The VAPSP Core Competencies were developed in direct correlation to the National Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL), Principal Performance and Evaluation of the Virginia Department of Education, and informative research. The VAPSP Core Competencies incorporate fundamental leadership concepts and skills required of successful school leaders to build and maximize strengths in leading:
- School vision
- Effective communication
- People development
- Organizational systems
- Instruction
- Inclusivity
