Leadership in Action: Getting an Education - Schools Leaders Need Specialized Development

LINK TO ACHIEVEMENT

On the surface, CCL's programs for educational leaders look very much like its other leader development programs. They embrace many of the same principles and make use of the same models, exercises, and assessment tools. In addition, however, these programs are customized for educational leaders' personal characteristics and sociopolitical context in these ways:

• They emphasize the link between leader development and student learning and achievement.
• They use facilitators who have in-depth understanding of educational organizations, can translate general models of leadership into the public school context, and have deep empathy for the sociopolitical challenges and pressures educational leaders face.
• They are designed so that ...