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OUTCOME CHALLENGE: Buell Early Childhood Leadership Fellows are agents for change, aligning values, voice, and actions to create equity, opportunity, and educational excellence for all young children and families. > ** Vision of Positive Child & Family Outcomes: Standard 1 > //Symbolic Leadership// ** > ** Child Development & Evidence-based Practices: Standard 2 > //Pedagogical Leadership// ** > **Community** **Building** ** and Advocacy: Standard 3 > //Political Leadership// ** > ** Professional Development and Supervision: Standard 4 > //Professional Learning Leadership// ** > **Program Design and Management: Standard 5** > **Evaluation and Data-based Decision Making: Standard 6 > //Reflective Leadership//** > **Positive and Professional Learning Climate: Standard 7 > //Collaborative Leadership//**
 * BUELL EC LEADERSHIP PROGRAM “BIG IDEAS” & STANDARDS **
 * 1)  Every decision made supports achieving the vision.
 * 1)  Children’s learning is facilitated based on current knowledge of child development, family systems, and effective pedagogy.
 * 1)  The leader is an effective voice for the field and “enrolls every voice” at every program and policy level to meet the needs of children and families.
 * 1)  Learner-centered principles are used with children, staff and families to create a learning organization.
 * 1)  Opportunities for program/organization growth and service are systematically evaluated and pursued through strategic planning.
 * 1) **// Strategic Leadership //**
 * 2)  A culture of inquiry is encouraged and all programmatic decisions are evidence-based.
 * 1)  The leader builds relationships that foster true collaboration, leading by making others powerful.
 * 1)  Inclusivity is expressed in all facets of the organization’s work.
 * 2)  The leader lives in the realm of possibility; demonstrating the courage to challenge the status quo and invent new ways of thinking and acting.