Over the past few years educational publications
have identified the primary role of the principal as a strong
instructional leader who has the knowledge, skills, and ability
to create and sustain a supportive, professional learning organization.
Where does a principal begin in his/her journey to becoming
a visionary leader--someone who has the ability to guide, direct,
and develop the knowledge and skills of other individuals in
a professional learning community?
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In order to become a valued resource to those teaching in
the classroom each day, a leader must have the willingness
to read the latest research and be aware of time-tested methods,
to have a thorough understanding of curriculum and instructions,
and be guided by a framework for designing school-wide improvement.
This framework should include three important "Building
Blocks for Enhancing Student Achievement": Total Quality
Principles and Tools, the Effective Schools Correlates, and
a Continuous Improvement Process. Out of these three
important concepts will come the necessary understandings that
will allow an instructional leader to help teachers make better
use of classroom assessment data, to focus the staff on problem
areas, and to involve them in the process of finding appropriate
solutions.
Learn more about the "Building
Blocks for Enhancing Student Achievement" in an
article written by our principal, Dr. Susan Williamson. (This
article is in pdf format. You may need to download
the free Adobe Reader.)
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