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Who can do it all?

Principals do

In education, almost everyone agrees: the principal is key to any kind of change.

But what makes a good school leader?

The truly effective principal is the first among equals, a team builder, and a leader of leaders who encourages others to take responsibility for what happens in the school.

According to a new report from the Education Writers Association, some traits of a good leader include:

• delegating leadership;
• emphasizes instruction and
• putting children first;
• encourages continuous staff development;
• building coalitions with staff, parents and the community; and
• evaluating data,
• including test scores,
• absentee rates, and
• discipline records,
• to assess strengths and weaknesses in the instructional program and
• make improvements.

According to researcher Penny Sebring, "Turning a school around is a such big task -- no one can do it themselves." (PDF) http://www.ewa.org/