State leadership initiatives most commonly take the form of cohort-based academies or institutes serving principals, with other roles served less often¶

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q2 i? State initiatives typically take the form of a leadership academy or institute, a cohort-based program convening leaders over an extended period, commonly a single school year, with eight states offering 2-year programs. → Fitz 2024 q2 i? The vast majority of initiatives serve principals (24 states), with assistant principals (14), teacher leaders (14), other district administrators (8), superintendents (7), teams of school leaders (7), and teams of school and district leaders (4) served in fewer states. → Fitz 2024

Evidence¶

Fitz 2024¶

Fitz, J., Wechsler, M. E., & Levin, S. (2024). State approaches to developing educational leaders. Learning Policy Institute. https://doi.org/10.54300/795.572

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Descriptive analysis of the scan data summarized in Table 1, reporting the number of states whose initiatives serve each leadership role. The report states initiatives are "frequently administered through the state department of education" and that leaders commonly participate over a single school year.

"The vast majority of state-supported leadership development initiatives provide programming oriented toward principals (24 states), though few states focus on this role exclusively. Some state initiatives also make professional learning available to other site-based leaders, including assistant principals (14 states) and teacher leaders (14 states), and to district leaders, including superintendents (7 states), and/or other district administrators (8 states)."

Discussion¶

Related Claims¶

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