Educational Leadership

This document represents the latest set of high-level policy standards for education leadership. It provides guidance to state policymakers as they work to improve education leadership preparation, licensure, evaluation, and professional development. As adopted by the National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA), these standards reflect the wealth of new information and lessons learned about education leadership over the past decade.

The Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC), established in 1994, was a conglomerate of 32 education agencies and 13 education administrative associations that worked together to establish and implement model national standards, licensure assessments, professional development, and licensing guidelines for school leaders (principals, superintendents, and other administrators). In 1996, after 2 years of study and the involvement of 30 states and the major national leadership associations representing the educational administration profession, the Consortium adopted six standards for school leaders. More specifically, these standards were developed under the auspices of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) and the National Policy Board for Educational Administration (NPBEA) to address the perceived absence of national leadership standards in the United States.

AASSP is the Alaska Association of Secondary School Principals. AASSP is a statewide affiliate of NASSP, the National Association of Secondary School Principals. The mission of AASSP is to promote excellence in school leadership while providing quality professional development to our members through conferences and other professional development opportunities.