The Principal Pipeline Podcast
This two-part series features principals, district and state leaders, and university officials who’ve developed strong principal pipelines.
The Principal Pipeline podcast features in-depth conversations with school principals, district-level leaders, state leaders and university officials who’ve developed strong principal pipelines, so that others can listen and learn from their experiences.
Series One explores how these efforts proved to be feasible and affordable in six large school districts, while Series Two explores the effectiveness of building principal pipelines.
Series Two: Pipelines Benefit Districts and Students
Episode 11: How Districts, States and Universities Can Play a Role
Districts, states and universities all play a role in building and supporting principal pipelines to help improve schools and raise student achievement.
Episode 10: How Districts Sustained Their Principal Pipelines
Principal pipelines demonstrate staying power with continued commitment by districts long after Wallace funding ended.
Episode 9: Measuring the Effectiveness of Principal Pipelines
Lead researchers behind a groundbreaking study of the effectiveness of principal pipelines discuss the research design.
Episode 8: Building Principal Pipelines Improves Principal Retention
Leaders from Prince George’s County public schools in Maryland discuss how building a principal pipeline has helped to create stability, networks of support, and clear standards
Episode 7: A District Strategy to Improve Student Achievement
Leaders from New York City explore the connection between principal pipelines and student achievement.
Series One: Practitioners Share Lessons from the Field
Episode 6: Shoring Up Two Critical Roles: Assistant Principals and Principal Supervisors
In Prince George’s County, leaders explain how these two roles can help strengthen the principal pipeline
Episode 5: States Can Play a Role in Building Principal Pipelines
This episode explores why Tennessee is placing a big bet on pipelines—and how it is working so far.
Episode 4: Mentors Support Novice Principals on the Job
School and district leaders from Gwinnett County, Georgia, discuss the components of their principal-mentoring program.
Episode 3: Districts and Universities Work Together to Improve Preparation
The Principal Pipeline explores how Chicago forged a critical partnership between districts and universities.
Episode 2: Improving Job Standards and Hiring Pays Off
Two Affordable Components Produce Immediate Benefits
Episode 1: Building the Pipeline
The inaugural episode of The Principal Pipeline podcast explores how to attract and retain effective school leaders.
