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Spiro, Jody D. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2013
The idea that principals should focus more closely on teaching and learning did not emerge prominently until the mid-1990s. Then educators and policy makers began to realize that school leadership matters to student achievement. In a dozen years of working with states, districts, researchers and others, the Wallace Foundation has pinpointed five…
Descriptors: Goal Orientation, Educational Objectives, Instructional Leadership, Educational Environment
Oxley, Diana; Luers, Katie Whitney – Phi Delta Kappan, 2011
After providing technical assistance to the federal Smaller Learning Community Program grantees, the authors developed five lessons for successful programs: 1) A strong vision of improved instruction needs to drive high school reorganization; 2) A strong vision of improved instruction focuses on strengthening the instructional core; 3)…
Descriptors: School Organization, Small Schools, Change Strategies, Educational Change