How do these standards inform what is being taught in education leadership preparation programs?
The most important thing is to make sure that the administrators who oversee higher education programs understand that policy standards exist and then make sure they understand what those standards mean and their intended purpose. Even today there are different levels of familiarity with policy standards. Serving as a foundation, these policy standards are well poised to influence and drive training and preparation programs. ISLLC 2008 plays out at the preparation program level by establishing performance expectations and lends itself to aid in and can facilitate curriculum development, candidate assessment, and accountability. Certainly ISLLC 2008 is already informing the NCATE accreditation process and program standards that guide NCATEs work. In 2002, the NPBEA-appointed Educational Leadership Constituent Council released Standards for Advanced Programs in Educational Leadership; they are now reviewing those standards so that they will be aligned with ISLLC 2008.
