Many principals report that it’s difficult to be a literacy leader if earlier in your career you didn’t teach grades 1-3 or serve as a literacy coach. One of our favorite resources is the 2014 report released by the Wallace Foundation called The School Principal as Leader. In it the authors discuss 5 key responsibilities: shape a vision of academic success for all students, create a hospitable climate, cultivate leadership, improve instruction, and manage for school improvement.
Download 95 Percent Group’s summary of the Wallace Foundation article.