Leadership roles and competency

3. Chapter 1, Section 5, E of RA 9155
Administrative Leader
Instructional Leader
supervises instruction
mentoring
coaching
Ensuring resources for teaching
physical improvement
fund sourcing

5. The National Competency-Based Standards for School Heads
Administrative Leader
Instructional Leader
• 2.A. Assessment for Learning
• 2.B. Developing Programs &/ or Adapting Existing Programs
• 2.C. Implementing Program for Instructional Improvement
• 2.D. Instructional Supervision
Domain 2, which is
instructional leadership
• 3.A. Setting high social & academic expectations
• 3.B. Creating school environments focused on the
needs of the learner
Domain 3, creating a student-
centred learning climate
• 1.A. Developing & Communicating Vision, Mission, Goals, and Objective (VMGO)
• 1.B. Data-based Strategic Planning
• 1.C. Problem Solving
• 1.D. Building High Performance Teams
• 1.E. Coordinating with others
• 1.F. Leading & Managing Change
Domain 1, school leadership
• 6.A. Managing School Operations
• 6.B. Fiscal Management
• 6.C. Use of Technology in the Management of Operations
Domain 6, school management
and operations;
• 4.A. Creating a Professional Learning Community
• 4.B. Recruitment & Hiring
• 4.C. Managing Performance of Teachers and Staff
Domain 4, human resource
management and professional
development;
• 5.A. Parental Involvement
• 5.B. External Community Partnership
Domain 5, parent involvement
and community partnership.
Domain 7, personal and professional attributes and interpersonal effectiveness can be both under
instructional and administrative leadership.
Domain 7
Personal & Professional Attributes and Interpersonal Effectiveness 7.A. Professionalism
7.B. Communication
7.C Interpersonal Sensitivity
7.D. Fairness, Honesty and Integrity

6. 1. How does the administrative leader differ from an instructional leader?
Principal who pride themselves as administrators usually are too preoccupied in
dealing with managerial duties, while principals who are instructional leaders involve
themselves in setting clear goals, allocating resources to instruction, managing the
curriculum, monitoring lesson plans and evaluating.

8. Domain: Stakeholder Engagement (SE)
Domain: Instructional Leadership(IL)
Domain: Personal Excellence (PE)
Domain: Stakeholder Engagement (SE)
Domains and Competencies for School Heads in Southeast Asia

9. Domain: Stakeholder Engagement (SE)
1. (SE) Promoting shared responsibility for school improvement 1. Build trust and lead teams/communities for school
improvement
1. Empower the community to work for enhancement of school
performance
1. (SE) managing education alliances and networks 2.1 Communicate effectively with different stakeholders
2.2 Facilitate school community partnerships and activities
2.3 Promote consensus-building
2.4 Manage conflict and practice negotiation skills
3. (SE) Sustaining collaborative relationships with stakeholders 3.1. Support community-based programs and projects
3.2. Communicate school performance report to stakeholders.
4. (ML) Managing school resources and systems 1.1. Managing financial resources
1.2. Managing learning environments
1.3. Manage systems and procedures
5. (ML) Managing staff performance 2.1. Manage school personnel requirements
2.2. Support professional development of staff
2.3. Recognize staff performance
6. (ML) Managing sustainable school programs and projects 3.1. Demonstrate program and project management skills
3.2. promote school-based programs and projects that support
sustainable development

10. Domain: Instructional Leadership(IL)
1. (IL) Leading curriculum implementation and improvement 1. Managing curriculum implementation
1. Promote sensitivity of diversity and differentiated instruction
1. (IL) Creating a learner centered environment 1. Promote learner centered activities
2.2 Promote a healthy, safe, and inclusive learning environment
2.3 Promote a culture of peace and respect for diversity
1. (IL) Supervising and evaluating teachers’ performance 3.1 Apply appropriate models for supervision and evaluation
3.2 Nurture teacher leaders
1. (IL) Delivering planned learning outcomes 4.1 Promote team-based approaches to instructional leadership
4.2 Manage assessments to improve teaching and learning

11. Domain: Personal Excellence (PE)
1. (PE) Managing personal effectiveness 1.1 Lead by example
2. Demonstrate transparency and accountability
2. Practice a balanced healthy lifestyle
2. Take pride in one’s profession
2. Deliver results
1. (PE) Acting on challenges and possibilities 2.1 Managing priorities
2.2 Exhibit decisiveness in addressing challenges
2.3 Exhibit an enterprising attitude
1. (PE) Pursuing continues professional development 3.1 Take responsibility for lifelong learning
3.2 Advocate ASEAN values and perspectives

12. Domain: Stakeholder Engagement (SE)
1. (SE) Promoting shared responsibility for school improvement 1. Build trust and lead teams/ communities for school improvement
1. Empower the community to work for enhancement of school
performance
1. (SE) Managing education alliances and networks 2.1 Communicate effectively with different stakeholders
2.2 Facilitate school community partnerships and activities
2.3 Promote consensus-building
2.4 Manage conflict and practice negotiation skills
1. (SE) Sustaining collaborative relationship with stakeholders 3.1 Support community-based programs and projects
3.2 Communicate school performance report to stakeholders
4. (ML) Managing school resources and systems 1.1 Manage financial resources
1.2 Manage learning environments
1.3 Manage systems and procedures
5. (ML) Managing staff performance 2.1 Manage school personnel requirements
2.2 Support professional development of staff
2.3 Recognize staff performance
6. (ML) Managing sustainable school programs and projects 3.1 Demonstrate program and project management skills
3.2 Promote school-based programs and projects that support
sustainable development

13. Administrative Leader
Instructional Leader
1) leading curriculum implementation
and improvement;
2) creating a learner-centered
environment:
3) supervising and evaluating teacher’s
performance;
4) delivering planned learning
outcomes.
strategic thinking and innovation
Domain1),
stakeholders’ engagement (Domain4)
and managerial leadership [Domain
5]
Personal excellence, another Domain (Domain 3), relates to both instructional
and administrative leadership. Whatever personal improvement school heads
have on their personal effectiveness by pursuing continues professional
development redounds to improved administrative and instructional
leadership.
Domains and Competencies for School Heads in Southeast Asia

14. School Head and the Community
Involves internal and external stakeholders in formulating and achieving school vision, mission, goals and objectives (Domain 1
A)
 Explains the school vision to the general public (Domain 1A)
 Aligns the School Improvement Plan/ Annual Improvement Plan with national, regional and local education policies and
thrusts (Domain 1 B)
 Communicates effectively SIP/AIP to internal and external stakeholders (Domain 1B)
 Involves stakeholders in meeting and deliberations for decision – making (Domain 1D)
 Provides feedback and updates to stakeholders to status of progress and completion of programs and projects.
 Creates and manages a school process to ensure student progress is conveyed to students and parents/guardians, regularly
(Domain 2 C)
 Recognizes high performing learners and teachers and supportive parents and other stakeholders (Domain 3 A)
 Prepares financial reports and submits/communicates the same higher education authorities and other education partners
(Domain 6 B)
 Maintains harmonious and pleasant personal and official relations with superior, colleagues, subordinates, learners, parents
and other stakeholders (Domain 7 A)
 Listens to stakeholders’ needs and concerns and responds appropriately in consideration of the political, social, legal and
culture context

15. In the Southeast Asian Competency Framework, the following
competencies strengthen school and community partnership. 1)
promoting shared responsibility for school improvement; 2) managing
education alliances and networks and 3) sustaining collaborative
relationships with stakeholders.