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Successful Leadership for Improved Student Learning in High Needs Schools: U.S. Perspectives from the International Successful School Principalship Project (ISSPP)

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Based on findings from the ISSPP, we examine three elements of successful school leadership: (1) improving student performance in high need schools; (2) building organizational capacity to sustain school success over time; and (3) developing leadership that is culturally responsive. Placing these issues in context, we describe the governance and funding foundations of the US system and the demographics of the increasingly diverse US student population. Next we offer an overview of the ISSPP and how it has contributed to the literature on leadership for improved student performance, with particular emphasis on improving the performance of high need schools; building organizational capacity to sustain success over time; and developing leadership that is culturally responsive. We conclude with directions for future research and the significance of site specific and comparative analyses.

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    Details about New York Education Law Article 56: The Charter Schools Act can be found at: http://www.nycsa.org/Legislation/CSLaws/CS%20law.pdf.

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    Stephen L. Jacobson

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Jacobson, S.L., Johnson, L. (2011). Successful Leadership for Improved Student Learning in High Needs Schools: U.S. Perspectives from the International Successful School Principalship Project (ISSPP). In: Townsend, T., MacBeath, J. (eds) International Handbook of Leadership for Learning. Springer International Handbooks of Education, vol 25. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-1350-5_31

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