What makes an effective school leader? McREL’s research and analysis, first reported in our groundbreaking book School Leadership That Works and later developed into the Balanced Leadership® professional learning program, identified a set of 21 specific actions and responsibilities that positively affect student achievement—actions that all school leaders can learn and put into practice.
Attend this one-day overview with McREL leadership expert Dr. Kent Davis to learn the key components of Balanced Leadership and how it can be used to: 
- Establish a clear instructional focus for your school—keeping the work and stakeholder conversations targeted on the issues that matter most for student success.
- Manage change well—understanding how to create positive demand for change at your school and how to skillfully steer through the challenges associated with starting new initiatives, programs, and procedures.
- Develop a purposeful school community—creating a sense of collective efficacy among your teachers and staff, a shared belief that, together, they really can make a difference for students.
Host district Clarksville-Montgomery County Schools will share real-life examples of how they used Balanced Leadership to make significant systemwide improvements over the last six years.
Dr. Davis will also show how McREL's newly updated Balanced Leadership program combines important elements from our What Matters Most® framework and Curiosity Works™ approach to school improvement. Together, these new Balanced Leadership assets create a powerful tool for systemic improvement that you can use to build on your school’s existing assets and bright spots and leverage your staff’s professional curiosity to explore new practices for collaboration and innovation.
