School Leadership Interventions Under the Every Student Succeeds Act: Evidence Review: Updated and Expanded

Logic Models for Selecting, Designing, and Implementing Evidence-Based Leadership Interventions: Companion Guide to <em>School Leadership Interventions Under the Every Student Succeeds Act</em>

“…We used the following four-step process: 1) Identi ed programs for each intervention type: First, we identi ed a set of programs we could analyze to build the logic models. We started with the list of programs that met ESSA evidence standards in Herman et al (2017). We supplemented these programs with others highlighted in reviews of promising leadership programs (e.g., George W. Bush Institute), as well as those recommended by a panel of 12 experts, including six RAND researchers and six external experts in leadership.…”

What It Takes to Operate and Maintain Principal Pipelines: Costs and Other Resources

“…Such efforts have a solid base of research attesting to their effectiveness (Herman et al, 2017), and some view them as particularly costeffective because principals "can be powerful multipliers of effective teaching and leadership practices in schools" (Manna, 2015, p. 7; Leithwood et al, 2004, p. 14). Although the logic of this perspective is sound, in truth, we know very little about the resources required to improve school leadership.…”

“…L. 114-95, 2015) to use federal funds to support initiatives to improve school leadership (Herman et al, 2017). The information in this report could help school districts and state education agencies consider potential investments in principal pipelines that could be procured through federal funding.…”

“…L. 1965), emphasizes the importance of school leadership for school improvement and provides opportunities for states and districts to use federal funds to support initiatives intended to improve the quality of principals and other school leaders. In selecting or designing school leadership initiatives, states and districts can draw from a solid base of research that is consistent with the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act, demonstrating a link between such initiatives and positive outcomes for students, schools, teachers, or principals (Herman et al, 2017). This research base can be used to support initiatives involving leader-evaluation systems, principal preparation programs, strategic staff management, professional learning for principals and other school leaders, school leader working conditions, and broader school improvement efforts that have a leadership focus.…”

RAND School Leadership Intervention Evaluation Toolkit

“…That report was based on a systematic review of literature. Additional details on the review method and data sources can be found in Herman et al (2017).…”