My take on how a principal can impact student achievement in an elementary school.

1. Student Achievement
~ Tia Henriksen

2. How does the Principal contribute
to student achievement in an
elementary school?

3. Setting
Direction

4. 1. Develop a big-picture view of District and School Goals.
2. Develop a basis for sense of purpose / vision.
3. Set goals: individual/team/school.

5. Setting Developing
Direction People

6. Actively Engage teachers in examining
and improving their practise.

7. Actively Engage teachers in examining
and improving their practise.
Discussions at Staff Meetings

8. Actively Engage teachers in examining
and improving their practise.
Discussions at Staff Meetings
Provide Collaboration Time

9. Actively Engage teachers in examining
and improving their practise.
Discussions at Staff Meetings
Provide Collaboration Time
Facilitate Team Meetings

10. Actively Engage teachers in examining
and improving their practise.
Discussions at Staff Meetings
Provide Collaboration Time
Facilitate Team Meetings
Individual Discussions

11. Actively Engage teachers in examining
and improving their practise.
Discussions at Staff Meetings
Provide Collaboration Time
Facilitate Team Meetings
Individual Discussions
Provide Opportunities to Learn

12. Actively Engage teachers in examining
and improving their practise.
Discussions at Staff Meetings
Provide Collaboration Time
Facilitate Team Meetings
Individual Discussions
Provide Opportunities to Learn
Promote Professional Inquiry

13. Apple Canada

14. • Visiting other classes and schools to observe.
• Provide reading materials for teachers –
books, articles, recent research
• Digital Playground Sessions
Smackdown of Learning!
Learning WITH and FROM one another!

15. Actively Engage teachers in examining
and improving their practise.
Focus on Assessment FOR Learning.

16. Actively Engage teachers in examining
and improving their practise.
Focus on Assessment FOR Learning.
Authentic engagement: students
voice, choice, self-evaluation & peer
feedback.

17. Actively Engage teachers in examining
and improving their practise.
Focus on Assessment FOR Learning.
Authentic engagement: students
voice, choice, self-evaluation & peer
feedback.
Build Human Capacity.

18. It Starts With Administration!
Study
Reflection Groups /
PLN
Digital
Blogging
Sandbox

20. Setting Developing
Direction People
Positive
Culture &
Climate

21. Respect
Culture/Climate

22. Respect
Caring
Culture/Climate

23. Respect
Caring
Culture/Climate
Collaboratio
n

24. Respect
Caring
Culture/Climate
Collaboratio
n
High
Expectations

25. Respect
Caring
Culture/Climate
Collaboratio
n
High High
Morale Expectations

26. Respect
Caring
Culture/Climate
Trust Collaboratio
n
High High
Morale Expectations

27. Respect
Continuous
Learning Caring
Culture/Climate
Trust Collaboratio
n
High High
Morale Expectations

34. Setting Developing
Direction People
Positive Parents /
Culture Community

36. Communicate
Openly
Develop Trust
Work
Together

37. To help improve student achievement,
a principal needs to . . .

38. To help improve student achievement,
a principal needs to . . .
• find ways to involve our parents in our
schools – in engaging ways.

39. To help improve student achievement,
a principal needs to . . .
• find ways to involve our parents in our
schools – in engaging ways.
• find ways to help parents understand how
to help their children at home as our
education system changes.

40. To help improve student achievement,
a principal needs to . . .
• find ways to involve our parents in our
schools – in engaging ways.
• find ways to help parents understand how
to help their children at home as our
education system changes.
• find ways to do this in person and online
for those unable to come into the school.

41. Social Media Strategy
Newsletters School /Class
Websites
Success Blog Twitter