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1 Jan 2017
ESSA

ESSA │Developing and Supporting Leaders

Principals impact student achievement through their influence on classroom instruction, organizational conditions, community support, and setting the teaching and learning conditions in schools. Under ESSA states have additional opportunities to attract, support, and retain effective principals.

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The Principals Action Plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act is an interactive tool principals can use to guide their engagement with states and districts in developing and implementing their ESSA plans.

AIR's researchers have investigated school leadership and supported practitioners to apply best practices to improve state policy, district programs, and school practices aimed at developing and retaining effective leaders.  The District and School Improvement Center applies that research through a competency-based coaching model to provide shoulder to shoulder support to coach district leadership and develop effective school leadership teams.

The sampling of resources listed below under each section are available at no cost.

Coaching and Developing Turnaround Leader Actions

Coaching and Developing Turnaround Leader Actions Professional Learning Module Facilitators Guide (PDF)

Coaching and Developing Turnaround Leader Handouts (PDF)

Principal Preparation and Performance

The Impact of Providing Performance Feedback to Teachers and Principals: Final Report

Principals Action Plan for the Every Student Succeeds Act

Ready to Lead: Designing Residencies for Better Principal Preparation 

Principal Talent Management According to the Evidence: A Review of the Literature 

A Framework for Principal Talent Management 

AIR Spotlight: Building and Supporting Great School Principals and Leaders 

Improving School Leader Preparation: Collaborative Models for Measuring Effectiveness  

Principal Professional Development: New Opportunities for a Renewed State Focus

District and School Improvement

District and School Leader Readiness Tool (PDF)

Support Models: Matrix and Discussion Guide for K-12th Grade Systems

From Combat to Collaboration: The Labor-Management Partnership in San José Unified School District

Aligning Evaluation: How Much Do Teacher Evaluation Rubrics Emphasize Common Core Instruction?

How Teachers and Leaders Work Together to Support School Improvement

Setting the Stage for School—Three Key Ideas for School Improvement

School Turnaround and Transformation: Communication Guidebook 

Leadership Coaching for School Improvement

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