School Leadership in Action: Principal Practices is a series of videos featuring exemplary principals in varied school settings nationwide, who bring to life and reinforce the five key practices of effective principals:
- Shaping a Vision of Academic Success for All Students
- Creating a Climate Hospitable to Education
- Cultivating Leadership in Others
- Improving Instruction
- Managing People, Data and Processes to Foster School Improvement
These illustrative, free professional development tools are part of a growing repository for principals and those who support their professional development. They can be used with accompanying support materials or integrated into existing school leadership programs/curriculum. They are appropriate for both formal and informal learning settings and for directed and self-directed learning.