Leadership In Focus

On Friday, December 11th 2009, the National Center for the Analysis of Longitudinal Data in Education Research held its 3rd Annual Conference: Principal Effectiveness and Leadership in an Era of Accountability: What Research Says. This year's conference focused on educational leadership and management.

The meeting brought together policy analysts, prominent scholars in education research, and educational leadership practitioners to shed some light on the extent to which school leaders matter for student achievement, teacher effectiveness, and effective schools, and why.

Among the issues discussed were the ways in which school performance relates to the characteristics of school principals; how school leadership relates to teacher attrition; school policies and practices common among successful school leaders; and how to prepare principals for this increasingly demanding job. 
 

Recent Press on Event

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Studies Explore Secrets of Principals' Success
Education Week
December 8, 2009

2009 CALDER Conference Materials

We invite you to learn more about the 2009 Annual CALDER Conference proceedings using the resources below: 

• Full conference schedule 
• Featured speakers

Conference presentations:

Welcome and Purpose
Jane Hannaway, The Urban Institute/ CALDER

PANEL I: Principals and School Outcomes
Estimating Principal Effectiveness
Eric Hanushek, Hoover Institution/CALDER
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Teachers’ Perceptions of their Working Conditions: How Predictive of Policy-Relevant Outcomes?
Helen Ladd, Duke University/CALDER
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Michael Hansen, The Urban Institute/CALDER
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Comments from the Floor

PANEL II: Principals and Effective Schools and Teachers
School Principals and School Performance
Damon Clark, University of Florida/CALDER
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What Makes for a Good Teacher & Who Can Tell?
Tim Sass, Florida State University/CALDER
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Jacob Vigdor, Duke University/CALDER
 

Comments from the Floor

PANEL III: Effective School Leadership:
Policy and Practice
The Importance of Organizational Management for Principal Effectiveness: Evidence from Miami
Susanna Loeb, Stanford University/CALDER
 | Presentation |  Paper I  |  Paper II |  Paper III |  Paper IV

The Policy Choices of Successful Principals
David Figlio, Northwestern University/CALDER
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James Wyckoff, University of Virginia/CALDER

Comments from the Floor

PANEL IV: Comments from Practitioners

Richard Flanary, Senior Director of Leadership Programs & Services, NASSP

Kathleen Nadurak, Executive Vice President of Programs, NYC Leadership Academy
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Jonathan Schnur, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder, New Leaders for New Schools

Comments from the Floor

For More Info Contact

Miriam Okine
mokine@urban.org
202-261-5739