Phi Delta KappanPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1177/00317217231219406
Jon Saphier
{"title":"A new North Star","authors":"Jon Saphier","doi":"10.1177/00317217231219406","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00317217231219406","url":null,"abstract":"Leadership gurus often put creating a “shared vision” at the top of their pyramid of what successful leaders do. These visions are best when they are an anchor or a North Star – unwavering goals that the district works toward. Author Jon Saphier proposes this North Star for districts: Make every school an engine for continuous improvement of high-expertise teaching for equity. Saphier writes that the statement conjures concrete images of what to do to improve the experience of children and their learning. It comes with deep anchors in the research base on instructional improvement, deep roots in the literature of healthy organizational culture, and direct ties to the lived experiences of students in school.","PeriodicalId":47826,"journal":{"name":"Phi Delta Kappan","volume":"36 1","pages":"52 - 56"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138627135","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Phi Delta KappanPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1177/00317217231219404
Kathleen Vail
{"title":"The path of a principal: A conversation with Sham Bevel","authors":"Kathleen Vail","doi":"10.1177/00317217231219404","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00317217231219404","url":null,"abstract":"Sham Bevel, principal of Bayside Sixth Grade Campus in the Virginia Beach City Schools, is one of three finalists for the 2024 National Principal of the Year award. The honor, awarded annually by the National Association of Secondary School Principals, recognizes outstanding school leaders who make exemplary contributions to their schools, staff, students, and the profession. Phi Delta Kappan spoke with Bevel about her path to becoming a principal, how principals keep their schools aligned and focused on their goals, and the importance of modeling expectations.","PeriodicalId":47826,"journal":{"name":"Phi Delta Kappan","volume":"108 13","pages":"42 - 45"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138608683","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Phi Delta KappanPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1177/00317217231219411
Jonathan E. Collins
{"title":"Policy Solutions: Should superintendents be elected?","authors":"Jonathan E. Collins","doi":"10.1177/00317217231219411","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00317217231219411","url":null,"abstract":"Research shows that student achievement is higher when the district leadership is stable. Superintendent turnover, especially in urban areas, continues to rise, and many blame education politics for the leadership churn. Columnist Jonathan E. Collins proposes turning the superintendency into an elected position would solve the problem. Elections would give superintendents a guaranteed term of office and they could run as an incumbent on their record.","PeriodicalId":47826,"journal":{"name":"Phi Delta Kappan","volume":" 34","pages":"62 - 63"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138613948","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Phi Delta KappanPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1177/00317217231219375
{"title":"Browsing: Further thoughts on this month’s theme","authors":"","doi":"10.1177/00317217231219375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00317217231219375","url":null,"abstract":"News, quotes, and insights from the past related to the theme of the December 2023/January 2024 issue of Kappan, “Preparing school and district leaders.”","PeriodicalId":47826,"journal":{"name":"Phi Delta Kappan","volume":"74 s316","pages":"5 - 6"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138622090","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Phi Delta KappanPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1177/00317217231219405
Ferial Pearson, Steven Gill
{"title":"Reducing harm for the LGBTQ+ community","authors":"Ferial Pearson, Steven Gill","doi":"10.1177/00317217231219405","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00317217231219405","url":null,"abstract":"Despite progress in recent years, members of the LGBTQ+ community remain underrepresented and underserved in the school system. Ferial Pearson and Steven Gill draw on research literature and their own experiences as out queer educators to recommend a set of actions educators can take to reduce harm to members of these communities in school. They call for explicit safe/brave spaces and school cultures, support for LGBTQ+ educators, greater representation in school curricula, and professional development for teachers. Current research shows the benefits of these approaches, but more research is needed to learn what school-level practices and policy changes will be most beneficial to students in different regions and with different intersecting identities.","PeriodicalId":47826,"journal":{"name":"Phi Delta Kappan","volume":" 56","pages":"46 - 51"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138620178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Phi Delta KappanPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1177/00317217231219401
Wesley L.C. Henry, Bryan A. VanGronigen, Meredith L. Wronowski, James L. Olive
{"title":"Designing teacher leadership for school improvement","authors":"Wesley L.C. Henry, Bryan A. VanGronigen, Meredith L. Wronowski, James L. Olive","doi":"10.1177/00317217231219401","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00317217231219401","url":null,"abstract":"While the demands of teaching continue to escalate, teacher development has changed relatively little over time, leaving many of today’s teachers feeling underprepared, overwhelmed, or demoralized with few opportunities to make real change. Teacher leadership holds promise for both addressing challenges within schools and empowering teachers. Wesley L.C. Henry, Bryan A. VanGronigen, Meredith L. Wronowski, and James L. Olive highlight how a large urban school district in the United States created, resourced, and implemented a program to develop a corps of teacher leaders who used what they were learning to analyze and critique local school improvement plans. They then presented their ideas to administrators and collaborated with their colleagues to implement more responsive improvement efforts.","PeriodicalId":47826,"journal":{"name":"Phi Delta Kappan","volume":"49 4","pages":"26 - 30"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138626489","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Phi Delta KappanPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1177/00317217231219374
Teresa Preston
{"title":"The Editor’s Note: The work of leaders","authors":"Teresa Preston","doi":"10.1177/00317217231219374","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00317217231219374","url":null,"abstract":"Leading a school or district requires a complex array of skills, yet leadership development programs have not always given leaders the skills they need. Teresa Preston, Kappan’s editor-in-chief, gives an overview of the December 2023/January 2024 issue, which focuses on preparing school and district leaders.","PeriodicalId":47826,"journal":{"name":"Phi Delta Kappan","volume":" 12","pages":"4 - 4"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138613403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Phi Delta KappanPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1177/00317217231219403
Robert Feirsen, Seth Weitzman
{"title":"Conflict-competent leadership","authors":"Robert Feirsen, Seth Weitzman","doi":"10.1177/00317217231219403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00317217231219403","url":null,"abstract":"Conflict management is one of the most stressful and frustrating aspects of a school leader’s job. An inability to overcome conflicting viewpoints, ever more palpable in today’s polarized climate, stymies innumerable school reform efforts. Yet, the subject is rarely examined in graduate-level leadership preparation programs or in-service professional development. Robert Feirsen and Seth Weitzman explain that conflict in schools is normal and discuss why knowing how to manage conflict can strengthen leaders and build capacity for school improvement. They offer specific strategies to build conflict resolution skills and embed collaborative problem solving in school culture.","PeriodicalId":47826,"journal":{"name":"Phi Delta Kappan","volume":"110 10","pages":"37 - 41"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138608477","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Phi Delta KappanPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1177/00317217231219408
James F. Lane
{"title":"Learning with Leaders: Rally around the kids: Angélica Infante-Green","authors":"James F. Lane","doi":"10.1177/00317217231219408","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00317217231219408","url":null,"abstract":"In the Learning with Leaders column, PDK CEO James F. Lane talks with Angélica Infante-Green, the Rhode Island commissioner of elementary and secondary education. She shares how the students in her state have seen success in CTE programs. She also talks about how Rhode Island is changing the high school credit structure and suggests ways to create a robust pipeline for teachers.","PeriodicalId":47826,"journal":{"name":"Phi Delta Kappan","volume":"55 5","pages":"60 - 61"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138626410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Phi Delta KappanPub Date : 2023-12-01DOI: 10.1177/00317217231219400
James C. Eslinger
{"title":"Equity-centered school leaders","authors":"James C. Eslinger","doi":"10.1177/00317217231219400","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/00317217231219400","url":null,"abstract":"Ohio’s Columbus City Schools developed a new urban grow-your-own principal pipeline. This pipeline emphasizes the cultivation of equity-centered principals who can address educational and social disparities in transformative and sustainable ways. Drawing from research and professional literature and from district and stakeholder engagements, author James C. Eslinger outlines six interrelated critical dispositions that need to be nurtured within school leaders. He demonstrates how these dispositions are integrated in the recruitment, preparation, and induction of aspiring and novice school leaders in the district. These dispositions are key drivers for leaders’ beliefs and practices to advance equity in schools and beyond.","PeriodicalId":47826,"journal":{"name":"Phi Delta Kappan","volume":"107 37","pages":"20 - 25"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138608570","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"教育学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}