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Redefining the school leader.
The job description of today's school leader is a far cry from what is was just a generation ago.
Changing demographics, education reform, and an expanding view of school's role in our society have redefined the roles and responsibilities of school superintendents, principals, and administrators up and down the line.
Today, school leaders are under pressure to close performance gaps; raise scores; manage budgets; attract, develop and retain highly qualified teachers; monitor policy and the law; even address students' physical and mental health.
These new responsibilities make sense. What goes on in school is critical, but it is not the only factor in determining how--or even whether--students learn. Research and experience prove that when it comes to academic performance, things such as nutrition, family involvement, and political support matter.
And school leaders are responding accordingly. In New Jersey's Trenton Central High School, for example, school leaders are engaging the community through such initiatives as a monthly "Family Literacy Night," which helps parents participate in their children's education, and a "Parent Linking Network," which supports parents trying to motivate their children to stay in school and succeed ...
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- Magazine article from: International Journal of Instructional Media Donlevy, Jim June 22, 2006 700+ words
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- Magazine article from: Phi Delta Kappan Fusarelli, Lance D. January 1, 2008 700+ words
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- Press release article from: Business Wire November 3, 2005 700+ words
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- School Leaders and the Language of Hope.(Brief Article)
- Magazine article from: School Administrator CAPPS, WILLIAM R. February 1, 2001 700+ words
...accountability, the experts tell us school leaders should be about vision, risk, change...Words define the lives of children. School leaders should convey the language of uplift...a new era of school construction, school leaders need to assess the attributes of small...
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- Magazine article from: T H E Journal (Technological Horizons In Education) Claudet, Joseph June 1, 1998 700+ words
...teachers, and other teaching and learning school leaders. This article presents an overview...eventual case simulation library for school leaders' career-long assessment and professional...tools for school principals and other school leaders. ACS project development teams...
Source: HighBeam Research, Redefining the school leader.