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Three Essentials : Improving Schools Requires District Vision, District andState Support, and PrincipalLeadershipAugust 2010 LEARNING-CENTEREDLEADERSHIPPROGRAMThis report was developed by Gene Bottoms, SREB senior vice president, and Jon Schmidt-Davis,research and evaluation specialist for school and leadership research and the publication are supported by the Wallace Foundation, which seeks to support andshare effective ideas and practices that expand learning and enrichment opportunities for all people. The foundation s Three current objectives are to 1) strengthen education leadership to improve studentachievement; 2) improve out-of-school learning opportunities; and 3) expand participation in arts andculture. In pursuit of these goals, Wallace supports the development of knowledge and analysis from multiple sources and differing perspectives. The findings and recommendations of individual reports aresolely those of the authors. For more information and research on these and other related topics, pleasevisit Wallace s Knowledge Center at all the talk about the building principal s key role in producing turnaround high schools, onecritical factor often gets lost in the policy shuffle:Districts vision and actions of system leaders and school board members frequently determine whetherprincipals can be effective in leading school improvement.

Southern Regional Education Board www.sreb.org The Three Essentials: Improving Schools Requires District Vision, District and State Support, and Principal

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