The recently updated descriptions of practice (DOP), derived from consensus-building among experts and practitioners, show what individual elements within each of the six CPSEL look like across a continuum of practice. Each continuum, ranging from practice directed toward the standard to practice exemplifying the standard, provides common concepts, language, and examples for a given leadership element.
The DOP, which are also useful with leadership standards in other states, can serve various and sometimes overlapping purposes, including as
- A starting point for developing credentialing criteria or assessments
- A guide for planning leadership preparation, induction, professional learning or coaching
- A basis for clarifying performance expectations
- A mirror for an administrator's self-reflection and professional goal-setting