The pressure to improve student learning has led to a greater emphasis on
the instructional leadership responsibilities of school principals.
Not exact matches
According to Becky Smerdon and Kathryn Borman, who led the Gates - sponsored research team that evaluated the initiative, by the late 1990s some consensus had emerged among reformers about what made schools successful: «a shared vision focused on student learning, common strategies for engendering that learning, a culture of professional collaboration and collective
responsibility, high - quality curriculum, systematic monitoring of student learning, strong
instructional leadership (usually from the principal), and adequate resources.»
High schools increasingly make security the sole
responsibility of an assistant principal, which is supposed to free the school's principal to focus on
instructional leadership.
In the interviews, secondary school principals repeatedly said that there was not enough time in the day to complete all their
responsibilities, and they told us directly that
instructional leadership «gets placed on the back burner.»
For the 2018 - 2019 school year, AASA, the school superintendents association, has again partnered with the University of Washington Center for Educational
Leadership to bring CEL's Principal Supervisor Professional Development Program to all central office leaders who support principals»
instructional leadership growth as their primary
responsibility.
Remember that the primary
responsibility of the principal is
instructional leadership.
This podcast is designed for superintendents and school district leaders who have
responsibility for providing principal evaluation and support and will feature several of the most popular tools that have been created to support district leaders in the work of developing principal
instructional leadership.
Secondary school principals assert that they provide
instructional leadership through a structural framework of teacher leaders, in which
responsibility is delegated to department heads.
The Marzano Focused School Leader Evaluation Model streamlines the school leader evaluation process by introducing six domains and 21 elements to make deeper connections between
instructional and operational
leadership and balance these interconnected
responsibilities.
Such rules shall include, but are not limited to, rules relating to administrative
responsibility,
instructional leadership in implementing the Sunshine State Standards and the overall educational program of the school to which the school principal is assigned, submission of personnel recommendations to the district school superintendent, administrative
responsibility for records and reports, administration of corporal punishment, and student suspension.
A framework for teacher
leadership roles and
responsibilities focused on improving
instructional practices
The one - year Idaho School
Leadership Fellowship will ultimately prepare an individual for all aspects of school
leadership; including
responsibility for planning, implementing, managing and leading the academic and
instructional needs of the students and staff in one of Bluum's ’20 in 10 ′ partner schools.
Summary: This article talks about the importance of distributing
leadership from the principal to others including teacher - leaders and
instructional coaches as well as the importance of providing training to those who are taking on these additional
leadership responsibilities.
General Statement of
Responsibilities & Duties The Instructional Enrichment and Intervention Specialist assists the Principal in the performance of various leadership responsibilit
Responsibilities & Duties The
Instructional Enrichment and Intervention Specialist assists the Principal in the performance of various
leadership responsibilitiesresponsibilities which are...
The intent of the various programs is to provide standards - based, results - driven
leadership training to help school leaders successfully fulfill their
responsibilities as
instructional leaders.
Mr. V also worked in a charter school where he managed curriculum, special education, PowerSchool,
instructional technology and other
leadership responsibilities.
Her
responsibilities include: setting the
instructional vision for five high schools and seven intermediate schools and creating systems and structures to institutionalize
instructional leadership in the roles of both administrators and teacher leaders.
Roles like mentor teacher, master teacher, and
instructional coach provide the infrastructure for teachers to collaborate and for new or struggling teachers to learn from experienced, high - performing peers.50 In some schools and districts, teachers in
leadership roles have distinct
responsibilities outside of the classroom — including coaching and providing administrative support — while allowing them to continue teaching students for part of the day.
The TAP System for Teacher and Student Advancement is implemented in school districts across the country, affecting approximately 15,000 teachers and 200,000 students.46 With support from the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, school districts create multiple career paths for teachers, including career, mentor, and master teacher.47 Teacher leaders participate in school
leadership teams with administrators, provide colleagues with regular professional learning opportunities and individualized coaching, observe and provide feedback for
instructional improvement, and are compensated for these additional
responsibilities.48 Trained teacher leaders in schools using the TAP System have demonstrated an ability to evaluate classroom instruction with accuracy and consistency, and their observations are closely aligned to student learning gains in classrooms.49 According to Lori Johnson, a participating TAP master teacher in Phoenix, «It was the best decision I ever made professionally.
For principals, who assume the dual roles of school manager and
instructional leader, the
responsibilities of school
leadership never end; the «bucks» just keep coming.
While we all might prefer to focus primarily on
instructional leadership, as Superintendent there is no more important
responsibility than the stability of your district budget.
Added to the traditional
responsibilities of managing buildings and resolving crises are providing
instructional leadership, improving teaching practice and raising student achievement.
As opportunities for teacher
leadership and
instructional coaching increase, there is a heightened
responsibility to assure that the investments made in this work are impacting student achievement, learning, and success.
While these assumptions have an attractive ring to them, they rest on shaky ground, at best; the evidence to date suggests that few principals have made the time and demonstrated the ability to provide high quality
instructional feedback to teachers.17 Importantly, the few well - developed models of
instructional leadership posit a set of
responsibilities for principals that go well beyond observing and intervening in classrooms —
responsibilities touching on vision, organizational culture, and the like.18
But what about the
responsibility of
instructional leadership?
«Research shows that establishing paths for
instructional leadership helps create a sense of collective
responsibility for improving teaching and achieving other school goals,» Laura Varlas states in ASCD's Infobrief, «Highly Effective Teachers: Defining, Rewarding, Supporting, and Expanding Their Roles.»