Induction - Principals Capturing Our Learning
Overview Purpose: To accelerate a new principal’s effectiveness Key Elements of Induction Onboarding New Principals Supporting Quality Induction of New Principals Ensuring High Quality Mentors and Coaches Supporting Alignment of New Principal Induction with Performance Standards See the Principal ABC Tool and Executive Summary of the Principal Puzzle Pieces for additional information Urban Schools Human Capital Academy
Key Research High-needs schools are more likely than other schools to have principals who are in their first year at the school and are the least likely to be led by principals with more than five years of experience Rice. (2010) Urban Schools Human Capital Academy
Key Content Induction
HR’s Role in Principal Quality Betsy On the principal side, we know that effective principals are: Good instructional leaders, that is – they can facilitate teachers’ learning about how to improve instruction Good HC managers – they know how to get and keep the best people in their schools Have a strong vision and can build a strong culture of academic excellence Align and manage their resources for student achievement – budget, people, processe Potential questions to ask the group after reviewing this slide: Do you feel like these are comprehensive, or do you feel like anything is missing? Urban Schools Human Capital Academy October 2014
The Principalship is Challenging Demanding and increasing workload and expectations Limited autonomy over key decisions coupled with strong accountability Isolation and lack of support Pay can overlap with differentiated teacher pay Betsy Urban Schools Human Capital Academy October 2014
Tools and Activities
Tools Principal Power Metrics – Actions of Impact Offers HR/HC teams actions that have an impact in each bucket of the Principal Power Metrics. It also includes: Snippets from the Research Power Metrics Recap Actions of Impact – High-impact, often low-cost ideas Top USHCA Tools and Materials Urban Schools Human Capital Academy