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 Reports, articles and tools
Evaluation of the School Administration Manager Project
(December 2009) An independent study finds promise as well as challenges in a new approach to help school principals devote more time to instructional matters.
Improving School Leadership: The Promise of Cohesive Leadership Systems
Improving School Leadership: The Promise of Cohesive Leadership Systems
(December 2009) An in-depth evaluation by RAND describes the payoffs and challenges as states and districts work to collaborate more closely on policies to improve school leadership.
Leadership for Learning Improvement in Urban Schools
Leadership for Learning Improvement in Urban Schools
(October 2009) Read how school leaders can frame an agenda of better student learning and high expectations in the demanding setting of urban districts.
How Leaders Invest Staffing Resources for Learning Improvement
How Leaders Invest Staffing Resources for Learning Improvement
(October 2009) Strategies for leaders to bring staffing resources to bear more equitably to improve the learning of all students.
Research Findings to Support Effective Educational Policymaking: Evidence and Action Steps for State, District and Local Policym
Research Findings to Support Effective Educational Policymaking: Evidence and Action Steps for State, District and Local Policymakers
(September 2009) Research findings that can help state and district leaders succeed in meeting new federal education reform priorities.
The New York City Aspiring Principals Program: A School-Level Evaluation
The New York City Aspiring Principals Program: A School-Level Evaluation
(August 2009) An independent evaluation compares student outcomes in schools led by graduates of the innovative NYC Leadership Academy with similar schools led by other New York City principals.
State Strategies for Turning Around Low-Performing Schools and Districts
State Strategies for Turning Around Low-Performing Schools and Districts
(July 2009) A special policy update by the National Association of State Boards of Education discusses state-level strategies for turning around struggling schools and districts.
The District Leadership Challenge: Empowering Principals to Improve Teaching and Learning
The District Leadership Challenge: Empowering Principals to Improve Teaching and Learning
(July 2009) The Southern Regional Education Board offers school districts seven ways to improve the working conditions of principals so that they can better support learning.
Leading Change Handbook: Concepts and Tools
Leading Change Handbook: Concepts and Tools
(June 2009) A guidebook with six field-tested tools to help leaders carry out and sustain needed institutional change.
Strong Leaders Strong Schools: 2008 State Laws
Strong Leaders Strong Schools: 2008 State Laws
(June 2009) This second annual roundup by the National Conference of State Legislatures summarizes state laws enacted during the 2008 legislative sessions related to strengthening school leadership.
Assessing the Effectiveness of School Leaders:New Directions and New Processes
Assessing the Effectiveness of School Leaders: New Directions and New Processes
(March 2009) This Wallace Perspective describes the elements of a new direction in leader assessment and introduces several newly-developed processes being tested.
Improving Leadership for Learning: Stories from the Field
Improving Leadership for Learning: Stories from the Field
A collection of five journalistic accounts about how states and districts from New Mexico to Atlanta are using a range of strategies to improve education leadership.
Leading for Change: New Training Opportunities for Education's Executives
Leading for Change: New Training Opportunities for Education's Executives
(February 2009) This “Story from the Field” profiles two unusual executive training programs at Harvard and the University of Virginia that bring together state and district leaders to improve their practices and focus more squarely on student learning.
SREB Leadership Curriculum Modules: Professional Learning Framework and Module Summaries
SREB Leadership Curriculum Modules: Professional Learning Framework and Module Summaries
(November 2008) This newly-updated guide summarizes 19 innovative training modules developed by the Southern Regional Education Board with Wallace’s support for use in school leadership preparation programs in universities, districts and academies.
Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education: Technical Manual 1.0
Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education: Technical Manual 1.0
(November 2008) This report includes the conceptual framework and results of national field testing of VAL-ED, a new high-quality tool for assessing the performance of school principals as leaders of learning.
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