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Cook, O. (2022). Beyond the skin: How African American women senior administrators describe their experiences of developing an authentic leadership style. Advancing Women in Leadership, 41(1), 13–24. https://doi.org/10.21423/awlj-v41.a418
This journal article examines the results of a qualitative study covering the intersectionality of African American women in educational leadership. (5 pages)

Earley, P. (2015). Transformational leadership [video]. Sage Knowledge.
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Greenleaf, R. K. (1970). The servant as leader. In Servant leadership: A journey into the nature of legitimate power and greatness. Mahwah, NJ: Paulis.
This is the original work by the founder of servant leadership describing the reasoning behind his theory. It is considered the seminal work to understand servant leadership. (25 pages)

Korakis, G., & Poulaki, I. (2025). A systematic literature review on the relationship between emotional intelligence and transformational leadership—A critical approach. Businesses, 5(1), 4. https://doi.org/10.3390/businesses5010004
This is a systemic literature review of the interconnectedness of a holistic approach to the relationship between emotional intelligence (EI) and transformational leadership (TL). (6 pages)

Kouzes, J. M. & Posner, B. Z. (2023). The leadership challenge: How to make extraordinary things happen in organizations (7th ed). Jossey-Bass.

Lindsey, R. (2015). Types of leaders [Video]. Sage Knowledge.
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Peterson, S. J., Abramson, R., & Stutman, R. K. (2025). How to develop your leadership style. Harvard Business Review, 16–23.
This is an article about discovering self-leadership potential and developing an approach. (5 pages)

Council of Chief State School Officers. (2016). The Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL) 2015 and the Interstate Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) Standards 2008: A Crosswalk. 7-15. Center on GREAT TEACHERS & LEADERS at American Institutes for Research. https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/psel_isllc_crosswalk.pdf
This crosswalk is meant to "Conversations about the comparison can serve as the foundation to: (1) inform revisions to state leadership standards; (2) foster common understanding of what educational leaders must know and be able to do to improve teaching, learning, and student achievement; and (3) help improve aspects of the principal pipeline, including preparation, licensure, recruitment and hiring, mentoring and induction, evaluation, and professional development" (p. 1). (5 pages)

International Society for Technology in Education. (2024). ISTE Standards: For Education Leaders. https://iste.org/standards/education-leaders
These standards specifically aim to provide the knowledge and behaviors required for leaders to empower teachers and coaches and close the opportunity gap for students. (1 page)

National Policy Board for Educational Administration. (2018). National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP) Program Recognition Standards: Building Level. National Policy Board for Educational Administration, 11-30. https://www.npbea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/NELP-Building-Standards.pdf
"The NELP building-level standards were designed for institutions undergoing Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP) accreditation and NELP program review. The NELP building-level standards are appropriate for advanced programs at the master, specialist, or doctoral level that prepares assistant principals, principals, curriculum directors, supervisors, and other education leaders in a school building environment" (p. 1). (9 pages)

National Policy Board for Educational Administration. (2018). National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP) Program Recognition Standards: District Level. National Policy Board for Educational Administration, 10-29. https://www.npbea.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/NELP-DISTRICT-Standards.pdf
"The NELP district-level standards were designed for institutions undergoing accreditation by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation and NELP program review. The NELP district-level standards are appropriate for advanced programs at the master, specialist, or doctoral level that prepares program directors, supervisors, assistant superintendents, superintendents, and other district-level education leaders in a school district environment" (p. 1). (10 pages)

National Policy Board for Educational Administration (2015). Professional standards for educational leaders. National Policy Board for Educational Administration, 15-24. https://www.npbea.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/Professional-Standards-for-Educational-Leaders_2015.pdf
These standards serve as a guide to ensure that educational leaders are ready to meet effectively the challenges and opportunities inherently placed before them in their leadership roles. (5 pages)

New York State Education Department. (2017). Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (NYS Version). 1-6. NYSED. https://www.nysed.gov/sites/default/files/programs/teacher-leader-development/psels.nys-version_1.24.24.pdf
These are the NYSED's version of the NPBEA standards. (2 pages)