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An Explanation for the Descriptor "Decision Maker"
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| Educators should be able to
demonstrate knowledge and skills when making decisions that will
influence effective transformational systemic change. The ability
to make decisions is a critical component of continuous school
improvement. Because the decision making process plays an integral
role in motivation, communication, leadership, and organizational
change (Lunenburg & Ornstein, 1999), it is vital that educators are
able to demonstrate knowledge and skill in effective decision
making. Making decisions with increased student learning in mind
empowers educators to allocate resources effectively to programs and
students (Hartman & Boyd, 1998). Critical to transformational
systemic change is the educator's knowledge of how best to function
within constraints of available school resources. This heightened
ability for allocating resources in turn resolves ethical dilemmas
that are a normal and routine part of educational decision making
Strike, 1998).
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Presentation of Evidence That Portrays My Role As A Decision Maker
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