Connecticut Administrative Code › Title 10 - Education and Culture › 145d - Standards for the Issuance of a Certificate for the Position of School Business Administrator › State Educator Certificates, Permits and Authorizations › Part I - Definitions › Section 10-145d-400b - Code of professional responsibility for school administrators

Current through July 10, 2024
(a)
Preamble
This code of professional responsibility for school
					 administrators reaffirms and codifies the principles and standards that have
					 guided the school administrator profession over the years. The principles set
					 forth in this code are intended to guide the conduct and assist in the
					 appraisal of conduct for the members of the profession and the public they
					 serve. The code cannot, and does not address every situation in which choices
					 and decisions must be made. The code recognizes the ability of the members of
					 the profession to make administrative decisions that are in the best interest
					 of the students and all individuals associated with the school district in
					 which the members serve.
The code adheres to the fundamental belief that the student
					 is the foremost reason for the existence of the profession. Administrators must
					 focus the energies of schools on student learning above all else. In addition,
					 the code recognizes the administrators' responsibility to the public, their
					 colleagues and all staff members to foster high standards for professional
					 educators, provide leadership, encourage diversity in curriculum and staff, and
					 promote a quality educational program. By setting forth a code of professional
					 responsibility for school administrators separate from the code applicable to
					 teachers, there is a recognition of the similar but different responsibilities
					 that the two groups have to the students they serve. Both codes seek to codify
					 standards for the education profession to promote a quality system of education
					 for the students in our state. The additional responsibility an administrator
					 accepts in the performance of his or her duties is reflected in this
					 code.
(b)
Responsibility to the student
The professional school administrator, in full recognition
					 of obligations to the student, shall:
(1) Make the well-being of students the
				  fundamental value in all decision making and actions;
(2) Recognize, respect and uphold the dignity
				  and worth of students as individuals and deal justly and considerately with
				  students;
(3) Promote in students
				  pursuit of truth, knowledge and wisdom, and provide access to all points of
				  view without deliberate distortion of subject matter;
(4) Nurture in students lifelong respect and
				  compassion for themselves and other human beings regardless of race, ethnic
				  origin, gender, social class, disability, religion or sexual
				  orientation;
(5) Foster in students
				  the full understanding, application and preservation of democratic principles
				  and processes;
(6) Guide students
				  to acquire the required skills and understandings for participatory citizenship
				  and to realize their obligation to be worthy and contributing members of
				  society;
(7) Assist students in the
				  formulation of positive goals;
(8)
				  Promote the right and freedom of students to learn, explore ideas, develop
				  learning skills and acquire the necessary knowledge to achieve their full
				  potential;
(9) Develop within
				  students fundamental critical thinking skills and problem-solving
				  techniques;
(10) Ensure quality
				  education for all students;
(11)
				  Maintain confidentiality of all information concerning students obtained in the
				  proper course of the educational process and dispense the information when
				  prescribed or directed by law, governing board policy or professional
				  practice;
(12) Ensure that all
				  students are provided educational opportunities in environments safe from
				  sexual, physical, and emotional abuse; and
(13) Promote ongoing development and
				  evaluation of curriculum.