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A New Group Of Leaders; The Assistant Principal Academy For Instructional Leadership And Development, Katrice M. Cotton Apr 2016

A New Group Of Leaders; The Assistant Principal Academy For Instructional Leadership And Development, Katrice M. Cotton

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In order to develop the skills needed for the role of today's school leader, providing quality professional development and learning opportunities to administrators is essential. The district created systems of administrative support to provide multiple learning experiences to adequately prepare leaders to serve at the school level. Riverwoods Public Schools invested in professional development that provided instructional leadership support. Professional development sessions provided new assistant principals with opportunities to network and engage in dialogue that provided examples of best practice in instruction.