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Thursday, April 26, 2007

LEADERSHIP LESSONS WORTH LEARNING

Last week, The Stanford Educational Leadership Institute’s report commissioned by The Wallace Foundation, “Preparing School Leaders for a Changing World – Lessons from Exemplary Leadership Development Programs,” confirmed that it is possible to create systematic learning opportunities for school leaders. An examination of eight pre- and in-service principal development programs in a variety of contexts identified common elements of highly effective school principal training and development programs, and other important findings. Read the executive summary here.

Based on a review and analysis of policies and practices to strengthen leadership and promote change and improvement in the public schools in Boston, MA; Memphis, TN; and National City, CA, the Education Commission of the States developed the Education Leadership Policy Toolkit. This recently launched online resource enables state policymakers, school district officials, principals, teachers and other stakeholders to tap lessons learned in eight critical policy and practice areas – from decision making processes to resource allocation to instruction, professional development and accountability. The Toolkit includes: Models, Audio Clips and Links, as well as Profiles of the three school districts. You can access the Toolkit here.