The Impact Effective Principals Have On Education

QUEENS UNIVERSITY OF CHARLOTTE THE IMPAСТ EFFECTIVE PRINCIPALS HAVE ON EDUCATION It's a fact: good principals have a positive effect on their environment – from their school, to their district and throughout the entire community. Unfortunately, studies show there are not enough high-quality educational leaders to meet this growing field. Successful principals are developed through the hands-on mentoring they receive from transformational leaders – leaders who understand how to identify, assess and resolve the critical challenges faced in today's evolving educational climate. Impact on Teachers 85% of teachers think their principal is doing an excellent or pretty good job 73% This was just in 1986 Teachers who rate their principals as excellent are more likely to report: Increased collaboration time 40% 24% Opportunities for professional development 42% 28% Teachers w/ Excellent Principals Others 69% of surveyed teachers with 55% of teachers with helpful principals effective principals felt it was report high levels of cooperation/collaboration important to put in their best effort. among staff only 38% of teachers with unhelpful/ compared to just 20% who felt their ineffective principals felt the same principals offered little/no help Impact on Students Fewer Behavioral Incidents Upon implementing positive behavioral interventions and support, schools saw a dramatic decrease in students sent to the principal – 56% fewer 2.5 5.7 per day per day PRINCIPAL Higher Test Scores In one Texas study, having an A+ effective principal was equivalent to 25% 2-7 Months of additional learning per year 33% Effective principals alone account for 25% of a school's impact on student performance gains Teachers account for another 33% Impact on Schools Shortage of principals means the least effective switch schools instead of leaving the system High-achieving schools are 50% more likely to have the same principal for 6+ years This is 71% more likely in high poverty districts The Impact YOU Can Make: Great Leaders are Needed ९ ९ ९ 89,700 10% projected demand growth over 10 years number of principal job openings by 2020 Nearly % of superintendents report at least some shortage of qualified candidates 41% fewer than 15 years prior Of those, only 4.9 meet the minimum interview criteria 8.7 Average number of applicants for a principal vacancy in 2008 Of those hired, just 1 in 5 meet all expectations With the right education, you'll have all the qualifications (and beyond) for the principal job you want Be the positive change teachers and students at your school need. Get started on the path to becoming a principal. QUEENS UNIVERSITY Queens University of Charlotte's online Master's in Educational Leadership prepares you for North Carolina principal licensure while offering mentorship from dedicated, accomplished leaders, putting you on the path to success. OF CHARLOTTE online.queens.edu Sources: http://www.politicalscience.uncc.edu/godwink/PPOL8687/wk12%20april%205%20nclb%201/podgursky%20how%20do%20teachers%20rate%20principals.pdf https://www.nassp.org/Content/158/prr_july11.pdf | http://www.achieve.org/files/RevisedElementaryActionBrief_Final_Feb.pdf | http://educationnext.org/school-leaders-matter/ http://coehp.uark.edu/PrincipalStudy2008.pdf | http://www.bls.gov/ooh/Management/Elementary-middle-and-high-school-principals.htm http://online.queens.edu/masters-in-educational-leadership