Leadership Competencies
APEX Leadership Competencies
The APEX program seeks to develop learners in the competencies of classical ethos, pathos, and logos, community leadership, people leadership, instructional leadership, self-awareness, leadership planning and execution, and experience. Learn more about each competency and our associated course offerings.
APEX Courses, Organized by Competency
| Competency | Description | Courses |
|---|---|---|
| Classical Ethos, Pathos, and Logos | Classical school leaders have a demonstrable understanding of and affinity for the classical tradition. In addition, their actions reflect prudence and magnanimity. | Leadership & Liberal Education Lives of Leaders: Thomas More Lives of Leaders: Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Lives of Leaders: Xenophon Lives of Leaders: Abraham Lincoln |
| Community Leadership | Classical school leaders have a vision for strong student culture and articulate it clearly and compellingly. They also understand and lead elements of student recruitment, after-school activities, student discipline, academy life events, and other moments of key messaging and community building. | Building a Strong Student Culture Building Healthy Parent Communities Essentials of Public Speaking |
| People Leadership | Classical school leaders have a vision for strong faculty culture and articulate it clearly and compellingly. They also understand and lead elements of faculty recruitment, onboarding and orientation, professional development, leisure learning, and community building. | Building a Strong Faculty Culture Hiring for Mission Fit Essentials of Public Speaking |
| Instructional Leadership | Classical school leaders are capable instructional leaders who understand a full spectrum of instructional skill-building, from planning, to instruction, to data/LASW analysis, to coaching coaches. | Instructional Coaching Principles & Practices |
| Self-Awareness | Classical school leaders are self-aware and self-disciplined, cognizant of their impact on others and able to manage relationships with trust, candor, and love. | Personal Leadership I Personal Leadership II |
| Leadership Planning and Execution | Classical school leaders understand how to lead a team and are able to generate and manage systems of school leadership and schoolwide communication. | Operationalizing Vision |
| Experience | Classical school leaders are results-oriented. This is true across many stakeholder groups and areas of the school function, including academics, school culture, and operations. They are successful on a social/interpersonal level, navigating the right path between social and professional functioning. | Leadership for Change: Understanding Change, Managing Transitions Case Study in School Leadership |