Principals and school leaders play a critical role in building positive school cultures that fosteracademic success and providing professional development for educators.

This week’s newsletter highlights how states are supporting principals to be effective leaders.

Visit StatesLeading.org and follow #StatesLeading on social media to learn more and join theconversation.

State Spotlights

Based on the belief that school leaders are key to student success, the Nevada Department ofEducation is focusing on providing principals with the support they need to be strong instructional

leaders that can guide teachers to help students achieve.

Along those lines, the state’s Teacher and Leaders Council has developed a system to evaluateand support both principals and principal supervisors as they take on instructional leadership

roles.

This work revolves around ensuring that principals and principal supervisors are equipped to help

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teachers be the best teachers they can be.

To enhance student success by improving the quality of leadership in schools, New YorkState Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia assembled a Principal Project Advisory Team

of parents, K-12 and higher education leaders, and civil rights organizations.

The Advisory Team's recommendations for improving state support for the preparation of futureprincipals and the development of current principals included modernizing regulations, improving

the standards for performance assessments and micro-credentials, and defining a P-20partnership framework between university-based preparation programs and school districts that

host internships for aspiring leaders.

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This year, North Carolina’s Transforming Principal Preparation program will prepare morethan 100 highly-trained principals to take on effective leadership roles in the highest need

schools.

This program includes rigorous theory and practice coursework, full-time paid clinical practice,opportunities for observation and coaching, and partnerships with school districts.

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Since 2015, Nebraska has used the Accountability for a Quality Education System Today andTomorrow (AQuESTT) system to identify priority schools of need based on graduation rates,

proficiency rates, and other factors.

AQuESTT helps leaders from the designated schools create solutions that address positivepartnerships, student transitions, educational opportunities and access, college and career

readiness, educator effectiveness, and assessments.

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The Tennessee Leaders for Equity Playbook is a flexible support tool developed by theTennessee Department of Education in collaboration with a statewide design team of educationleaders to help school, district, and community leaders in Tennessee and beyond provide and

sustain equitable outcomes for all students.

This tool coaches leaders on how to shift mindsets about equity and details tangible actionsleaders can take focused on seven commitments to create equitable outcomes for all students -

including reducing disproportionate suspension and expulsion rates, increasing earlypostsecondary opportunities, recruiting and retaining a diverse teaching force, and embedding

cultural competence in school practice.

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CCSSO highlights New Mexico’s successful Principals Pursuing Excellence program thatleverages the expertise of educational leaders to support dramatic improvement in student

achievement.

This program is focused on building leadership capacity in the state’s schools and providingprofessional development and mentorship to newer school leaders.

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Recognizing that school improvement can't happen without the leadership of principals,superintendents, and school boards, the Arkansas Department of Education is realigning its

school turnaround work with its Professional Standards for Educational Leaders.

Several Arkansas schools will pilot a new rubric to support proactive actions leaders can take todrive improvement in schools.

The effort is part of the state's larger Leader Excellence and Development System, whichprovides school leaders with professional networking and learning opportunities.

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The Louisiana Department of Education partnered with Johns Hopkins University to launch theLouisiana High School Redesign Cohort, a network of 31 school leaders collaborating to rethink

the core components of their high school design.

The cohort includes alternative, charter, and traditional public schools from both urban and ruralschool systems.

Select high schools from this network will have the opportunity to work with national experts onreimagining both school structure and student outcome services that further prepare graduates

for college and career.

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In September 2016, 10 states gathered in New York City and made a commitment to takeadvantage of the opportunities in the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) to elevate school

leaders as their primary agents for school improvement.

Each state established a team made up of staff from the state education agency, thestate's largest urban districts, and Urban League affiliates. Learn more about their approaches in

this blog series, which features insights from Pennsylvania, Ohio, and Nebraska.

Tools & Resources

Education Commission of the States released School Leadership: A Primer for Policymakers toguide newly elected or appointed state officials as they create policies that better support schools

leaders.

This resource details show school leadership standards, recruitment, preparation design and

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program approval policies, and certification policies all play an important role in how statesensure schools have effective leaders.

NGA’s Improving Educational Outcomes: How State Policy Can Support School Principals asInstructional Leaders details how states and school districts can provide principals with support to

guide high-quality instruction in their buildings.

This resource offers governors and state policymakers short- and long-term strategies, includingimproving principal professional development and preparation systems and shifting certification

policies.

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CCSSO partnered with The Wallace Foundation to release State Efforts to Strengthen SchoolLeadership: Insights from CCSSO Action Groups to help inform state leaders in their efforts to

strengthen the recruitment, preparation, support, and supervision of school leaders.

The report highlights the importance of mentoring principals, providing effective professionaldevelopment opportunities, and building school leaders’ capacity to develop teachers.

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Seven Questions Boards Should Ask About School Leadership, a resource from NASBE, helpsinform state leaders and other policymakers as they create policies that significantly impact

school leadership.

These questions generate thinking around recruitment strategies, evaluation processes,professional learning, and opportunities to leverage ESSA.

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The States Leading campaign celebrates the progress states are making toward providing equitable education forall students through the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) and innovative polices in other key areas ofeducation, such as early childhood education, teacher preparation, and career readiness, among others.

Thank you to our proud partners:The Council of Chief State School Officers

Education Commission of the StatesNational Governors Association

The National Association of State Boards of Education National Conference of State Legislatures

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