A leadership academy is a formal professional learning opportunity for current school leaders, focused on augmenting knowledge and skills, increasing specialization, and refreshing leadership practices. States interested in supporting leadership academies through federal or other funding sources can look to current models of leadership academies…

School systems--and the challenges they face--are often complex and diverse. Effectively addressing these challenges may require a leadership approach that moves beyond traditional teacher and administrator roles. Teacher leadership is one strategy many states and districts are pursuing to facilitate meaningful change and support better outcomes…

Specific training materials are presented in this handbook to help principals accomplish five critical tasks: which include preparation of an annual school improvement plan; supervision of student discipline; management of student activities; supervision of course content guides; and student evaluation. A section module on each task includes an…