Leadership

With increased autonomy comes a greater opportunity to lead. Leadership development is an important component in all phases of a charter school’s human resources continuum: from recruitment and retention through professional development. View resources on this page related to leadership in charter schools and what charter schools are doing to create their next generation of leaders.

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Enhancing Teacher Leadership in Charter Schools
School Turnaround Leaders Selection Toolkit
Building Excellent Schools Fellowship
Charter School Executives: Toward a New...

Resources & Research

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Succession Planning In Charter Management Organizations: Sustaining the Future for Charter Schools and Their Students
Toolkit
These reports and materials commissioned by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and posted on...
Better Choices: Charter Incubation As a Strategy for Improving the Charter School Sector
Report
This December 2011 policy brief from the Cities for Education Entrepreneurship Trust and the Thomas...
Enhancing Teacher Leadership in Charter Schools
Toolkit
Originally produced by the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality, this toolkit of...
Incubating High-Quality Charter Schools: Innovations in City-Based Organizations
Brief
In May 2011, the National Charter School Resource Center and the U.S. Department of Education...
Closing the Skill Gap: New Options for Charter School Leadership Development
Report
This 2008 National Charter School Research Project report examines the supply of charter school...
Charter School Executives: Toward a New Generation of Leadership
Report
This report examines the need to expand the supply of charter school leaders as the number of...
All Resources & Research
Incubating High-Quality Charter Schools: Innovations in City-Based Organizations
Brief
In May 2011, the National Charter School Resource Center and the U.S. Department of Education...
Enhancing Teacher Leadership in Charter Schools
Toolkit
Originally produced by the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality, this toolkit of...
Charter School Center Newsletter: Hiring Turnaround Leaders
Article
The Charter School Center's August 2010 newsletter focuses on hiring leaders for...
Key Issue: Enhancing Teacher Leadership
Toolkit
This 2007 online searchable document from the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher...
Charter School Leadership and Risk Management
Toolkit
This training guide from Utah’s Department of Administrative Services outlines key...
School Turnaround Leaders Selection Toolkit
Toolkit
This toolkit for hiring leaders for turnaround schools includes tools and checklists to guide...