Instructional Leadership
Today’s principals face increasing demands. Over time, their job has expanded to include a growing list of administrative duties—budget management, compliance, staffing—that can overshadow their original purpose: to be the principal educator within their school.
This paper explores ways to support principals’ evolving role, using lessons from our partnership with Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD). We offer actionable strategies for better-supporting school leaders to foster a high-quality teaching and learning environment for everyone in the school building.
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The Need
Recent data shows that more than 1 in 10 public school principals left their roles between 2020-21 and 2021-22, with turnover higher in schools serving students of color.
Rising attrition rates among principals reflect deeper systemic problems, including a lack of adequate support, training, and coaching. Without a strategic focus on instructional leadership, many principals are left trying to balance competing priorities, ultimately unable to guide their schools toward consistent, excellent teaching.
“A Multi-Layer Playbook for Greater Instructional Leader Success” explores ways to support principals’ evolving role as instructional leaders using lessons learned from our partnership with Detroit Public Schools Community District (DPSCD).
It’s important to meet principals where they are, so we use tools like the will-skill matrix to gauge where principals enter the work and the coaching. An action-oriented structure can push forward the work of the principal in simple, sustainable, and effective ways.”
-Dr. M Keli Swearingen
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