Principal Pipeline

School & District Management Opinion Open Letter to UTLA President and LAUSD Superintendent
It's time to take advantage of a lapsed contract, a reorganization of district administration, and the mediation process to create something new in the Los Angeles Unified School District, hybrid positions. A hybrid position would be where administrators would support schools by spending part of every work day actually teaching and the other part of the day would be devoted to administrative tasks of supporting students and schools.
Phylis Hoffman, March 31, 2015
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Education Opinion How Many Years of Teaching Experience Should a Principal Have?
5, 10, 15...how many years of teaching should a principal have before entering the role?
Peter DeWitt, February 19, 2015
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School & District Management Opinion The 2016 ESEA Proposed Budget Has a Vision of Teaching
Teachers and the work they do are paramount to student achievement especially in Title I schools. So it would makes sense for ESEA funding to address teaching. The 2016 proposed budget for ESEA does this and more. The focus on teachers is not just about working conditions (i.e. class sizes, curriculum, etc.) but also about training, attracting, and retaining teachers.
Phylis Hoffman, February 10, 2015
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States 'Adaptive Leadership' Training in Maryland Helps Groom Future Principals
"The assistant principal has to be well-rounded and understand instruction well enough" to prod teachers to foster better results in the classroom, says one official.
Andrew Ujifusa, January 28, 2015
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School & District Management Districts Bolstering Leadership Ranks Under Principal Initiative, Report Finds
The Wallace Foundation-commissioned study found that six districts it has invested in are more effectively using data to "make better-informed decisions on hiring and placing" school leaders.
Corey Mitchell, January 21, 2015
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Jennifer Schrecongost, an assistant principal in Stevensville, Md., views a peer’s mock news conference as part of a state effort to prepare more principals.
Jennifer Schrecongost, an assistant principal in Stevensville, Md., views a peer’s mock news conference as part of a state effort to prepare more principals.
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School & District Management Maryland Grooms Assistant Principals to Take Schools' Top Jobs
State leaders work to upgrade the principal ranks through training and coaching of talented administrators looking to move up.
Corey Mitchell, January 21, 2015
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Education Opinion Preparing Principals: Best Practices and Next Steps
It's important to help prepare principals for their roles by identifying effective best practices for the development of new leaders.
Tom Vander Ark, October 20, 2014
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Education Opinion Preparing Principals: Consider the Adaptive Challenge
School leadership was challenging when it was a technical challenge—a largely understood task of optimizing the old age cohort standards-based model. With an improving opportunity set brought about by new tools and new school models, the job is increasingly adaptive.
Tom Vander Ark, October 13, 2014
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Teacher Preparation Opinion Can a Teacher Be 'Overqualified' for an Administrator Job?
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I have been in the field of education for 24 years and I just received my doctoral degree in educational leadership. I have extensive experience as a teacher leader within my school, yet I am finding it difficult to transition into the field of educational leadership. I have applied for several positions in various counties in Georgia. Could it be that my extensive experience, and advanced degree are making me less marketable in regards to salary range?
Jonathan Rogers, September 17, 2014
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School & District Management Maryland Launches Academy to Help Assistant Principals Become Principals
The Governor's Aspiring Principals Academy is a yearlong program that includes in-person meetings along with online coaching, mentoring, and networking for 48 assistant principals, vice principals, and other school leaders.
Denisa R. Superville, July 30, 2014
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Professional Development Report Roundup Study Links Principal Training to Gains
Students who attended schools led by New Leaders-trained principals had slightly higher achievement scores than similar students in schools headed by principals who were not in the program, according to an analysis.
Denisa R. Superville, May 20, 2014
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Photo of principal in school hallway.
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School & District Management Study: New Leaders-Trained Principals Boost Student Scores in Some Schools
Students whose principals received training improved their test scores slightly more than those whose principals did not get the training.
Denisa R. Superville, May 15, 2014
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School & District Management Building a Bench of Strong Principals: What Would It Take?
Too few educators aspire to the principalship, says Bain & Co., in a new report that lays out some strategies for fixing that problem.
Lesli A. Maxwell, December 6, 2013
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Professional Development Opinion Advice for Educators Wanting to be Principals -- Part One
(This is Part One in a multi-part series)
Larry Ferlazzo, September 15, 2013
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