According to Vanderbilt researchers, the tools we have today for assessing leaders are not up to the task. A reliable assessment tool should reinforce standards for current and future leaders; privilege instructional and transformational leadership that raises student achievement and changes organizations; and assist decision-makers in creating strategies to improve leader performance across the district and the state. With Wallace support, Vanderbilt has developed the only research-based, validated “360 degree” assessment involving the principal, superintendent and every teacher in the school. This article provides background on the conceptual framework of The Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education, or VAL-Ed, and updates readers on its development process. There are two dimensions of VAL-Ed: six core components of school performance and six key processes of leadership. The article notes that the conceptual framework of VAL-Ed is “anchored in and significantly aligned with the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium standards.”
Published: February 2008, 4 pages
Author(s): Mariana Haynes
Publishing Organization: National Association of State Boards of Education
Document Type: Article
Document Format: PDF