WCPSS 2026 Summer Leadership Conference

Research consistently demonstrates that school leaders influence student achievement not primarily through management tasks, but through specific leadership behaviors that shape teaching, learning, and school culture. Drawing on the framework from Grissom, Egalite, and Lindsay's How Principals Affect Students and Schools (2021), this session will help principal teams examine how leadership behaviors emerge from strengths in people, instruction, and organization. Participants will assess their current leadership practices, identify opportunities to expand Assistant Principal leadership capacity, and develop a shared leadership action plan that strengthens school outcomes. This session is designed for principal–assistant principal teams seeking to move beyond task delegation toward intentional leadership distribution that increases instructional impact and organizational effectiveness.