Academic ​Leader Competencies

​​Academic Leaders have increasingly complex jobs with an expanding set of responsibilities. The Association for Academic Leaders is purpose-built to power the competencies you use every day.

​To create the Association for Academic Leaders, One Schoolhouse reached out to more than 4000 educators including academic deans, department chairs, and division heads. These core competencies reflect their essential skills and insights.

Maintain integrity to mission for the academic program.

Build and lead an effective team.

Act with intentionality.

Act ethically and morally, with transparency and honesty​​.

Assess the present, understand the past, and design for the future.

Make decisions with resolve and empathy.

Shape a just and inclusive school.

Build and support trusting relationships.

Communicate effectively across multiple domains.