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Suzanne Bouffard – Learning Professional, 2023
Many professions have long runways to leadership, with mentorship and increasing levels of responsibility. In contrast, the path to school leadership has historically not been well-defined. But that is changing. The role of assistant principals has become a major stepping stone to the principalship. Once thought of primarily as disciplinarians,…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Administrator Role, Leadership Effectiveness, Mentors
Espinal, Rafaela – Learning Professional, 2023
The importance of dedicating time for teacher's professional learning is known, but dedicating adequate time for principals' learning and development is often neglected. The author recommends that superintendents take the following steps to guide their efforts to support principals' learning: (1) get to know principals as individual learners, (2)…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Principals, Professional Development, Resource Allocation
Cieminski, Amie; Asmus, Anthony – Learning Professional, 2023
While there has been national attention to the crisis of retaining teachers, principal turnover is also high. In this artile, five education leaders highlight how principal supervisors can improve principals' job satisfaction and retention.
Descriptors: Principals, Labor Turnover, Supervisors, Supervisor Supervisee Relationship
Linda F. Nathan; Taarini Goyal; Evonne Alvarez – Phi Delta Kappan, 2025
Providing professional development to busy principals is an ongoing challenge for many school districts. Lynn Public Schools in Massachusetts and the nonprofit Center for Artistry and Scholarship (CAS) in Boston partnered to provide professional development to 16 principals in the district. Linda F. Nathan, Taarini Goyal, and Evonne Alvarez…
Descriptors: Principals, Professional Development, Program Effectiveness, Coaching (Performance)
Jefna M. Cohen – Learning Professional, 2024
The Learning Forward Academy is Learning Forward's flagship deep learning experience, committed to increasing educator and leader capacity and improving results for students in the ever-changing landscape of education. For over 30 years, the academy has supported the problem-based learning of teachers, teacher leaders, instructional coaches,…
Descriptors: Principals, Professional Development, Reading Achievement, Capacity Building
Elaine Lin Wang; Heather L. Schwartz; Monica Mean; Laura Stelitano; Benjamin K. Master; Fatih Unlu; Jonathan Schweig; Louis T. Mariano; Jessie Coe; Brian Phillips – RAND Corporation, 2024
School principals are critical to students' academic achievement, second only to teachers. They are the primary agents of change in their schools, fostering supportive learning environments that enhance student learning and teacher effectiveness. Moreover, they often design and oversee the initiatives and hiring to sustain the positive changes…
Descriptors: Management Development, Coaching (Performance), Program Effectiveness, Professional Development
Bailey, Jennifer; Kaiser, Forrest; Thomas, Christopher; Dillingham, Scott; Norwood, Daniel; Smith, Nikia; Brown, Arthur – NASSP Bulletin, 2022
Recent reports indicate the national principal attrition rate is at an all-time high. Scholars suggest a lack of responsive professional development as a leading factor in why principals leave the field. Further, the pandemic has exposed daily uncertainties for school leaders as they navigate new territory, bringing forth new considerations in how…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Principals, Simulation, Professional Development
Krista Bixler; Marjorie Ceballos – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2025
Instructional leadership is a complex dimension, which requires that principals possess expertise in goal setting, leading the instructional program, and creating the conditions for a successful school environment. Effective instructional leaders manage the instructional program by planning, coordinating, and evaluating the work of teachers and…
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, Artificial Intelligence, Educational Technology
Brauckmann, Stefan; Pashiardis, Petros; Ärlestig, Helene – Professional Development in Education, 2023
Policy makers increasingly acknowledge that problems and challenges arising at the school level should be resolved on site. At the same time, the political expectation to delegate more responsibility to the individual school is rather heavily contrasted with the weak knowledge about how this new public management approach can be translated into…
Descriptors: Professional Development, Principals, Administrator Education, Leadership Qualities
Lauren Peisach; Tiffany McDole – Education Commission of the States, 2024
School leaders, specifically principals, play a pivotal role in shaping student learning outcomes. The benefits of strong leaders extend beyond academic achievement, such as reductions in absenteeism and exclusionary discipline. While quality principals are critical for creating and sustaining quality schools, the staffing pipeline is facing…
Descriptors: Leadership Role, Principals, Administrator Effectiveness, State Policy
Joseph Hedger – National Association of State Boards of Education, 2025
Since 2013, most states have passed laws or implemented policies related to evidence-based reading instruction, with many doing so just in the past few years. Most of these laws and policies focus on integrating phonics, phonemic awareness, fluency, vocabulary, and comprehension into high-quality reading curriculum, teacher preparation standards,…
Descriptors: Evidence Based Practice, Educational Policy, Reading Instruction, Principals
Ingvarson, Lawrence; De Araugo, Jillian – European Journal of Education, 2022
There are many accomplished school leaders in Australia, but the profession has yet to develop credible systems for recognising their impact. This article provides a progress report on research initiated by professional associations of school principals, to provide school leaders with authentic and feasible methods for documenting their practice…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leadership, Instructional Leadership, Principals
Shore, Rebecca; Morris, Debra; Watson, Jim; La Serna, Jillian J. – PDS Partners: Bridging Research to Practice, 2021
This article details the creation and features of the Aspiring Principals Program, an intentional, mutually beneficial partnership between the University of North Carolina at Charlotte and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Partnerships in Education, Principals, Administrator Education
Thessin, Rebecca A.; Louis, Karen Seashore – Learning Professional, 2020
How do principal learning opportunities need to change, and who should be leading this change effort? The school district central office plays a vital role in principal learning by providing supervision and support for principals. Just as teachers need ongoing learning opportunities and support from their principals to provide high-quality…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Role, Educational Administration, Supervision
Walker, Sharon; Bennett, Ian; Kettory, Pavenjit; Pike, Clare; Walker, Lee – Curriculum Journal, 2023
In June 2020, the world witnessed an upsurge in Black Lives Matter (BLM) demonstrations following the murder of George Floyd, an African American, by a White American police officer. The international response called for the global community to reassess the value of black lives blighted by racist social systems. The mass sentiment acted as a…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Leaders, Principals, Schools