Building a Principal Pipeline | OAS Episode 134

The guest on this podcast is Paul Manna, a professor of government and public policy at William & Mary in Williamsburg, Va. Manna has written extensively about federal and state education policy. A key focus of Manna’s research concerns the role of principals in K-12 education and ways to identify and groom candidates to become principals. Manna talks about the critical role principals play, how a principal pipeline can work and why the investment in principal training is worthwhile. He also shared some thoughts for how legislators can approach the issue and policies that can help foster school leaders. Resources Developing Excellent School Principals to Advance Teaching and Learning: Considerations for State Policy, Wallace Foundation New book tells story of Illinois’ principal preparation reform, Illinois State University North Carolina State University Educational Leadership Academy OAS Episode 134 Transcription “Principal Pipelines: A Feasible, Affordable, and Effective Way for Districts to Improve Schools,” Wallace Foundation Principals Pipeline Homepage, Wallace Foundation