High Schools That Work

High Schools That Work

The Principal Internship: How Can We Get It Right?

by Betty Fry, Gene Bottoms and Kathy O’Neill

This report presents the results of SREB’s survey to measure the quality of internships provided to aspiring principals in university leadership programs in the Southern states. The survey probed the extent to which principal interns are required to observe, participate in and lead activities that focus on improving curriculum, instruction and student achievement. The lack of opportunities to engage in instructional leadership and the wide disconnect between the work of today’s principals and the internship experiences provided are discussed, and actions for improvement in the programs are recommended.

Keywords: principal internships, internship survey, observe activities, participate in activities, lead activities

(05V02); 40 pages; 2005; $3.50 each or $2 for 10 or more

Goal that it reflects: Every school has leadership that results in improved student performance –– and leadership begins with an effective school principal.

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