Each webinar will share tips and practices from our experts who will share their perspectives in working in various demographic environments to bring these five
key principal practices alive!
Not exact matches
Having a
principal champion on board to advocate for your alternative breakfast model is a
key best
practice we share with school nutrition directors and managers seeking to implement breakfast - in - the - classroom.
Principals are
key change agents for their schools; driving change requires the management and leadership skills to help diverse stakeholders establish priorities and improve
practice.
In Los Angeles, in the gang - plagued neighborhood of Watts, teachers and
principals are already deepening a culture of restorative
practices they believe is
key to improving academics by changing the atmosphere in school.
The School
Principal as Leader: Guiding Schools to Better Teaching and Learning www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/pages/the-school-
principal-as-leader-guiding-schools-to-better-teaching-and-learning.aspx This Wallace Perspective is a summary of a decade of research, identifying what effective school
principals do and describing five
key practices that are characteristic of those leaders.
The framework for our overall project also points to the mostly indirect influence of
principals «actions on students and on student learning.223 Such actions are mediated, for example, by school conditions such as academic press, 224 with significant consequences for teaching and learning and for powerful features of classroom
practice such as teachers «uses of instructional time.225 Evidence - informed decision making by
principals, guided by this understanding of
principals «work, includes having and using a broad array of evidence about many things:
key features of their school «s external context; the status of school and classroom conditions mediating leaders «own leadership
practices; and the status of their students «learning.
Those advocating instructional leadership emphasize the need to maintain a singular focus on classroom
practice as the
key to improving student achievement, and they point to the important role of the
principal as a model.
That brings us to Wallace's five
key practices of effective
principals.
This special supplement to
Principal magazine, developed in partnership with The Wallace Foundation, shines a light on school leaders deeply engaged in key practices of principal le
Principal magazine, developed in partnership with The Wallace Foundation, shines a light on school leaders deeply engaged in
key practices of
principal le
principal leadership.
Miles» teacher transition is a good illustration of
key practice No. 5:
Principals manage people, data, and processes with the goal of school improvement.
According to The Wallace Foundation's 2013 report The School
Principal as Leader: Guiding Schools to Better Teaching and Learning, effective
principals consistently implement five
key practices.
On the personal knowledge development level, Hillman says
principal training in interactive read - alouds, writing
practices, guided reading, and similar skills, which are offered by the Literacy Collaborative and other organizations, are
key to helping school leaders make informed assessments of literacy instruction in their schools.
The report concludes that
principals who are effective leaders
practice five
key actions particularly well:
Listeners can expect to hear discussions about
principal leadership, teacher leadership and effectiveness, student engagement, best
practices for professional learning, assessment strategies, poverty and equity, and many more
key subjects.
A Wallace Perspective identifies five
practices that are
key to the work of effective
principals.
One of the
key conditions of the waiver, however, is that states as well as local educational agencies covered by the agreement develop and implement new evaluation systems for school leaders that take into account student achievement growth and the quality of
principals» leadership
practices.
In staff meetings before the start of a new year, Hazelbrook Associate
Principal Tim Gross emphasizes reinforcing positive behaviors and student self - reflection as two of the
keys to the school's discipline policy and
practice.
Our case study on the
key distributed leadership
practices of one middle school in the Bronx, Creston Academy for Responsibility and Excellence, presents a guide intended to help other New York City
principals reflect on their own approaches to meeting district - level expectations.
Dr. Conrad played a
key role in planning and facilitating monthly leadership team meetings where
principals and teacher leaders engaged in the careful evaluation of both student outcomes and professional
practices.
In many cases, these new
principal evaluation systems include measures of both
principal practice and student growth as
key indicators of performance.
PSEL 2015 and Promoting
Principal Leadership for the Success of Students with Disabilities highlights the aspects of leadership
practice in the PSEL 2015 standards along with
key competencies that are particularly important for supporting the success of students with disabilities.
The
key to this plan is the training, support and professional development that must be put in place to help teachers and
principals improve their
practice.»
The videos feature exemplary
principals in varied school settings nationwide, who bring to life and reinforce the five
key practices of effective
principals.
Supporting Inclusive Schools for the Success of Each Child: A Guide for States on
Principal Leadership offers state leaders eight key strategies to establish a vision for and integrate effective, inclusive principal leadership into policy and practice to improve outcomes for students with disa
Principal Leadership offers state leaders eight
key strategies to establish a vision for and integrate effective, inclusive
principal leadership into policy and practice to improve outcomes for students with disa
principal leadership into policy and
practice to improve outcomes for students with disabilities.
School Leadership in Action:
Principal Practices is a series of videos featuring exemplary
principals in varied school settings nationwide, who bring to life and reinforce the five
key practices of effective
principals:
It uses an intensive
principal and teacher capacity - building model — from teacher training to school leader coaching and professional development — with a focus on three
key family engagement
practices: relationship - building, ongoing communication, and academic partnering.
Over the next few years, teachers,
principals, and
key central office leaders focused their learning and
practice improvement specifically on the needs of their Hispanic students.
The review identifies four
key practices that support
principal learning.
• Identify specific student groups whose needs are not being met; • Work closely with
principals and teachers to change adult behavior and provide conditions in which students who have historically struggled can thrive; • Change system policies and
practices that are barriers to students» success — school discipline and access to culturally relevant pedagogy are two
key areas; • Engage parents to become involved in their children's education and empower them to be advocates; • Work with students through teachers and mentors to cultivate deep relationships and trust; • Provide students with leadership and advocacy opportunities to build agency.
And are there
key practices that create the right conditions for
principals to succeed?
While research has shown that teachers are the most important factor in student achievement,
principals are
key to successful teacher
practice.
They are
key principals that any dog owner, anywhere can put into
practice to ensure that they become highly effective dog owners themselves.
Our team is a
key component of our nationally recognized
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principal amount of bond transactions.
We conduct an analysis of
principal competitors in the firm's
key geographic and
practice markets.