Urban School District's Preparing New Principals Program 2008-2011: Perceptions of Program Completers, Supervising Principals, and Senior Level School District Administrators

The purpose of these three parallel mixed method studies was to measure the effectiveness of an urban school district’s 2011 Preparing New Principals Program (PNPP). Results supported the premise that preparing principals for school leadership in 2013 must develop them as instructional leaders who can improve teacher performance and student achievement. The recommendations are useful to any school district or institution of higher education...