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The AWSP Equity Guide
Regardless of your school leader title, racially-literate leaders actively pursue a deep understanding of their own individual racial identity, continually hone their ability to recognize structural and systemic racism, and courageously change the status quo. This AWSP Equity Guide is designed to help you grow your racial equity skills and understanding, and to support your…
Learn MoreThe AWSP Principal Contract Guide
Need advice to help you negotiate a better contract for you and/or your colleagues in a supportive, productive manner? We've created some videos and a quick course to walk you through our contract guide. To access the course, AWSP Active Members will need to sign in with their MyAWSP account credentials. View Course 2022 Principal…
Learn MoreThe AWSP School Leader Planning Guide
To support you in managing your time with greater purpose, AWSP in collaboration with the National School Leader Collaborative, has created the School Leader Planning Guide — a planning and reflection tool designed specifically for the demands of today’s school leaders.
Learn MoreThe Main Idea
The Main Idea is the perfect resource for leaders who are readers but don't have the time on their hands to do what they love! It’s a great book review service by Jenn David-Lang. Jenn chooses books that help school leaders develop a strong repertoire of effective ideas and practices to help teachers improve student…
Learn MoreCriterion Four: Aligning Curriculum
Criterion four revolves around assisting instructional staff with alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment with state and local district learning goals. Along with Criterion 5, this criterion identifies key aspects of the principal’s role as instructional leader tied to curriculum, instruction, and assessment. Criterion 4 deals with the “what” and Criterion 5 deals with “how.”…
Learn MoreCriterion One: Creating a Culture
An effective leader creates a culture that fosters mutual accountability; it becomes the responsibility of all staff to make sure that all students are successful. An effective leader advocates, nurtures, and sustains a school culture and instructional program that is welcoming, that is built on mutual trust, and that promotes student learning and staff professional…
Learn MoreCriterion Seven: Engaging Families and Communities
Criterion seven revolves around partnering with families and communities to promote learning. An effective school leader recognizes and capitalizes on the potential that families and communities can have on students’ achievement. When these relationships are functioning well, families and communities understand the work of the school and are proud to claim the school as their…
Learn MoreCriterion Six: Managing Resources
Criterion six revolves around managing both staff and fiscal resources to support student achievement and legal responsibilities. Effective leaders manage themselves, their human resources, and fiscal resources in transparent ways such that the capacity of the school community to make complicated decisions grows. Key Questions for Reflection Quick Wins AI Prompts Schedule Help me create…
Learn MoreCriterion Three: Planning with Data
Criterion three focuses on leading the development, implementation, and evaluation of a data-driven plan for increasing student achievement, including the use of multiple student data elements. Data includes both quantitative and qualitative information. Effective leaders use data to guide decisions across all aspects of school systems and the other seven leadership criteria. Key Questions for…
Learn MoreCriterion Two: Ensuring School Safety
An effective leader supports the community (both in and out of school) to develop a more nuanced understanding of what it means to be safe. Physical, emotional, and intellectual safety are critical and necessary conditions for effective teaching and learning to take place. This criterion addresses three areas of school safety: physical safety (2.1), social/emotional/intellectual…
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