Abstract
The purpose of this article is to find out who should be considered to develop a set of model professional standards for educational leaders in the United States of America and also to find out what kind of contents should be included in the standards.
This study is carried out through the historical review over the process to create the“Standards for School Leaders”which was introduced in 1996, and its revisions of 2008 and 2015.
The followings are the findings of this article. Firstly, if we want the standards to be professional, the model standards should be created not by the federal government, nor political organizations, but by an umbrella organization that coordinates various work of member educational professional organizations. Otherwise, the standards would be deprofessionalized by its being a reflection of political intention from the government. Secondly, the contents of the standards should include parts related to ethics and equity, together with academic press.
This conclusion would give some hints to Japanese educational agencies who may be now considering developing standards for teachers including principals without leaving up to professional organization to do it.
