2014-15 State of Education Report in Tennessee: Progress Report | Page 6

TRANSFORM INSTRUCTION THROUGH
HIGH-QUALITY SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
THAT MEETS LOCAL NEEDS.

WHAT DO WE NEED TO DO?
Principal Preparation:
Promote principal preparation
program approval processes that
require the implementation of best
practices in principal preparation.

Support for Current Principals:
Provide professional development
and ongoing support to current
principals to ensure they have
the skills necessary to serve as
instructional leaders in their
schools.

Principal Pipeline Data System:
Create a data system that provides
more comprehensive information
about principal preparation
programs, current school leader
performance, and the nature of the
principal labor market to better
inform improvement practices in
the principal pipeline.

Principal Evaluation:
Expand training and support for
district leaders on the principal
evaluation.

WHO CAN HELP?

HOW WILL WE MEASURE SUCCESS?

State Board of Education and Tennessee
Department of Education:
Develop and implement a more rigorous
principal preparation program approval process.

 New principal preparation program
approval process developed and
implemented.

CORE offices:
Convene regional professional learning
communities, facilitating partnerships between
districts with innovative support programs for
principals with other districts looking to develop
such programs.

 Regional professional learning
communities convened to develop models
for principal support.

State Board of Education:
Pass a policy that requires principal preparation
programs to report key metrics and indicators to
the state on an annual basis.

 Policy passed requiring principal
preparation programs to report data to the
state annually.

Tennessee Higher Education Commission:
Compile these indicators and metrics to create
a comprehensive data system on the principal
pipeline.

CORE offices:
Expand training and support for district leaders
on the principal evaluation.

 Comprehensive data system on the
principal pipeline created.

 Professional learning opportunities
provided to district leaders on the principal
evaluation.