As principals, graduates of the Educational Leadership Program promote the success of every student by:

• Facilitating the development, articulation, implementation, and stewardship of a school or district vision of learning supported by the school community.
• Advocating, nurturing, and sustaining a school culture and instructional program conducive to student learning and staff professional growth.
• Ensuring management of the organization, operation, and resources for a safe, efficient, and effective learning environment.
• Collaborating with faculty and community members, responding to diverse community interests and needs, and mobilizing community resources.
• Acting with integrity, fairness, and in an ethical manner.
• Understanding, responding to, and influencing the political, social, economic, legal, and cultural context.
• Recruiting, hiring, assigning, retaining, and supporting effective teachers.