The Ethical Line
10 Leadership Strategies for Effective Decision Making
Foreword by Douglas Fisher
Be the leader your school community needs
The responsibilities of school leaders are increasingly complex. In this book, you will find a problem-solving model to help you think through morally complex situations. These steps will enable you to arrive at innovative solutions that are ethical, logical, culturally sensitive, and in the best interests of students.
Packed with real-life vignettes, mental exercises, reflections, checklists, and other templates, these strategies will help you
- Understand how ethical standards and core values drive your leadership choices
- Approach problems through a lens of equity and care for the students entrusted to you
- Recognize when urgent action is called for and when it’s better to slow down in order to thoroughly consider your actions and the potential consequences of those actions
As a leader, you face difficult challenges every day. This book will help ensure that the decisions you make are right for your students—and for the whole community.
“Dr. Faddis has written an exemplar piece to support and guide school leaders in developing and utilizing an ethical lens when leading diverse schools. The Ethical Line illustrates the need for ethical leadership in a way that is conceivable and achievable, through the implementation of 10 key strategies. This is an essential read for all current and future PreK–12 leaders.”
An interesting text tackling ethical issues in education.
