In high functioning schools and systems, leaders play four important roles: governance, operations, community building and change leadership. As El Paso superintendent Juan Cabrera and I discussed in a recent post, each of these roles can feel like a full-time job.
Just maintaining the status quo (governance and operations) are complex and politically charged roles. Mobilizing collective community action to better supports youth and families can be an enormous lift–and school leaders almost always have a role in making it happen.
That’s why we were so excited for the release of The New School Rules by Anthony Kim, CEO of Education Elements. For school system heads, it’s the best changemaker’s guide out there.
This article originally appeared on Getting Smart. Access the full article here.