Great Schools Start With Great Leaders.
Every day, principals lead school communities, support teachers, solve problems, build trust with families and create the conditions where students can learn and thrive.
This month, AFSA celebrates the school leaders whose work helps make great schools possible.
Principals Are Key Drivers of School Success.
Behind every successful school is strong leadership. Principals shape school culture, support educators, work with families, solve problems and make decisions every day that directly affect students.
Their leadership reaches into virtually every part of a school. They establish expectations, keep the focus on learning and bring people together around a common purpose: helping students succeed.
Strong Leadership Makes Strong Schools Possible.
Teachers need strong leadership and supportive working environments to do their best work. Students need schools that are safe, welcoming, organized and focused on learning.
Principals bring those pieces together. They support educators, respond to students and families, build strong teams and keep their schools moving forward.
Principals Strengthen the Entire School Community.
For Students
Principals keep schools focused on learning and create environments where students can grow, feel supported and succeed.
For Educators
Principals provide direction, support and stability so teachers and school staff can concentrate on doing their best work.
For Families
Principals listen, communicate, build trust and connect families with the people and resources that make up their school community.
Support Principals. Support Students.
We ask principals to lead instruction, manage increasingly complex schools, support educators, respond to families and communities, address safety and student needs, and solve problems every day.
If we want strong public schools, we need to make sure the people leading them have the support and resources to succeed.
Take a Moment to Thank a Principal.
Much of what principals do happens quietly, behind the scenes and long after the school day ends. National Principals Month is an opportunity to recognize that work.
Happy National Principals Month.
Great Schools Start With Great Leaders.
American Federation of School Administrators, AFL-CIO