effective school leaders and student achievement
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Effective School Leaders and Student Achievement. EPLC Conference Presentation March 13, 2006. K-12 School Leadership Project. Purpose – recommendations to enhance leadership quality especially for Principals Superintendents Sponsored by EPLC, PASA, PAESSP Working since early 2005 - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
Effective School Leaders and Student Achievement
EPLC Conference Presentation
March 13, 2006
K-12 School Leadership Project Purpose – recommendations to
enhance leadership quality especially forPrincipalsSuperintendents
Sponsored by EPLC, PASA, PAESSP Working since early 2005 Report this spring
Leadership Study Group
20-member study groupSchool and district leadersLeadership educatorsPolicymakersAssociationsPDEFoundations and advocates
Process
Research Two study group meetings Focus groups
SuperintendentsPrincipals
Today’s session Draft report for release this spring
Issues Being Considered
Supply and demand Evolution of leadership positions Knowledge and skills needed for
success Leadership preparation programs Continuing education and support
Anticipated Outcomes
Report and recommendationsTo state policymakersTo school districtsTo leadership preparation institutions
Information about the issue in multiple venues
Advocacy for recommendations
Supply and Demand
Plenty of certificates Not enough interested candidates
Less experienced than in the past Quality?
Evolution of Leadership
Less about control More about collaboration
Less about management (as long as management issues are under control)
More about student achievement
Evolution of Leadership
Superintendent Vision Policy Politics Legal issues Personnel
Principal Instruction Curriculum Personnel Legal issues
Superintendents – Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes
Creating vision focused on students Strategic planning Standards-based systems Distributive leadership, empowerment School improvement strategies Learning theory Instructional strategies
Superintendents – Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes
Diversity Managing resources for results Collaborating Communicating Consensus building Fairness, integrity Informed decision-making
Superintendents – Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes
School board relations Media relations Community relations Advocacy for children Professional growth (self and others)
Principals – Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes
Teacher developmentLetting teachers do their jobsProviding intellectual stimulationProviding models of effective practice
Setting directionDeveloping shared goalsMonitoring performancePromoting effective communications
Principals – Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes
Organizational developmentCreating productive school cultureModifying structures that undermine
work (including discipline issues)Building collaborative processes
Design of curriculum, instruction, assessment
Providing necessary resources
Principals – Knowledge, Skills, and Attributes
Communications with teachers, students, parents
Outreach and advocacy Flexibility Analysis and decision-making Knowledge of law, policy, etc. Fairness, integrity Emotional maturity, self-knowledge
Leadership Preparation Programs
Does the course content support these requirements of effectiveness?
Are state program approval standards aligned with them?
Are programs organized to support best practices (e.g., clinical practice)?
Are there proven practices or models to emulate?
Continuing Education and Support Effective professional development
programs Pennsylvania Inspired Leadership
Concept Content Organization and delivery
Distributive leadership School district practices, including
recruitment and compensation
