21 RESPONSIBILITIES

3 Very Important
Responsibilities
Discipline
Order
Optimizer
Optimism
Self-Optimization
 Discipline
Marzano, Waters, and McNulty define
discipline as [] protecting teachers
from issues and influences that would
detract from their instructional time or
focus
Measure such as creating a center specifically
for the discipline of students, and populating it
with its own staff help take some of the weight
off of teachers AND administrators
 Order
[] the extent to which the leader
establishes a set of standard operating
principles and routines
Establishing a strict set of rules is a good way
to get younger students to police themselves
and each other.
 Optimism
[] the extent to which the leader
inspires others and is the driving force
when implementing a challenging
innovation
Taking a less than stellar situation and
creating something good out of it is a great
example of showing optimism.
 Self-Optimization
Ensuring that all of the principals
responsibilities are being attended to in
the most efficient way possible.