Leadership

Attributes that need nourishing. (Breaking Ranks)

"For the success of school reform, leadership must diffuse itself throughout the school community. The principal occupies the pivotal position, but restructuring cannot prevail unless it draws on the strengths of teachers and others associated with the high school." (Breaking Ranks)

Resources for creating and operating this kind of shared leadership environment can be found by following these helpful links.

Pathways to School Reform: Leadership. This excellent resource from NCREL includes a 'trip planner' that allows you to chart your school's needs and locate the resources that will support your improvement initiatives.

Voices from the Field. The Role of Leadership in Sustaining School Reform, from the US DOE, tells how to change schools in the words of the people who actually have done it.

Education World. Billed as "the educator's best friend," this vast site is a one-stop site for school leaders.

Awesome Library. Awesome is right! This searchable library has thousands of helpful links and on-line resources for leaders.

Busy Executive. This huge site is simple, straightforward, and easy to navigate. It contains just about all the information you could possibly need!

Council of School Attorneys. More than ever, leadership involves legal issues. This site, an affiliate of the School Boards Association, provides information, advice and helpful links for school leaders.

School Communities That Work. Resources for and profiles of successful schools in urban and metropolitan environments from the Annenberg Institute.

Leadership for School Improvement. From McREL, this manual shows how to lead school improvement initiatives in local settings.

ERIC Clearinghouse on School Management . This large collection offers research, helpful information, and clear guidance on all aspects of school reform.