- John Youngquist, former Director of
Principal Talent Management for Denver Public Schools and Mentoring PLC Member
This three - year project is based on the Bush Institute's
Principal Talent Management Framework.
The Bush Institute recently highlighted Charlotte - Mecklenburg Schools as a «district to watch» in
our Principal Talent Management Framework.
Each component of
the principal talent management system is important and needs to align with a cohesive set of research - based standards or competencies.
The working environment is among the most important factors that influence a district's ability to attract and retain effective principals, making it a critical dimension of
principal talent management for any district.
This framework provides guidance to district leaders and policymakers to help them understand the components and connections that constitute effective systems of
principal talent management.
Principal talent management is intended to improve the entire principal workforce.
Despite the clear importance of effective principal leadership, there is not yet a large body of definitive research that provides empirical evidence attesting to the effect of specific
principal talent management policies and practices.
Thus, efforts to improve data systems are crucial to advancing the use of data for
principal talent management.
Although leadership - related impact studies are challenging to conduct, the analyses hold great potential for informing effective
principal talent management design and leadership workforce retention.
It is important that all of these organizations engage in the planning of
principal talent management systems
For researchers, the Framework for
Principal Talent Management and related discussion offers a testable theory of action on school leadership development.
Explore case studies about promising practices that districts use to improve
principal talent management.
However, many experts agree that improving alignment and cohesion across
principal talent management components, such as preparation, recruitment and selection, professional learning, and compensation, will lead to improved principal effectiveness.
The George W. Bush Institute's
Principal Talent Management Framework guides school district leaders and policymakers, helping them understand the fundamental components and interconnectivity of effective
principal talent management systems.
Consequently, districts should focus on a phased approach to
principal talent management systems - building.
At its best,
principal talent management represents a holistic approach to attracting, supporting, and retaining more effective school leaders.
Effective
principal talent management systems coordinate programs and supports that serve both current and future leaders and align them to a common set of research - based competencies or standards for school leadership.
«An early investment in people becoming the leaders that our schools need will result, we are confident, in a higher degree of effectiveness for novice principals and a lower degree of turnover in the first two to five years of the principalship,» says John Youngquist, director of
principal talent management for the Denver Public Schools.11
The detailed literature review and guidebook for district leadership, called
the Principal Talent Management Framework, looks at how school districts can evaluate policies and practices and ensure they align with elements of principal effectiveness.
help districts prioritize their needs and will incorporate a planning process designed to help them identify which component (s) of
the Principal Talent Management Framework to focus on first.
The Framework represents a distillation of the best research available on
principal talent management strategies.
We will help our districts understand both effective
principal talent management practices and how to effectively implement complex initiatives in their schools.»
This will help districts prioritize their needs and will incorporate a planning process designed to help them identify which component (s) of
the Principal Talent Management Framework to focus on first.
At the core of the School Leadership initiative is
the Principal Talent Management Framework based on research from the Bush Institute.
The Principal Talent Management Framework is an evidence - based pathway for districts to attract, develop, and retain high - quality principals.
The School Leadership Initiative is equipping four school districts to find, support, and retain effective principals through a three year district cohort project to help them implement best practices on
principal talent management strategies that have been identified in research by our experts.
Not exact matches
Nancy Halpern,
Principal at KNH Associates, a business development and
talent management company, adds:
He has ongoing research projects on
principal effectiveness, measurement and evaluation of
principal job performance, and how
principals make human capital or
talent management decisions in their schools.
Other reports in this series explore the six districts» efforts in areas including the creation of clear standards for
principal performance, improvement of
principal training programs, and establishment of data systems to assist in hiring and
management of
principal talent.
«Number two, seek out the best preparation you can find for instructional
management, for organizational development, for change
management - for these things that we know matter because [being a
principal] is a different use of your skills and
talents.
Hiring, onboarding, professional learning, evaluation, and other
talent management data combine with HR, student and external data sources to provide
principals and organizational leadership clear and accurate data on their teachers and staff.
As a
principal in Washington, D.C., Wanda led change in curriculum,
talent management, bilingual program design, and school culture; resulting in a 55 - point gain in math and a 32 - point gain in reading from 2007 to 2013, the highest reading gains in D.C. in 2012.
A case study the Bush Institute completed on Gwinnett County Public Schools in 2015 showed that supportive district culture, effective
principal management and support, and aligned school - level
talent management policies can positively influence the work of
principals.
Regarding strategic relationships, a number of school systems are taking on broader efforts to partner with
principals in areas such as
talent management, fiscal leadership, curriculum, and teacher professional development.
There, you and a group of your K - 12
talent management leaders will come together to help advance student achievement and learn from influential educators, such as Todd Whitaker, whose experience as a teacher, coach,
principal and middle school staffing, curriculum and technology coordinator has made him one of the leading authorities on staff motivation, teacher leadership and
principal effectiveness.
The study, «
Principal Use of Teacher Effectiveness Measures for
Talent Management Decisions,» was conducted by a team of Vanderbilt University researchers.
Performance
Management Common Core and Smarter Balanced Assessments; Engaging Math Achievement Strategies; Second Language Learner Considerations in the Common Core; Post-Secondary Readiness; Using Data to Inform Instruction; Acceleration Learning Strategies for Students Below Grade Level; Best Leadership Academic Practices; School Turn - A-Round Best Practices; Coaching; Professional Development;
Talent Development; Succession Planning;
Principal Evaluations; Teacher Evaluations: Incentive Bonuses and Instructional Leadership.
The PAF program is meant to recognize the important impact that a
principal has on instructional leadership, the school environment, and
talent management and to better connect this expertise and knowledge with education policy makers.
Dr. Curtis L. Odom is
Principal and Managing Partner of Prescient Training Strategists, LLC, a consulting firm focusing on integrated
talent management, and author of Stuck in the Middle: A Generation X View of Talent Manag
talent management, and author of Stuck in the Middle: A Generation X View of Talent M
management, and author of Stuck in the Middle: A Generation X View of
Talent Manag
Talent ManagementManagement.
Lisa B. Horowitz, JD, MSOD, Founder and
Principal Advisor of the Attorney
Talent Strategy Group, has an in - depth and unique understanding of the legal profession and legal talent manag
Talent Strategy Group, has an in - depth and unique understanding of the legal profession and legal
talent manag
talent management.
John is also
principal of Two Color Hat where he routinely advises human resources, recruiting departments and
talent management teams with product analysis, market segmentation, positioning, strategy and branding guidance.