Public schools in the United States are at a crossroads. An entire generation of principals is retiring, and the public expects more of principals than ever before.
While a clear challenge, this can be an opportunity for every school organization. Decisions about identifying and developing the right people as new generation of school leaders will determine how well those schools will serve students and how successful the school districts will become. Do you have a succession-planning process for selecting and developing school leaders?
Successful educational organizations choose school leaders and aspiring leaders on the basis of talent, selecting the right people, and placing them in the right positions. With the proper fit and developmental opportunities, aspiring, new and established principals will come to understand themselves and build strengths.
Gallup has studied effective leaders and outstanding workplaces in the private sector and in education for more than 20 years. These efforts yielded breakthrough discoveries about what separates the best organizations and workplaces from the rest. The bestselling management book First, Break All the Rules, 12: The Elements of Great Managing, and Building Engaged Schools describe Gallup's insights.
Gallup's research efforts have focused on highly effective principals. In a fast-paced, one-day event, Principal Leadership Development explains and shares our most current and valuable discoveries regarding the performance of these outstanding leaders.
Principal Leadership Development presents new approaches for recruiting school leaders. You will learn the latest research on the characteristics of outstanding principals, assistant principals, and those entering leadership development programs. District leaders, superintendents, and other central administrators attending this session will also have the opportunity to share with each other what they know about finding the right person for the right role, and how to identify the characteristics of a great principal.
You will learn:
- ideas for creating a principal succession-planning system
- how principals affect student achievement
- the differences between skills, knowledge, and talent -- and why they matter in principal selection and development
- the characteristics of outstanding principals
- why school culture is important to teacher and student success
- how principals affect school culture
- a developmental approach to help principals understand their talents -- and how to get the most from them
- a new approach to principal evaluation that leads to improved performance
You will leave with concrete ideas about principal succession planning and development that will deliver the school leaders your teachers and students deserve. Finding the right person to lead your school, and knowing how to develop their talents, can lead to an improved school culture, an engaged teaching staff, and, ultimately, to continuous improvement of student achievement.
The cost to attend a premier Principal Leadership Development event is $645 (U.S.). Breakfast and lunch are included, and information about local hotel accommodations is available on request. For more information about event locations and dates, contact the Education Practice at 800.288.8592.
