School Leadership Change Emerging in Alabama
Results of the Governor’s Congress on School Leadership
In 2004, Alabama Governor Bob Riley and State Superintendent Joseph B. Morton convened the Governor’s Congress on School Leadership to transform the state’s framework for educational leadership and provide Alabama’s schools with leaders who can improve instruction and achievement. This report outlines the ways in which Alabama has changed school leadership throughout the state, presents university and district partners’ perspectives on the reform, and provides recommendations for further reform to continue improving school leadership in Alabama.