Transcript BCPVPA Aboriginal Leadership Standards

By Jason Cobey
Aboriginal Leadership Standards for Principals and Vice-Principals in British Columbia
Prepared by the BCPVPA Aboriginal Advisory Committee
MORAL STEWARDSHIP
Belief Statement
The leader fosters and cares for a demonstrated, clear, and consistent alignment between ethical authenticity and the moral purpose of
education.
Standard 1: Values, Vision, and Mission
Principals and vice-principals guide the development and implementation of shared values, vision, mission, and goals to support engagement,
learning, and success for all learners
Action Statements
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Facilitate a collaborative process
within the extended learning
community to develop or foster
shared values, vision, and mission for
the school
Maintain an inclusive process for
sustaining the living nature of school
values, vision, and mission
Reflective Questions
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Reflect on the realities of changing
world and the impact or the response
in the process of upholding the
values, vision, and mission of the
school
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What are the local Aboriginal values
in your community?
How do you foster a shared vision
that is inclusive of minority groups
i.e. Aboriginal people?
How do you engage Aboriginal
parents to participate on Parent
Advisory Councils or other organized
structures/activities?
How do you communicate the local
Aboriginal community of the school’s
values, vision and mission?
How do we enrich Aboriginal identity
to prevent assimilation?
How do we encourage Aboriginal
students to walk in two worlds?
Your Examples of Practice
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Why developed?
A tool to developed to assist leaders to be
reflective about integrating Aboriginal Ways
of Being, Knowing and Doing in the
everyday tasks of running schools/districts
so Aboriginal students to feel more
inclusive, aware, and successful
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What are they?
Indigenized Action Statements and Reflective
Questions
Same Belief Statements and Standards from
BCPVPA Leadership Standards
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How can they be used?
They can be incorporated into your personal
growth plan or school improvement plans
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Future plans . . .
In the spring we might be looking at piloting
the BCPVPA Aboriginal Leadership Standards
in 5-6 School Districts (more information to
follow)