Principals Reflect on The Evolution of Their Leadership
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“I work professional development into my conversations regularly. It’s ridiculous to think that educators stop learning. Doctors and lawyers call their work a practice because they’re continually growing. Our work as educators is a practice because we, too, are continuing to learn and grow.”
— Angela Marcellus, dean of students and former principal in Texas.
Leadership: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students requires skillful leaders who develop capacity, advocate, and create support systems for professional learning.
The Wallace Foundation. (2011). The school principal as leader: Guiding schools to better teaching and learning. New York, NY: Author.
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