“Real leaders focus on doing the right thing, not on doing things the right way.” According to Lashway (1996) this advice is nothing new for school leaders who face ethical dilemmas on a daily basis. Although administrators face these dilemmas on a daily basis, very few of them are trained or pedagogically equipped to address these conflicts. To demonstrate the extent of this problem Reilly (2006) states that ethical pants exist and “illegal behavior occurs even on school grounds in the presence of children, it can also serve to distract us from the larger issues we need to attend to” (p. 164 ). This is not an issue that can simply be swept under the rug. Instead, administrators need to take a look at why they do things and why they make certain decisions. Kocabas and Karakose (2009) cite several leading experts who describe the self-examination an administrator must do when faced with an ethical dilemma: Ethical issues are part of everyday life in schools. They often arise from decisions that require value judgments about doing the right thing or saying the right or best thing in a particular situation. Although doing the right thing seems easy enough in most cases when presented with an ethically difficult situation, this may lead individuals to examine their own ethics in practice (p. 126). The situations that administrators face may cause them to look closely at why they make certain decisions. Examining your decision can greatly aid your decision making process. Administrators must examine their ethics and make ethical decisions because schools are intrinsically dedicated to the well-being of the children who attend (Lashway, 2006). The ethical climate of the school is the responsibility of the responsible administrator. The relationships that develop ethically in the school between students, staff, and administrators are directly related to the administrator's behavior and decision making (Sagnak, 2010, p. 1136). This leads to the question: what is ethical behavior for an administrator? According to the American Association of School Administrators (2010), there are certain behaviors necessary for an administrator to behave ethically. First of all, an administrator must make the educational well-being of students the fundamental condition of the decision-making process. Furthermore, the administrator must fulfill his professional duties honestly and always act responsibly. Furthermore, the administrator should allow his positive ethical behavior to transfer to his staff.