ELCC Standard Elements:


​ELCC 4.1: Candidates understand and can collaborate with faculty and community members by collecting and analyzing information pertinent to the improvement of the school’s educational environment.


ELCC 4.2: Candidates understand and can mobilize community resources by promoting an understanding, appreciation, and use of diverse cultural, social, and intellectual resources within the school community.


ELCC 4.3: Candidates understand and can respond to community interests and needs by building and sustaining positive school relationships with families and caregivers.


ELCC 4.4: Candidates understand and can respond to community interests and needs by building and sustaining productive school relationships with community partners. 

research support for elcc standard 4.0:


​Evidence presented in Appendix 2 in support of Standard 4 confirms that a building-level education leader must know strategies for collaborating with faculty and community members; diverse community interests and needs; and best practices for mobilizing community resources. This includes knowing how to collect and analyze information pertinent to the school educational environment, and understanding the needs of students, parents, and caregivers in order to develop collaboration strategies. The importance of the knowledge presented in the evidence supporting ISLLC 2008 Standard 4 was recognized in research showing that education leaders require such knowledge when collaborating with faculty and community members and when responding to diverse community interests and needs and mobilizing community support used to support ISLLC 2008 Standard 4. Reports on practices using multiple types of evidence to inform decision making and highlights the importance of knowledge of strategies for evidence centered decision making.