Principal as Instructional Leader

• What is a principal’s role as an instructional leader? Use the readings to shape your vision for instructional leadership and to support the points you make 
• From your experience with schools, do most principals act as instructional leaders?

Chapter 1: Debugging the School (p. 1 – 14)
Chapter 6: Monitoring Progress and Midcourse Corrections (p. 90 – 108)
James-Ward, C., Fisher, D., & Frey, N. (2013). Using data to focus instructional improvement. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development (ASCD).

Chapter 7: The Lens of Instructional Leader (p. 103 – 122)
Lee, S. G. (2010). The instructional leadership toolbox: A handbook for improving practice. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Chapter 2: Be an Instructional Resource for your Staff (p. 33 – 44)
McEwan-Adkins, E.K. (2003). 7 steps to effective instructional leadership. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press