A Briefing on Strengthening the School Leadership Pipeline and Connections to Federal Policy
Overview
- The technical assistance briefing, made at the invitation of Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions, centered on a presentation by Wallace President Will Miller called “Strengthening the School Leadership Pipeline and Connections to Federal Policy" as well as a Q&A with four school leadership experts.
- Miller reviewed evidence from the foundation's 15-plus years of research and fieldwork in school leadership, including that leaders are second only to teachers among in-school factors affecting student achievement. He also discussed the opportunity in the federal Higher Education Act to improve the preparation and support of school leaders, along with specific legislative recommendations.
- The experts—Paul Fleming, assistant commissioner, Tennessee Dept. of Education; Wendy Robinson, superintendent, Fort Wayne Community Schools; Steve Tozer, director, Center for Urban Education Leadership, University of Illinois at Chicago; and LaTarsha Green, principal, Dawes Elementary School, Evanston/Skokie School District—offered perspectives on school leadership from the vantage point of a state education agency, an urban district, a university-based principal preparation program, and a school.