Principals and Student Achievement

Principals and Student Achievement identifies 26 essential traits and behaviors of effective principals tshow how they achieve success as instructional leaders. Based on a review of 81 key research articles from the last 20 years, this concise book examines how certain practices can affect student achievement, including:

The book alsreviews differences in instructional leadership between elementary and secondary principals, male and female principals, principals in high and lowsocioeconomicstatus schools, and more.

We all know that principals are important tstudent success, but few people have pinpointed exactly how they make a positive difference. At a time when principals are being asked tdmore for school reform and accountability, Principals and Student Achievement provides a valuable resource for identifying what it takes tbe an effective principal and, in turn, an effective school.