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February Issue Brief: Principalship
School administrators serve as instructional leaders and set the tone for the culture of a school. The principal’s influence is pivotal. In this month’s issue brief, we explore effective school...
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Supporting Principals in Implementing Teacher Evaluation Systems
Supporting Principals in Implementing Teacher Evaluation Systems is the latest policy brief from NASSP and NAESP. It is the product of two months of work from a committee of elementary, middle level,...
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Great Principals at Scale: Creating District Conditions That Enable All...
School leaders are critical in the lives of students and to the development of their teachers. Unfortunately, in too many instances, principals are effective in spite of – rather than because of –...
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Study: Teacher Data Remain Untapped
A new study shows that, despite the increased use of value-added data and other forms of teacher evaluation such as student or teacher surveys, first-hand principal observation of teachers remains the...
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Reducing the Principal Turnover Rate
Over the years, various research studies have suggested that teachers have the greatest school-based effect on student achievement. In recent years, however, the crucial role of principals has also...
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Building Leadership Talent Through Performance Evaluation
Principals’ roles have expanded significantly over the past decade. These leaders face new challenges and new levels of accountability. Performance evaluation provides a powerful tool for developing...
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Building a Stronger Principal Pipeline
The third in a series of reports evaluating a multi-year Wallace initiative explores the ways in which six districts are working to improve school leadership districtwide. The report, Building a...
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Effective Principal Practices in Action
In 2013, The Wallace Foundation identified, based on a decade of research, five practices principals can use to guide their schools to better teaching and learning. WNET, New York City’s PBS...
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May Issue Brief: Great Principals
School administrators serve as instructional leaders and set the tone for the culture of a school. The principal’s influence is pivotal. In this month’s issue brief, we explore effective school...
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New Videos Feature Innovative Efforts to Build Strong Principal Pipelines
The Wallace Foundation has released seven short videos featuring six school district superintendents talking about key innovations to emerge from a major national initiative to develop larger numbers...
View ArticlePrincipal Training and Support in Six School Districts
How can school districts build a large corps of highly qualified principals? Making sure that would-be principals get the right training is one step; providing new principals with plenty of support is...
View ArticleWhat do School Leaders Need to Succeed?
School leaders, especially those serving in school turnaround contexts, play an important role in shaping access to excellent educators for all students. As states move forward with Equitable Access...
View ArticlePrincipal Supervisor Professional Standards
The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) has released new standards that provide a clear, practical definition of what the supervisors of school principals should know and be able to do to...
View ArticlePrincipal Support Framework
The University of Washington Center for Educational Leadership (CEL) has released an updated version of the Principal Support Framework. Representing the best thinking of educators from across the...
View ArticleFebruary Issue Brief: Effective School Leadership
School administrators serve as instructional leaders and set the tone for the culture of a school. The principal’s influence is pivotal. In this month’s issue brief, we explore effective school...
View ArticleState Evaluation of Principal Preparation Programs Toolkit
University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) and New Leaders have released a toolkit, called SEP3, to help states evaluate principal preparation programs. This toolkit provides essential...
View ArticleIdentifying, Selecting, and Retaining School Turnaround Leaders: How-To Modules
A significant challenge to school turnaround efforts is a lack of turnaround leaders available to work in these schools. Four education organizations —The Center on School Turnaround at WestEd, the...
View ArticleSteps to Transform Schools into Leadership Machines
Great teachers matter-we all know that. But great principals matter nearly as much. When they lead a team of teacher-leaders in instructional excellence, student learning can soar. But then what? Can...
View ArticleA Policymaker’s Guide to School Leadership
Whether the goal is to enhance instruction, create a culture of excellence, or broaden education options for parents, it’s nearly impossible to improve schools without strong leaders. This is hardly...
View ArticleDeveloping Excellent School Principals: Considerations for State Policy
Even though school principals have a powerful impact on teaching and student achievement, in general they remain relatively low priorities on crowded state education policy agendas. A new report...
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