Education Leadership

Classrooms and teachers do not exist in a vacuum. They are part of a very complex system. One of the most important parts of that system is the education leadership, responsible and accountable for the effectiveness of the instructional program in the school and throughout the district.

The job of education leaders has expanded dramatically as a result of the increased pressure for achievement for all students. Where education leaders were once evaluated on the basis of management skills appropriate for traditional hierarchical businesses, they must now also build exciting, empowering education organizations that promote and support effective teaching and learning.

Davis Campbell, Board Member, Stuart Foundation

In today’s world, effective leaders are those who know how to build exciting, empowering, learning organizations. We seek to develop leadership that:

• Leads teachers, instruction, and learning.
• Builds dynamic learning communities.
• Drives closing the achievement gap.
• Champions equity for all students.

Our objective is to strengthen this leadership to achieve system-wide district change that improves teaching quality, academic achievement and learning environments. We invest in the following.

District Leadership.

• Professional education programs to enable superintendents and other district level leaders to evaluate and improve district capacity

School Site Leadership.

• Recruitment. Improved systems to recruit effective principals.
• Certification. Evaluation of the certification process.
• Induction. Support for new principals.
• Professional Education. Continual learning for veteran principals, including peer learning programs.

District Governance.

• Education of school board members.
• Board, superintendent and teacher alignment to improve student achievement.