Wallace Foundation “Perspective” is Third in Series about School Leadership

NEW YORK (February 26, 2013) Great school principals rarely just happen. They need to be cultivated by school districts, and a major new Wallace Foundation publication describes nine major steps districts can take to do just that.

Districts Matter: Cultivating the Principals Urban Schools Need distills insights from school leadership projects and major studies supported by the foundation since 2000 to highlight key district actions to boost school leadership, including drawing up meaningful job descriptions and mentoring novice principals.

“We know that leadership is second only to teaching among school-related influences on learning, and effective principals enable teachers to do their jobs well,” said Jody Spiro, director of education leadership at Wallace. “If we are serious about improving education in the nation’s urban schools, school districts must make school leadership a top priority. The good news is that’s happening in a growing number of districts. This report offers policymakers, district leaders, training providers and others valuable lessons about what districts can do to cultivate effective principals for their schools.”

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