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September 15, 2004

Leading for Learning

After years of hearing that a principal’s main job should be to raise
the quality of instruction, districts and states are experimenting with ways to make that ideal a reality. New policies are emerging to give principals more of the time, training, and tools to become leaders of school improvement, rather than managers of operations. Some systems are lightening the load for principals, particularly when it comes to non-instructional matters. Others are grounding the preparation of new administrators more in the real work of improving school performance.

There’s also renewed talk of giving building leaders more decision-making authority. And across the country, evaluation systems and professional-development efforts for administrators are placing a greater premium on raising student achievement.

http://www.edweek.org/sreports/special_reports_article.cfm?slug=leadpack_2004.htm

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“One-size-fits-all generalizations about what principals ‘need to know and be able to do’ – no matter how carefully crafted – ultimately misrepresent the situation in many schools."

- Making Sense of Leading Schools: A Study of the School Principalship