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superintendent may encourage them to involve school improvement team members (including parents) to
brainstorm regarding how to change the school’s culture to reduce suspensions under Senate Bill 100. At the
same meeting, the superintendent may stress to the principals to be certain that the current behavioral
management system is operating correctly and smoothly in their schools, and that there should be no
variations from teacher to teacher.
Remember that transformational leadership is future and change oriented, while transactional leadership
advocates the status quo and works to effectively implement and maintain it. These two types of leadership
behaviors are not mutually exclusive. Effective school administrators know why and when to use either
transformational or transactional leadership to maximize effectiveness.
References
Bass, B.M., & Bass, R (Eds.) (2008).
The Bass Handbook of Leadership
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Edition.
Council of Chief State School Officers. (May, 2015). ISLLC 2015: Model Policy Standards for Educational
Leaders.
Ingram, D. (May, 2015). Transformational leadership vs. transactional leadership definition. Retrieved from:
http://smallbusiness.chron.com/transformational-leadership-vs-transactional-leadership-definition-13834.html.National Policy Board for Educational Administration. (Oct, 2015). Professional Standards for Educational
Leaders. (Formerly known as ISLLC Standards.)