DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP CAPACITY TO IMPROVE STUDENT LEARNING

Abstract

Many research studies are examining the link between school leadership and improved student learning. This article describes a collaboration in which university professors in educational leadership and administrators in a public school district have taken the challenge of developing leadership capacity to pursue deep implementation of a professional learning community, which will cultivate high levels of success for all students. We use the Learning Community Culture Indicator, or LCCI, to monitor the effectiveness of leadership training in supporting a high-functioning professional learning community in each school within the district. In this article, we share student achievement and LCCI results after our first 18 months of training, and make recommendations for ongoing leadership development.