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Molly Gordon; Jason A. Grissom; Alyssa Blanchard; Ashley Ellison; Mollie Rubin; Francisco Arturo Santelli – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2024
Purpose: Urban school districts often face challenges in filling principal vacancies with effective leaders, especially in high-needs schools. Prospective principals' engagement with the job application process may contribute to these challenges. The goal of this study is to better understand the job search strategies and behaviors of prospective…
Descriptors: Beginning Principals, Job Applicants, Job Application, Urban Schools
Jason A. Grissom; David S. Woo; Brendan Bartanen – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2020
High rates of principal turnover nationally mean that school districts constantly are called on to recruit and select new principals. The importance of a school's principal makes choosing candidates who will be effective paramount, yet we have little evidence linking information known to school districts at time of selection to principal's future…
Descriptors: Beginning Principals, Personnel Selection, Personnel Evaluation, School Districts
Steinberg, Matthew P.; Yang, Haisheng – Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University, 2021
Principals shape the academic setting of schools. Yet, there is limited evidence on whether principal professional development improves schooling outcomes. Beginning in 2008-09, Pennsylvania's Inspired Leadership (PIL) induction program required that newly hired principals complete targeted in-service professional development tied to newly…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Leadership Training, Beginning Principals, Program Effectiveness