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Feedback is a response to a particular process or activity and is intended to provide useful information for future development. Performance improvement is largely dependent on frequent and specific feedback.…
Read MoreThis resource examines the role superintendents as principal supervisors and their importance in building principals’ instructional leadership capacity and helping them advance student achievement, looking particularly at 3 high-leverage arenas in which superintendents can have the greatest impact on principals.
Read MoreThis report is an extensive overview of existing research on principal evaluation systems, drawing on peer-reviewed and non-peer-reviewed studies, as well as primary and secondary resources. Collectively, the resources spotlight some key information that may offer practitioners and policymakers some guidance on ways to more effectively assess and increase principal effectiveness.
Read MoreThis short article provides an overview of the five practices research has identified as critical to effective school leadership: 1) shaping a vision; 2) creating a climate hospitable to education; 3) cultivating leadership in others; 4) improving instruction; 5) and managing people, data, and processes.
Read MoreThis tool was created by New Leaders to identify successful practices in schools showing dramatic gains. The framework includes 5 categories of school practices, each of which is further divided into Key Levers that represent a subset of practices used in New Leaders’ highest performing schools.
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