What impact does a highly effective principal, focused on equity, have on student outcomes?

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Competencies

Model a personal commitment to equity and belief in all students, specifically historically marginalized students, to establish a moral imperative, challenge mindsets, influence school practices, and achieve desired results. (1.1a)
Use effective writing and composition skills to achieve desired results and/or school goals. (1.3d)
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Reflect

What impact does a highly effective principal, focused on equity, have on student outcomes?

A principal in the 75th percentile of effectiveness yields nearly four months of additional learning for students, according to the Wallace Report. That direct impact on student achievement happens when principals are instructionally focused, establish a productive climate, build collaboration and professional learning communities, and manage resources strategically. Additionally, effective principals embed equity into their practice.

Identify specific actions that you want to incorporate into the foundation of your future school leadership as you read the executive summary of the research. Consider the following question as you read:

What does it mean to “embed equity” into all of your leadership?

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Read

Read How Principals Affect Students and Schools by Grissom, J.A, Egalite, A.J and Lindsay, C.A from the Wallace Foundation.

Read the executive summary and implications on pages 109 – 112. As you read, pay attention to how the researchers define the role of the principal in realizing equity for historically marginalized students.

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Now that you have read “How Principals Affect Students and Schools,” discuss the guiding questions below.

How would you summarize the Wallace Report’s description of principal effectiveness?
What questions should consistently guide your work as a principal centering on racial equity?

https://wallacefoundation.org/sites/default/files/2023-09/How-Principals-Affect-Students-and-Schools.pdf

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