Setting up principals to succeed

A new report from New Leaders and the Bush Institute offers a framework of conditions that effective school systems have in place to enable principals to succeed, dividing conditions into different "strands." Strand 1 is alignment among goals, strategies, structures, and resources, so that the work of every staff member in the district supports system-wide goals focused on increasing student achievement. Strand 2 is a culture of collective responsibility, balanced autonomy, and continuous learning and improvement. Strand 3 is effective management and support for principals, with ongoing opportunities for development and feedback, as well as roles and responsibilities that are feasible. And Strand 4 is systems and policies to effectively manage talent at the school level. The Conditions for Effective Leadership Project has also created the Great Principals at Scale Toolkit, a set of tools aimed at helping school system leaders assess and improve leadership conditions to scale. To enable a great principal in every school, systems must recognize the pivotal role of school leaders and implement these conditions. This change will require a deep cultural shift in many districts to create a climate of shared ownership, trust, and mutual accountability in which central office and school-level leaders see one another as partners in meeting students' needs. More

Source:  Public Education News Blast

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