Readings
for the
Minnesota Principal Performance Assessment System
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The Evaluation of Minnesota's School Principals - A comprehensive performance review process for evaluating principals. "Vested in best practice and tied closely to Minnesota's competencies, this system is designed to provide district administrators with the means to assess principal performance and to enhance professional growth." |
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| 10 Skills for Successful School Leaders NASSP has identified what are believed to be 10 skills that encompass the bulk of what school leadership entails. |
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| Connecticut Administrator Test A validated test designed to assess the knowledge, skills, dispositions, and performances of individuals seeking a Connecticut administrator's certificate based on the Connecticut Standards for School Leaders. |
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| National Board Certification for Principals: A New Way to Develop, Recognize & Retain Top School Leaders The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) has announced an initiative to develop National Board Certification for Principals. |
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Review Backs New Tool for Principal Evaluation |
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| School Leaders Licensure Assessment A School Leaders Licensure Assessment, created by ETS as part of The Praxis Series, measures whether entry-level education leaders have the standards-relevant knowledge believed necessary for competent professional practice. |
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| School Leadership Study: Developing Successful Principals (Cohen, Darling-Hammond, and LaPointe) A paper presented at the 2006 annual convention of the University Council for Educational Administration that highlighted the final report of Stanford's School Leadership Study. It discusses various policy and resource factors that enhance or impede the implementation of exemplary programs that develop and support principals. |
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| Preparing School Leaders for a Changing World: Lessons from Exemplary Leadership Development Programs. April 2007 (Cohen, Darling-Hammond, LaPointe, Meyerson, and Orr) The final report of Stanford University's School Leadership Study. |
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| The Evaluation of Minnesota's School Principals A school principal performance review process developed by the MASA, MESPA, MASSP, and BOSA. |
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| Improving School Leadership Executive Summaries Executive summaries of two Improving School Leadership reports titled (a) Volume 1: Policy and Practice, and (b) Volume 2: Case Studies on System Leadership. |
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| Better Schools For A Better Minnesota A 7-point plan for achieving excellence. |
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Links to other readings, programs, and practice New York Leadership Academy |