equitable federal, state, and local funding is needed to provide
quality principal preparation and ongoing professional development programs for principals; and
In this webinar we will explore what it takes to develop effective partnerships that support high -
quality principal preparation.
Presenters will provide background on the evidence base surrounding high -
quality principal preparation programs, including the alignment of professional standards as a key indicator of improved instructional leadership and better student outcomes.
States could encourage the widespread development of such high -
quality principal preparation programs by incorporating the elements detailed above into policy through program accreditation or state licensing standards, a practice that several states have already undertaken.
Help alumni access high -
quality principal preparation programs to build readiness for school leadership roles
Drawing on these findings, researchers provide practical advice on how to make high -
quality principal preparation the rule rather than the exception.
There is no getting around the fact that high -
quality principal preparation and development require a comprehensive plan and significant financial commitment.
Not exact matches
Whilst
quality and accountability is essential to teacher and
principal development, and the notion of professional standards is supported in principle, it is of concern to many educators that the complexity of professional growth, development and training has been reduced to a set of basic competencies that may not truly reflect the complex nature of teaching, the principalship, teacher education and the
preparation of teachers and educational leaders for contemporary times and a challenging future.
The book makes three recommendations: a much smaller, selective, intellectually engaged, and better compensated teaching force supported by technology; an open, transparent, and accountable system of
preparation and professional development that drives out inferior providers and rewards success; and increased responsibility for teacher development in the hands of
principals, who may be the strongest determinant of teacher
quality on the job.
This fact sheet summarizes key elements of high -
quality and effective
preparation and professional development programs designed to enable
principals to improve student and school outcomes.
The university initiative comes on the heels of a Wallace report suggesting that school district leaders are largely dissatisfied with the
quality of
principal preparation programs and many universities believe that their programs have room for improvement.
First, the design,
quality, and impact of
principal preparation and development programs can be significantly shaped by purposeful state and district policies.
This toolkit offers guidance and recommendations on how states can improve
principal preparation by increasing the depth and rigor of their
preparation evaluation process, thus enabling them to accurately assess
quality, promote program improvement, and intervene when performance is not satisfactory.
Despite their central role in authorizing
principal preparation programs and issuing
principal licenses, states lack strong models for assessing the
quality of programs to promote improvement.
The State Evaluation of
Principal Preparation Programs Toolkit — or SEP3 Toolkit — provides essential guidance on implementing a more in - depth and rigorous principal preparation evaluation process, thereby enabling states to accurately assess quality, promote improvement, and intervene in the case of performance that raises
Principal Preparation Programs Toolkit — or SEP3 Toolkit — provides essential guidance on implementing a more in - depth and rigorous
principal preparation evaluation process, thereby enabling states to accurately assess quality, promote improvement, and intervene in the case of performance that raises
principal preparation evaluation process, thereby enabling states to accurately assess
quality, promote improvement, and intervene in the case of performance that raises concerns.
Changing the way states license
principals wouldn't be so urgent if we knew that
preparation programs graduate high -
quality principals and that those that do not are held accountable.
States are uniquely positioned to influence the
quality of
principal preparation programs because most have relevant statutory authority.
To celebrate October as National
Principals Month, UCEA wants to hear directly from principals about how high - quality, research - based preparation has impacted their l
Principals Month, UCEA wants to hear directly from
principals about how high - quality, research - based preparation has impacted their l
principals about how high -
quality, research - based
preparation has impacted their leadership.
The state has a brand - new law — signed by Gov. Pat Quinn, a Democrat, on June 1 — aimed at improving the rigor of the state's
principal -
preparation programs and the
quality of candidates for those programs.
A distinguishing trait of the world's best school systems - systems that regularly outperform the school systems in the United States - is that they «invest in high -
quality preparation, mentoring and professional development for teachers and leaders, completely at government expense,» according to an international analysis.39 If U.S. school districts were to heed that finding, they would, for starters, provide mentoring for all novice
principals for at least a year.
The Commission of Higher Education is working to: 1) improve the
quality of teacher
preparation and performance; 2) open the level of dialogue among superintendents and
principals and higher education teacher
preparation programs; 3) expand communication among vertical teams in P - 16 to support students entering post-secondary education; and 4) review and measure learning outcomes at all levels, including higher education and demonstrate significant value - added for post-secondary options.
States can leverage funds under Title II of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which provides funding to support high -
quality programs for
principal preparation, including school leader residency programs, offering a full year of clinical training.
The brief, «Leading for Early Success: Building School
Principals» Capacity to Lead High -
Quality Early Education,» includes a case study of Illinois and cites UIC's partnership with Chicago Public Schools on early education
principal preparation.
Districts and
preparation programs carefully select mentors for new
principals based on mentor
quality measures such as having a history of effectiveness as a
principal, demonstrating strong communication and listening skills, and matching mentors and
principals based on similar styles of thinking.
These free webinars are designed to build on the Wallace Foundation's 2016 report Improving University
Principal Preparation Programs: Five Themes From the Field, which highlights the need for realistic clinical experiences in
quality preparation programs.
At Green Dot schools,
principals and assistant
principals are not managers or bureaucrats but instructional leaders tasked with identifying high -
quality teaching and providing personalized coaching and professional support; subjects lacking in leadership
preparation programs nor required of traditional school leaders.
2015 Session The funding priority was to increase funds for the Network for
Quality Teaching and Learning and prioritize funding for the expansion of the School District Collaboaration Fund (state - funded CLASS process); the Oregon Beginning Teacher and
Principal Mentoring Program; completion and evaluation of the TeachOregon teacher
preparation pilots; and funding for the new Leading for Learning initiative for new and current administrators.
The report profiles NYC Leadership Academy's
principal preparation and support models as highly effective avenues for today's results - oriented philanthropists who wish to address teaching
quality, and teacher effectiveness and retention.
The
quality of the
principal pool improves when there is seamless support from a
preparation program to working in a district;
Indeed, we found that graduates of these innovative programs report higher
quality program practices, feel better prepared, feel better about the principalship as a job and a vocation, and enact more effective leadership practices than
principals with more conventional
preparation.
Taking advantage of Title II's optional 3 % leadership set - aside funds that can enable states to strengthen the
quality of school leaders by investing in
principal recruitment,
preparation, induction, and development focused on supportive school leadership.
SLP previously seeded some of the most innovative and effective school leadership development programs in the country — including New Leaders, the NYC Leadership Academy, and other high -
quality, evidence - based
principal preparation and professional development programs.
Unfortunately, many
principal preparation programs and school systems currently lack sufficient training to teach
principals how to design and lead
quality early childhood programs.