Leading Learning Communities: Standards for What Principals Should Know and Be Able To Do

The National Association of Elementary School Association's guide, Leading Learning Communities: Standards for What Principals Should Know and Be Able To Do, presents the voices of elementary and middle school principals who state thier belief that everything a principal does in school must be focused on ensuring the learning of adults and students.

Leading Learning Communities identifies six standards that NAESP believes together characterize instructional leadership in schools. They are: 1) Balance Management and Leadership Roles; 2) Set High Expectations and Standards; 3) Demand Content and Instruction That Ensure Student Achievement; 4) Create a Culture of Adult Learning; 5) Use Multiple Sources of Data as Diagnostic Tools; and, 6) Actively Engage the Community.