The Three V's of Effective Leadership
What makes a principal or any leader effective? If you're like me, you've worked under many different leaders with varying styles of leadership. This is especially true in the school setting. Early on in my career, I was asked if I was interested in being a school administrator. I promptly replied, "No, I want to stay close to the classroom". This has always been my passion- teaching. I held the perception that principals were so involved in administrative tasks and responsibilities that they were not able to participate fully as instructional leaders. I held on to this belief for 25 years, but I also discovered that you don't have to be a principal to be a leader in a school. After 10 years of teaching and 15 years of being an instructional coach, I found myself interested in the future of educational leadership in our schools. Gone are the days of the one leader, one school, which brings me back to the question- What makes a principal or leader effective? I nar