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EFFECTIVE PRINCIPALS
RESEARCH FINDING:
Successful principals establish policies that create an orderly
environment and support effective instruction.
COMMENT:
Effective principals have a vision of what a good school is and
systematically strive to bring that vision to life in their
schools. School improvement is their constant theme. They scru-
tinize existing practices to assure that all activities and
procedures contribute to the quality of the time available for
learning. They make sure teachers participate actively in this
process. Effective principals, for example, make opportunities
available for faculty to improve their own teaching and classroom
management skills.
Good school leaders protect the school day for teaching and
learning. They do this by keeping teachers' administrative
chores and classroom interruptions to a minimum.
Effective principals visibly and actively support learning.
Their practices create an orderly environment. Good principals
make sure teachers have the necessary materials and the kind of
assistance they need to teach well.
Effective principals also build morale in their teachers. They
help teachers create a climate of achievement by encouraging new
ideas; they also encourage teachers to help formulate school
teaching policies and select textbooks. They try to develop
community support for the school, its faculty, and its goals.
In summary, effective principals are experts at making sure time
is available to learn, and at ensuring that teachers and students
make the best use of that time.
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