Preparing principals to raise student achievement
Subtitle: implementation and effects of the New Leaders program in ten districts
By: Susan M. Gates, Laura S. Hamilton, Paco Martorell, Susan Burkhauser, Paul Heaton, Ashley Pierson, Matthew Baird, Mirka Vuollo, Jennifer J. Li, Diana Catherine Lavery, Melody Harvey, Kun Gu
Contributors: Hamilton, Laura S., author; Martorell, Paco, author; Burkhauser, Susan, author; Heaton, Paul, 1978- author; Pierson, Ashley, author; Baird, Matthew David, author; Vuollo, Mirka Annika, 1967- author; Li, Jennifer J., author; Lavery, Diana Catherine, author; Harvey, Melody, author; Gu, Kun, author; Rand Education (Institute)
Series: RR-507-NL; Research report (Rand Corporation) -- RR-507-NL.
Publisher: RAND Corporation
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Santa Monica, CA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 118
ISBN-13: 9780833086402
Copyright date: 2014
Subjects: Training of; Case studies; Educational leadership; Urban Education; School principals; School management and organization
Other titles: Implementation and effects of the New Leaders program in ten districts
Description: New Leaders is a nonprofit organization with a mission to ensure high academic achievement for all students by developing outstanding school leaders to serve in urban schools. Its premise is that a combination of preparation and improved working conditions for principals, especially greater autonomy, would lead to improved student outcomes. Its approach involves both preparing principals and partnering with school districts and charter management organizations (CMOs) to improve the conditions in which its highly trained principals work. As part of the partnerships, New Leaders agrees to provide carefully selected and trained principals who can be placed in schools that need principals and to provide coaching and other support after those principals are placed. The districts and CMOs agree to establish working conditions that support, rather than hinder, the principals efforts to improve student outcomes. This report describes how the New Leaders program was implemented in partner districts, and it provides evidence of the effect that New Leaders has on student achievement.
Notes: "RAND Education."

"Sponsored by New Leaders."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 111-118).
Table of contents: title: Research methods; title: Overview of the new leaders program and district partnership approach; title: New leaders partnerships; title: Analysis of impacts on student achievement; title: Factors Associated with new leaders program effects; title: Conclusion.