Grow Your Equity Stance: Revised Principal Support Framework

by UWCEL | Jun 8, 2022

In 2022, CEL revised the Principal Support Framework based on changes to the 4 Dimensions of School Leadership™, learning from our partnerships with districts across the country and knowledge from emerging literature on educational leadership. What can central office...

Got Support? Principals and Their Central Offices

by ppw-admin | Mar 7, 2021

Today’s principals must be more than disciplinarians. They also need to be public relations professionals, curricula experts, data specialists — and instructional leaders. Learn how school systems across the country are adapting to this changed reality. The role of...

How Central Offices Can Get Better With Structured Continuous Improvement

by ppw-admin | Mar 6, 2021

Want to redesign how work happens at your central office? Striving to establish a culture of learning and innovation? This webinar digs into what these practices look like at the ground level, from activity cycles to establishing team project priorities.   Want...

Introducing the 5D+™ Rubric for Instructional Growth and Teacher Evaluation, Version 3

by ppw-admin | Mar 5, 2021

Patty Maxfield, CEL’s former director of teacher evaluation, introduces version three of the 5D+ Rubric. She explains what educators using the tool in their practice need to keep in mind when switching to the updated rubric. Over the last four years, school districts...

Tried-and-Tested Strategies to Teach Central Office Leaders the Role of the Principal

by ppw-admin | Mar 2, 2021

The expectations and goals for principals have changed, but not everybody in the central office knows what that means and how to deal with it. Hillsborough County Public Schools in Tampa, Fl., took this issue on and yielded impressive results.   It’s a common...