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The Partnership Imperative For Preparing Effective Principals In North Carolina Schools, Martinette Horner, Derrick D. Jordan
The Partnership Imperative For Preparing Effective Principals In North Carolina Schools, Martinette Horner, Derrick D. Jordan
Journal of Organizational & Educational Leadership
The extant literature highlights the impact principals have on daily operations, visioning, school climate, academic programming, instructional monitoring, and numerous other areas. The need for well-trained principals at the helm of schools, particularly those with large concentrations of at-risk students, has been identified as a critically important factor in improving academic outcomes. Underdeveloped leaders often struggle to improve schools and are unable to show adequate progress among the students they serve. They are also more prone to early burnout, increasing turnover rates. As such, the need to strengthen principal preparation programs has become even more evident in recent years. A …
Letter From Guest Editor, Steven Bingham
Letter From Guest Editor, Steven Bingham
Journal of Organizational & Educational Leadership
As in many states, educational leaders in North Carolina are reimaging their standards for educator preparation and practice. Nearly two years ago, the NC General Assembly and State Board of Education appointed eighteen education stakeholders to the Professional Educator Preparation and Standards Commission, including principals, superintendents, HR directors, teachers, and university faculty.
Letter From The Editor, Jim Palermo
Letter From The Editor, Jim Palermo
Journal of Organizational & Educational Leadership
That was then, this is now. Oh, what a difference a few months can make. When, in the Fall of 2019 we put out a call for articles on the state of principal preparation none of us considered the possibility that an 800 pound gorilla named Covid 19 was about to take up residence. Now it is the presence that we cannot ignore.