School Leadership
Effective school leaders are essential for ensuring that students have access to strong educational opportunities. They shape a vision of academic success for all students; create a positive school climate; cultivate leadership in others so that teachers and other adults feel empowered to realize their schools’ visions; guide instructional decisions that improve teaching and learning; and manage people, data, and processes to foster school improvement. They also play a major role in retaining effective teachers and ensuring their success in the classroom. Ultimately, school leaders have a significant impact on students’ experiences and achievement.
Further Reading
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Preparation and Professional Learning for School Leaders
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Developing Deeper Learning Leaders (
brief
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Developing Expert Principals: Professional Learning that Matters (
book, Routledge
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Preparing Leaders for Deeper Learning (
book, Harvard Education Press
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Principal Learning Opportunities and School Outcomes: Evidence from California (
report and brief
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Elementary School Principals' Professional Learning: Current Status and Future Needs (
report and related resources
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Recruitment and Retention
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Supporting a Strong, Stable Principal Workforce: What Matters and What Can Be Done (
report and related resources
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Educator Supply, Demand, and Quality in North Carolina (
brief and related resources
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Understanding and Addressing Principal Turnover: A Review of the Research (
report and related resources
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