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The Principalship
Written By: Laura Varlas, ASCD Newsletters & Publications
|February 4, 2013
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Tags: ASCD Express
In times of increasing expectations, decreasing resources, and rigorous accountability, school principals are faced with complex challenges and a huge array of initiatives to implement. These realities have discouraged many principals from staying on the job. How can schools stop the revolving door of the principalship and energize principals to lead?
ASCD Express is looking for short, 600–1,000-word essays on the theme “The Principalship.” Guidelines for submissions are here; please send us your submissions to express@ascd.org by February 15, 2013.
This issue will address approaches that promote career-long growth, such as coaching and mentoring, collaborative learning, and principal peer groups. Articles will look at the autonomy school principals need to do their jobs well, the support they need to initiate whole-school reform, and shared leadership models that build trust. What kinds of evaluations motivate principals to improve? How can principals and teachers mutually support each other? We want to hear from you!
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Laura Varlas, ASCD Newsletters & Publications
Laura Varlas is an ASCD project manager in publishing, and a graduate student in the secondary education: English/language arts program at George Washington University.
Sarah
February 12, 2013 at 11:36 pmHi Laura, I believe evaluations based on so many important components will motivate principals to improve, but here are a few. Evaluations that are based on evidence, both reliable and valid, includes timelines, based on the needs of the school and improving student learning, flexible and can be adjusted, and conducting a formative and summative evaluation will motivate principals to improve. Principals and teachers can mutually support each other by seeking to understand each other, listening and effectively communicating, keeping promises, the principal can make quality visits to the teacher's classroom, encourage teachers to attend training, and just be involved in a positive manner.