Imagine the Unimaginable

Author(s): Timothy Waters, David Else, Greg Reed, Tom Alsbury

Audience(s): Administrators

Product Description:

Research on leadership and student achievement calls for the coming together of research and development experts, K−12 practitioners and mentors, principal preparation institution faculty, state associations, and state departments of education to nurture a seamless system of continuous learning, professional development, and effective practice. This article details the evolution of such a system, the Iowa School Leadership System (ISLS).

Key Ideas:

This article describes how the School Administrators of Iowa, Iowa Area Education Agencies, three Iowa universities, and McREL collaborated to create ISLS and the resulting coherent system of preparation, training, and licensure for school leaders in Iowa.

APA Citation:

Waters, T., Alsbury, T., Else, D., & Reed, G. (2006). Imagine the unimaginable. Denver, CO: Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning.