Meghan M.

Ciacchella
“FIGHT FOR THE THINGS YOU CARE ABOUT, BUT DO IT
IN A WAY THAT WILL LEAD OTHERS TO JOIN YOU.”
~Ruth Bader Ginsburg~

Transparent Visionary: Educational leaders must be creative thinkers who actively seek to increase
their faculty’s self-efficacy through exposure to researched best practices in a process that is both rigorous
and continuous. Visualizing and utilizing engaging and rich activities will ultimately serve to increase one’s
pedagogy and success for all members. This vision should entail a shared sense of ownership for all involved.
Leaders must continually illicit concepts from their staff members, students, and community stakeholders
through recurrent discussions and creation of one’s mission, vision, values, and goals together.

Celebratory Culture: It is our job, duty, and service call as leaders to motivate, advise,
stimulate, and scaffold learning for all, by carefully regarding and celebrating each faculty
member, each community stakeholder, and each student as individual components
necessary for completion of a greater good. Leaders must therefore commit to cultivating a
school culture through consistent involvement of its family members and student
population. We must do this through consistent celebration of achievements and success to
celebrate growth.

Collaborative Collegiality: Educational leaders must provide nurturing environments

that encompass all voices thoughtfully and with fidelity. These leaders must provide ample
team building practices, simulate provoking discourse, and incorporate needs of all
members involved in the process. Staff members must routinely work together
collaboratively in a trusting environment that listens to every concern. Effective leadership
must allow faculty, students, and community members alike to feel comfortable with
sharing their concerns together. Decisions should be made as a collaborative process and
with a collaborative consensus.

Distinguished Diversity: Leaders in education are charged with the task of

constructing lasting relationships built upon a foundation of trust while simultaneously
providing a safe and encouraging platform that celebrates their school’s diversity. Creating
this delicate sense of community centered around understanding, compassion, and diverse
needs thus welcomes all involved in this process. A good leader should use honor their
diverse stories to better construct the building’s personal narrative.

Data Driven with Optimal Organization: Effective leadership must be focused on

content validity of its program evaluations with collaboration, rigor, and relevance as it
relates to its building’s needs and demographics, district’s goals, and state mandates.
Leaders must understand we are in the human relations field when applying data results to
accomplishing future goals. Good leaders must always present examples of organization for
its faculty and community to follow, including exuding exceptional communication that is
transparent for and inclusive of all.

Educational leaders are the keys to unlocking our future success, capitalizing on the present, and
to understanding critical lessons learned from the past. Leaders in education must be
compassionate, knowledgeable, reflective, encouraging, understanding, and creative visionaries
who exude professionalism, promote collaborative collegiality, and provide a nurturing learning
environment that celebrates its diverse community of learners and their accomplishments.
Together with staff members, students, and community stakeholders, good leadership will
cultivate growth, increase self-efficacy, and serve to provide a memorable educational journey for
all members involved.