Not exact matches
Imagine a national effort to improve the education of disadvantaged children that focuses extra funds on poorer schools, gives
principals and teachers the
authority to decide how best to help children, and encourages states to raise their
academic standards and to hold accountable low - performing schools.
The superintendent of Dade County, Fla., schools has put his
principals and teachers on notice that those who are not performing up to standard this year may be removed by
academic «swat teams» armed with the
authority to take over deficient schools and develop improvement plans.
In this way, superintendents can lay the groundwork for successful school leaders by setting a clear direction and tone, investing in professional development, setting up mentors for new
principals, giving
principals the
authority to make key decisions and elevating the importance of
academic achievement — sometimes even going so far as to making it a part of a
principal's evaluation.