Policymakers and educators recognize the critical importance of elementary school principals in leading effective schools to improve student achievement. In a new PreK-3rd Policy to Action Brief, Sara Mead finds that principals are especially crucial in PreK-3rd settings where instructional leaders must align standards, curriculum, instructional strategies, and assessments from PreK through the elementary grades.
The brief specifies what principals can do to build high-quality PreK-3rd systems, and how policymakers can reduce barriers that constrain principals.
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