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Governance
School leaders are impacted by the policies and decisions of state government, school boards and local universities. Resources in this category focus on the roles and responsibilities of school boards, unions, mayors and other important entities that, through state policy action, local governance redesign and the collaboration of diverse stakeholders, can reshape the roles of leaders to improve student achievement.
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The Turnaround Challenge
A new report by Mass Insight Education and Research Institute defines school turnaround as “a dramatic and comprehensive intervention that produces significant gains in student achievement within two academic years” and details what a successful school turnaround entails. Strategies include: recognition of the challenge; dramatic, fundamental change; a sense of urgency; supportive operating conditions; new-model, high-capacity partners; and new state and district structures. States, in concert with districts and outside partners, must incorporate three key elements into their turnaround work: changing conditions, building capacity and clustering for support. |
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Schools Need Good Leaders Now: State Progress in Creating a Learning-Centered School Leadership System
Today’s principals must understand how students learn, provide teachers with leadership and support, and create an environment in their schools in which all students and adults can improve their skills. To achieve this vision of “learning centered” leadership, principals also need to be supported by the school system, university and state education leaders. Yet a new report by the Southern Regional Education Board that rates the progress of 14 states in adopting the necessary policies to reach this school leadership goal concludes that the pace of change in all but a few states remains “modest at best.” The report lists a number of policy strategies to accelerate progress. |
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Redefining and Improving School District Governance
This report, one of six state-of-the-field reports, focuses in on local school boards. The report brings together the frameworks, beliefs and activities concerning the roles and responsibilities of the district school board. Using three common critiques of modern school boards as a guide, the paper further identifies the underlying currents of governance reform, conditions that influence governance structure, and the connections between governance and learning-focused leadership. |
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Education Governors for the 21st Century
What does it take to be an “education governor”? Drawing on past and present examples of leaders who prioritized school improvement, this report from the James B. Hunt, Jr. Institute, a leading resource on education policy and leadership, describes key traits of education governors and offers state leaders guidance on how they can advance their goals through strategic alliances with educators, business leaders and communities. |
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