The Principal: Three Keys to Maximizing Impact

About this book

The author of Six Secrets of Change describes how and why the principals role must change to maximize student achievement FREE Professional Development Guide Included Principals are often called the second most crucial in-school influencers (after teachers) of student learning. But what should the principal do in order to maximize student achievement? One of the best-known leadership authors in education Fullan explains why the answer lies neither in micro-managing instruction nor in autonomous entrepreneurialism. He shows systematically how the principals role should change demonstrating how it can be done in short order at scale. Reveals the three key roles that administrators must play in todays schools Explains how to choose the right versus wrong drivers of school success Filled with "action items" to help implement Fullans program effectively Includes strategies that have been successfully field-tested in schools across the United States and Canada