LSS Continues Its Series of Principal Leadership Forums on Such Topics as the Principal's Role and Aligning Standards

The Laboratory for Student Success (LSS) continues to sponsor Principal Leadership Forums at Temple University in Philadelphia. The Principal Leadership Forum is a series of sessions including directed readings, analyses, practice of knowledge and task-specific skills, guest speakers, panel discussions, and work groups. The Forum is an opportunity for principals to join with and support other principals. Practitioners experienced in initiating and maintaining innovative school-based improvement programs that have proven effective serve as discussion leaders. The purpose is to provide a forum for discussing leadership roles in implementing strategies for student success. Among the expected outcomes are: Participants will design an implementation plan and establish a network for achieving the improvement goals of their respective school improvement plan.

Six recent Forums included:

Aligning Standards, Curriculum, Instruction, and Assessment -- October 30, 2001

The Principal's Role in a High-Performing Learning Community -- October 16, 2001

Data-Driven Decision-Making that Transforms Low-Performing Schools into High-Performing Learning Communities -- October 2, 2001

Linking Schools, Families, and Communities -- April 11, 2001

The Principal's Role in Facilitating Professional Development of School Staff -- March 28, 2001

Student Diversity in Effective Schools: Research-based and Practical Wisdom -- March 14, 2001