The Profile of an Honesty Leader is meant to define and reinforce the qualities and competencies reflected in honest educators, administrators, faculty, staff, boards, and organizations. It draws the critical connection between the leader, classroom, student, and community with sensitivity, clarity, and accountability.
CORE VALUES
HONESTY
Honesty ensures facts, hard truths, multiple perspectives, and diverse experiences are
infused into instruction, curriculum, and discussions.
DIGNITY AND RESPECT
Dignity and respect ensure that each student is loved and valued for their
unique identity, culture, and lived experiences.
COURAGE
Courage begets leaders that BOLDLY advocate for honest education, justice-oriented principles,
multiculturalism, student agency, and community collaboration through an empathy lens.
LIFELONG LEARNING
Lifelong learning nurtures intellectual curiosity, a respect for research, and a
quest for truth within students, educators, and families.
COMMITMENT
Commitment safeguards the emotional wellness, safety, and academic success of every student and
ensures that necessary resources will be deployed to guarantee the success of all students.
Honesty ensures facts, hard truths, multiple perspectives, and diverse experiences are
infused into instruction, curriculum, and discussions.
DIGNITY AND RESPECT
Dignity and respect ensure that each student is loved and valued for their
unique identity, culture, and lived experiences.
COURAGE
Courage begets leaders that BOLDLY advocate for honest education, justice-oriented principles,
multiculturalism, student agency, and community collaboration through an empathy lens.
LIFELONG LEARNING
Lifelong learning nurtures intellectual curiosity, a respect for research, and a
quest for truth within students, educators, and families.
COMMITMENT
Commitment safeguards the emotional wellness, safety, and academic success of every student and
ensures that necessary resources will be deployed to guarantee the success of all students.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Knowledge About and Leadership Around
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Curriculum Development
• Justice-Oriented Principles and Practices • Culturally Responsive Teaching • Social and Emotional Learning |
Courageous Conversations
• Conflict Resolution/De-Escalation Practices • Restorative Justice Practices • Trauma-Informed Care |
10 ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
of an Honesty in Education Leader
1. How do you define honest education?
2. What is your approach to honest education within your classroom, district, organization, or community? Share an example of what this looks like in action.
3. How would you advocate for honest education to a colleague, community member, or legislator who does not yet understand its importance? Tell me about a time when you’ve done this work.
4. What does justice mean to you, individually and collectively? How have you demonstrated a commitment to justice in an educational setting?
5. What is your approach to understanding the perspectives of students, colleagues, and community members from different backgrounds?
6. How would you handle a situation where a student, colleague, or community member was being culturally insensitive, racist, sexist, or homophobic?
7. How should racism, homophobia, transphobia, sexism, anti-semitism, and the marginalization of vulnerable communities be taught to students?
8. What is the value of teaching and discussing controversial current events in the classroom?
9. Where do you place yourself on the continuum of cultural competency? Why?
10. Explain any specialized training, professional development, or experience in:
- Curriculum Development
- Anti-racism, anti-ableism, anti-discrimination, or implicit bias programs
- Courageous Conversations
- Culturally Responsive Teaching
- Social and Emotional Learning
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Restorative Justice Practices