Leadership Connection Rubric

Announcing the third edition

Leadership Connection Rubric: Advancing Equity and Justice in Schools

Since 2012, the Leadership Connection Rubric has been an invaluable resource for school leaders. The third edition of the Leadership Connection Rubric, released in July 2025, is designed to better serve the needs of school leaders given the current political climate.

As a key resource for the Principal Leadership Institute (PLI) and Leadership Support Program (LSP), the Leadership Connection Rubric (Third Edition) guides effective leadership preparation, induction, ongoing support, coaching, and supervision of school and district leaders.

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Updates for the Third Edition

Rubric elements: 1. presence and attitude. 2. personal identity and relationships. 3. equity and advocacy. 4. curriculum and instruction. 5. organization and systems. 6. change and coherence. 7. continuous improvement.

Overview of the updated Rubric elements

The seven updated rubric elements are essential building blocks of effective leadership. In the right combination, they support leaders at all levels to develop an individualized approach to their own practice. The elements are more completely explicated in the descriptors of practice (DoPs) and in the detailed indicators of practice (loPs).

The book will be available for purchase later in 2025.

For additional information about the rubric, related research, and the Principal Leadership Institute, email bse-pli@berkeley.edu