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The Virtues Of Leadership In New York Suburban School

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INTRODUCTION
Initially, I enrolled in the Principles of Instruction course offered by Penn State to gain some perspective and explore the option of getting my principal certification. I was not sure if being a principal was something I genuinely wanted to pursue. Although I had embraced a plethora of leadership roles as my tenure in the teaching profession, I was unable to specifically articulate the roles and responsibilities of principals and found it easier to make a non-comprehensive list with minimal detail:
All things students
All things parents
All things community
All things building wide
All things district wide
All things professional staff
All things support staff
All things psychological
All things physical
All things health related
All things building, grounds, and environment
All things financial
I had the benefit of having small doses of leadership experiences through committee work, …show more content…

Our leaders build other leaders, and are themselves continuous learners modeling exemplary leadership qualities; at times making it appear almost easy. It was during the Principalship Course that I not only knew I could, but now knew I wanted to become a principal. Many of my “ah ha moments” came in the form of connecting the puzzle pieces and seeing the decisions and actions through the new lense as a leader. The Virtues of Leadership article confirms student and teachers’ need to make sense of where they belong in the cultural framework of a school system (Sergiovanni, T. J., 2005). I always knew York Suburban School District has models of excellence throughout entire staffs, faculties and administrators. I knew I was in the presence of excellence, and wanted to pinpoint the IT FACTOR so that no matter where I decide to go - I would be able to take it with me. Internally, we call it, “The Suburban Way” or the “YS

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