What is the principal’s role in implementing Regie Routman in Residence?
PD programs that support and teach principals and whole schools are rare. Yet, the role of the principal, as instructional leader, is crucial to the success of this and any professional development program. Ideally, the principal is an active member of the leadership team, serving as facilitator or working side by side with the facilitator to motivate the staff and students throughout the program, and to observe teachers as they try out new ideas. But we’ve seen the program succeed with a strong school leader other than the principal. One of the primary reasons this PD program was developed was to give principals a powerful and effective tool for developing their literacy knowledge, to show them what to look for and listen for in classrooms, to support their leadership and coaching skills, and to increase schoolwide achievement.
