regional principal leadership academy
New Studies Explore the Secrets of Principals' Success
"Everybody says principals make a difference, but there's really been no systematic effort to try to estimate the extent to which they make a difference, how they make a difference, and how they're distributed across schools," says Jane Hannaway, head of the Urban Institute's National Center for Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research (CALDER), which is publishing a new collection of working papers on the subject. Read summaries of the studies in Ed Week.
In Focus with ... Reginald Fisher
The impact of Houston A+ Challenge's Regional Principal Leadership Academy is reaching far beyond the Houston metropolitan region. In August 2009, Reginald Fisher, an outstanding member of Cohort I, was named principal of Frankford High School in Philadelphia, PA.
Fisher launched his career as an educator in 1991 as a charter member of Teach For America's Houston corps. "I had an epiphany and realized that I wanted to dedicate my life to public service," he said.
In Focus with ... Karl Koehler
On December 9, 2009, Houston A+ Challenge hosted an Aspiring Principals Luncheon to spotlight Cohort Two of our Regional Principal Leadership Academy.
Anthony Muhammad
Dr. Anthony Muhammad (Author and Founder of New Frontier 21) discusses four types of teachers typically found on school campuses, and how school leaders can work with these groups to build real Professional Learning Communities and momentum for student-focused school change.
Dr. Muhammed visited Houston November 12-13, 2009, for a public lecture and a full-day private workshop with aspiring principals in Houston A+ Challenge's Regional Principal Leadership Academy.
Remembering Ted Sizer
Last month's Leadership in Action newsletter opened with the following quote from Ted Sizer: "The best we educational planners can do is to create the conditions for teachers and students to flourish and get out of their way."
At the time of publication, A+ had not yet learned of the passing of Ted Sizer. It is fitting to take some time this month to honor the legacy that Theodore R.
Aspiring Principals: Apply for the A+ Leadership Academy
Do you believe that all of the region's public school students can acheive postsecondary success when provided with a high-quality education? Are you a teacher leader, administrator, or professional with the passion, drive and skills to lead a high-need school?
Spend Seven Minutes with A+ National Speakers
To share our learning with the wider community, Houston A+ Challenge has begun compiling a video library featuring brief interviews with national speakers who have recently spent time with our principal and teacher networks.
Let us know what you think about these new video clips:
An A+ Legacy at Carver High (Aldine ISD)
During a November 4 site visit to Carver High School in Aldine ISD, the 18 aspiring principals in Houston A+ Challenge's Regional Principal Leadership Academy witnessed a new Carver tradition being carried on between cohorts of A+ Principal Interns.
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In Focus with ... Ellen Winstead
Ellen M. Winstead, is saying YES to leadership. She is the founding School Director of YES Prep West.
Ellen Winstead (second from right) and members of the YES Prep West faculty with Malcolm Gladwell (third from left), author of The Tipping Point and Outliers
As one of 19 aspiring principals in last year's Regional Principal Leadership Academy cohort, Ellen spent her internship year working closely with other YES Prep directors to plan the opening of the newest YES site, located in West Houston.
