Principals lead schools and have the autonomy to make the final decision in all matters regarding a safe and orderly environment where all students and staff can experience success. For this to occur, it is critical that the principal utilizes a decision-making model for promoting social justice through the ethic of justice, the ethic of care, and the ethic of grace. To fully understand the enormous responsibility that principals face in making countless decision each day, the complexity of a decision-making model must be framed in a way that addresses the social justice mandate. The mandate is a way of leading by being aware of measures that protect and enhance the right of all students and staff to human dignity. The moral responsibility of educational leaders must be to organize and lead the whole school, with full and equal participation of all groups, in the pursuit and attainment of equity, fairness, safety, and success. The principal must
The headlines don't lie. K12 schoolhouses across the United States are struggling to fill classroom teacher vacancies. The lack of licensed teachers in K12 has been trickling down from higher education for years. The work of these universities in preparing tomorrow's teachers is further exacerbated by conflicting pressures and priorities at the local and state levels. Universities that train teachers are bracketed by state departments of education raising the standards of quality for teachers, while at the same time, local legislators who are hearing the loud cries from K12 school leaders for more teachers are clearing the way for teacher candidates to bypass traditional teacher training and licensure programs. The author examined four critical issues impacting the teaching profession and presented a university's response to each identified issue.
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