What Type of School Leader Are You?
What Type of School Leader Are You?
Discover your leadership style in education with our engaging quiz! This quiz is designed to help you reflect on your values, beliefs, and practices as an educational leader. Whether you see yourself as a cheerleader, a personal trainer, or something else, your answers will reveal important insights about your leadership approach.
- 12 thought-provoking questions
- Understand your strengths and areas for growth
- Gain insights into how your leadership style impacts your school community
My metaphor for educational leadership is…
Director of a Play
Salesperson
Cheerleader
Personal Trainer
What book would be seen in your office?
How to Be Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
The Trust Imperative: Practical Approaches to School Leadership by Andrew Dolloff
Five Practices of Equity-Focused School Leadership by Radd et al.
You Can’t Say, You Can’t Play by Vivian Gussin Paley
What kind of bumper sticker would you have on the back of your car?
Make America Great Again
We are all in this together
Black Lives Matter
CoExist
When you hear the term “White-identified school”, the first thing that comes to mind is:
That school is not diverse
That school is presumed to be an academically superior school
That school needs to improve enrollment to include marginalized groups
That school needs to confront the oppressing systems that are contributing to inequity the most
On what criteria are students recommended for advanced placement classes?
Test scores, grades, and/or teacher recommendations
All students have access to supports that can help them achieve the test scores needed to get into AP classes.
Portfolio assessments highlighting students strengths and future goals.
We recognize that certain groups of students have not had access, the playing field is not level. Therefore, we actively promote proportional representation of students in all classes, including AP.
How do you promote stakeholder participation in your school community?
All are invited, some are more active than other
All are invited to join, opportunities are created to reach as many stakeholders as possible (time changes, food, childcare, etc.)
Actively promote participation of any marginalized groups because we need their voices to be heard, including translation services provided
Administration meets with school board once a month
According to teachers in your school district, what is the cultural 'norm' regarding teaching and learning?
All students can learn, but only when they are given culturally responsive resources and supports
All students can learn, but some have difficulty because of a lack of support at home
All students can learn because teachers do not view students’ background characteristics as impacting the teaching and learning process
All students can learn, but first we have to change our Eurocentric educational system because it was not created to provide opportunities to all students
How is your school community producing or disrupting inequities related to sex, gender expression, and sexuality?
We include conversations and education regarding these topics within the curriculum. Students have created clubs and organizations to further support one another.
Our students are all supported equally. All students can succeed through their means of self-efficacy.
Our focus is on academic achievement and not personal matters
We provide spaces for students to discuss challenges and feel supported through the spectrum of identities. Bathrooms are gender neutral.
What has been your #1 priority this year?
Improve standards and accountability for all
Market the school’s diversity in a positive light
Promote the voices of marginalized youth and communities of color on leadership teams and committees
Hire more educators and staff of color to represent student demographics
My office is filled with…
Inspirational quotes that reference The American Dream philosophy
Demographic data that show how policies lead to equity gaps
Standardized test score data by student sub-groups
Historical documents from district and local community to understand how policies have changed over time, who the key players have been in the process, and what positions have been taken
Which place would you prefer NOT to live?
Apartment
Multi-Family Home with different generations
Single Family House
Condo
Teachers in my district are receiving professional development on…
Culturally sustaining pedagogy
Restorative justice practices
Classroom management to increase student engagement
Multicultural curriculum
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