
members
whenever
possible
and
feasible.
I
will
strive
to
provide
vision
acquired
through
personal
inquiry
and
research,
collaboration,
and
goal
setting
as
a
team
member
and
leader.
It
will
be
important
to
foster
collaborative
efforts
internally
with
my
staff
members,
and
externally
with
parents,
district
and
state
leadership,
as
well
as
business
and
community
members.
There
will
be
an
ever-‐increasing
need
to
work
with
various
agencies
and
organizations
in
an
effort
to
meet
the
growing
demands
society
brings
to
all
children
and
their
families.
My
goal
will
be
to
find
new
and
innovative
ways
to
meet
the
demands
that
our
changing
society
presents.
