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Effective school principals have been shown to significantly improve the performance of all students at the school, at least in part through their impacts on selection and retention of good teachers. Ineffective principals have a similarly large negative effect on school performance, suggesting that issues of evaluation are as important for ...
The National Association of Secondary School Principals ( NASSP) is a national organization of and voice for middle level and high school principals, assistant principals, and aspiring school leaders from across the United States and more than 45 countries around the world. The association currently serves more than 27,000 members.
Instructional leadership is generally defined as the management of curriculum and instruction by a school principal. This term appeared as a result of research associated with the effective school movement of the 1980s, which revealed that the key to running successful schools lies in the principals' role. However, the concept of instructional ...
Respect: Treat your family members and other people with care and politeness. You can help children learn respect by discouraging disrespectful behavior, setting boundaries, and teaching polite ...
Being the principal of a school is not a 9-to-3 job with summers off, however. These professionals work after hours, weekends and during the summer. They may also be expected to keep pace with the ...
In a presentation Tuesday during a school board retreat, she explained that making progress takes the whole team — teachers, support staff, parents and students — learning and working together.
Rynearson, then the principal of Fifth Avenue High School in Pittsburgh, PA, envisioned an organization that would balance academics and athletics while emphasizing the role of high schools as a foundation for democracy. Prior to the establishment of the NHS, numerous local and regional honor societies existed, but the NHS was the first ...
Edmonds outlined six characteristics essential to effective schools, including: Strong administrative leadership. High expectations. An orderly atmosphere. Basic skills acquisition as the school’s primary purpose. Capacity to divert school energy and resources from other activities to advance the school’s basic purpose.