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Running head: LEADERSHIP VIGNETTE: ETHICAL LEADERSHIP 1 Leadership Vignette: Ethical Leadership Educators face challenging behaviors daily within their classroom settings. However the stress related to these behaviors can cause teachers to talk to each other about them in a negative light. These negative conversations can be overheard by students, other staff members and administrators. Negativity is toxic and can quickly spread throughout a whole building, actually creating even more issues than what are already being dealt with at the time. As an administrator it is their job to identify the problem, and look for ways to address it and correct it in order to support the positive climate and staff morale. Scenario Summary The chosen scenario is one where a teacher is heard negatively discussing a specific student on more than one occasion with other staff members. This is occurring in “public” areas, causing at least one staff member to feel uncomfortable about the discussions to report them to administration. The discussions include everything from academic progress to behavior challenges. Ethical Dilemma There are several ethical issues with talking negatively about students in public areas that this scenario creates. These include but are not limited to: ● reinforcement of low expectations, ● it creates an environment of excuses in the sense that a teacher takes no accountability in reaching all their students, ● this type of negativity creates a state of opposition between teachers and students, ● Negativity breeds negativity and this type of conversation causes strife with other

LEADERSHIP VIGNETTE: ETHICAL LEADERSHIP 2 educators as well as students who could overhear these types of conversations (Vargas, 2019). Teachers who continue to utilize negative conversations regarding students can create environments where hope and goals are limited or non-existent, harming children academically and mentally (Bill, 2001) Leadership Approach There are numerous courses of actions that a leader could adopt to address this problematic behavior. This assignment will address two but these are not the sole ways to handle these types of situations. First, because this scenario is about a group of teachers, professional development should be incorporated into their staff development. This allows for a couple of things: not calling out a teacher individually, when the negative comments have now infected a whole group. This will also allow an administrator to deal with other similar concerns they are not yet aware of at the time (Jones, 2019). This PD could also model ways to address these concerns with positive words. Second, create a workplace challenge to adopt a complaint-free environment (teachers and students) for one whole week (ed week one from above). Encourage staff to come to you one on one with the understanding they hear something they should say something, so that as the administrator you can address the issue head on with the individual with respect. Justification of Leadership Approach Everyone within the school environment deserves respect. Negativity breeds negativity and has to be changed ( Richard Branson Quote , n.d.) . Educators should be creating an environment for students that is safe, nurturing, and supportive to learning (National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments, 2011). This type of positive environment will create long-lasting effects on social/emotional, and academic development.

LEADERSHIP VIGNETTE: ETHICAL LEADERSHIP 3 Conclusion In conclusion, as a future leader I want to be prepared to support both staff and students in a positive way. I hope that my strong ethical beliefs in wrong is wrong and right is right carries me through troubling times. I want to ensure that everyone is supported and students are supported to reach their highest potential.

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LEADERSHIP VIGNETTE: ETHICAL LEADERSHIP 4 References Bill, B. (2001). Rethinking our classrooms, volume 2 : teaching for equity and justice (Vol. 2). Rethinking Schools. Jones, D. (2019). Using Positive Words: Creating an Encouraging Classroom | NAEYC . Www.naeyc.org. https://www.naeyc.org/resources/pubs/tyc/aug2019/using-positive- words National Center on Safe Supportive Learning Environments. (2011). Teachers | safe supportive learning . Ed.gov. https://safesupportivelearning.ed.gov/training-technical- assistance/roles/teachers Richard Branson Quote . (n.d.). A-Z Quotes. Retrieved June 5, 2023, from https://www.azquotes.com/quote/859590#:~:text=Richard%20Branson%20quote%3A %20Confidence%20breeds Vargas, L. (2019, June 12). Complaining About Students Is Toxic. Here Are 4 Ways to Stop. Education Week . https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-complaining- about-students-is-toxic-here-are-4-ways-to-stop/2019/06

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