VICE-PRINCIPALS & PRINCIPALS
Find relevant resources to assist you in the strategic leadership of your educational institution.
Principals as the Turning Point
A principal in the 75th percentile of effectiveness yields an increase in student learning in reading and math in about three months. This is done across an entire school.
The findings from How Principals Affect Students and Schools show that the importance of principals may have been understated in earlier research.
In Principal as the Turning Point, Joanna shed light on three key ideas about the powerful role principals have to create the conditions for educators to learn and collaborate — and generate more equitable student experiences and outcomes.
- Have a vision for student learning
- Whatever it is you want for students, create that for teachers first
- Stay close to student learning
RESPONSIBILITIES OF VICE-PRINCIPALS & principals
Are you currently a Vice-Principal/Principal or aspiring to be one? A good place to start is first ensuring that you are familiar with what is or will be expected of you. The Job Specifications for the post of Vice-Principal as stated by the Ministry of Education of Trinidad & Tobago can be found here:
ARTICLES
COVID-19: An opportunity or crisis for School Leadership?
Harris, A. (2020).
Building collective leadership capacity using 21st-century digital tools. School Leadership and Management Journal.
James, F. & Figaro-Henry, S. (2017).
Inspiring Leadership
What is inspiring leadership? Why is it important? How do you achieve it? Find the answers in this presentation.
Acheving Organizational Excellence
Here are some useful tips to help your school achieve organizational excellence.