Table 8.

The National Competency-Based Standards for School Heads

Domains and Competency Strands

DOMAINS Competency Strands
Domain 1 1.A. Developing & Communicating Vision,
School Leadership Mission,
Goals, and Objectives (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 2 2.A. Assessment for Learning

Instructional Leadership
Domain 3
Creating a Student Centered Learning Climate
Domain 4 HR Management and Professional
Development
2.B. Developing Programs &/or Adapting
Existing
Programs
2.C. Implementing Programs for Instructional
Improvement
2.D. Instructional Supervision
3.A. Setting high social & academic expectations
3.B. Creating school environments focused on the
needs of the learner
4.A. Creating a Professional Learning Community
4.B. Recruitment & Hiring
4.C. Managing Performance of Teachers and Staff

Domain 5 Parent Involvement and Community 5.A. Parental Involvement

Partnership 5.B. External Community Partnership

Domain 6 6.A. Managing School Operations

School Management and Operations 6.B. Fiscal Management
6.C. Use of Technology in the Management of
Operations

Domain 7 Personal & Professional 7. A Professionalism

Attributes and Interpersonal Effectiveness 7.8. Communication
7.C. Interpersonal Sensitivity
7.D. Fairness, Honesty and Integrity