Principal candidates, when asked in an interview if they view themselves as an instructional leader or a manager know full well if they want to get the job, they better answer, Instructional Leader! In the last twenty years the role of the principal as a manager has been downplayed in the literature almost as a weakness. It is not! In fact, when a principal is fired it is normally due to poor management practice more so than flaws in Instructional Leadership. Great principal must be GREAT MANAGERS!
In his Book Beyond Theories and Degrees: The Alley Smarts of Educational Leadership, author Dr. James Fitzpatrick shares in Chapter 4 how Great principal know how to delegate instructional leadership while remaining committed to positive outcomes.
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