Preparing And Supporting School Leaders: The Importance of Assessment and Evaluation

Preparing And Supporting School Leaders: The Importance of Assessment and Evaluation - "This brief, offers field-based insights — not silver bullets, not research findings, and not final solutions — collected from Select seminar participants as well as participants in a companion meeting on program assessment and evaluation held several months later. All participants were familiar with leadership program design and implementation and with the complex issues involved in assessing and evaluating both program and product effectiveness. Among the participants were members of the SLLC, individuals running preparation programs under a variety of organizational arrangements - university based, school-district based, or based in collaboratives among local districts, state professional education associations, and/or community-based organizations. Other participants included national evaluation experts (including many who serve as SLLC program evaluators) and researchers, as well as representatives from new provider organizations in the leadership preparation arena and from several of the philanthropic organizations currently funding leadership initiatives. This leadership brief distills authentic conversations, anchored by participants’ insights gleaned from experience in the field. Conversations focused on assessment and evaluation questions, promising practices, and policy and program challenges. Eight themes pervaded the discussions and are offered as guidance to those running school leadership programs across the country. Selected best practices are presented throughout the text and contact information is also supplied for those who desire additional information."

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