acf domain was triggered too early. This is usually an indicator for some code in the plugin or theme running too early. Translations should be loaded at the init action or later. Please see Debugging in WordPress for more information. (This message was added in version 6.7.0.) in /var/www/abell.org/wp-includes/functions.php on line 6121For the majority of Marylanders, the most visible and influential education leader is the principal of the local school. With the demands of “No Child Left Behind” and other State testing, these leaders are critical and in short supply: the State Department of Education estimates that Maryland will need 125 new principals of the highest caliber by August 2004.
In this article, education scholar Frederick M. Hess asserts that the dearth of school leaders is at least partially self-imposed by Maryland’s reliance on archaic principal certification requirements. Dr. Hess argues that this approach limits the field by insisting upon traditionally trained and accredited educators despite the fact that there is no evidence proving these criteria lead to more effective principals.
In order to cast a wider net, Dr. Hess recommends that Maryland promote and expand its existing alternative principal certification as well as encourage individual school districts to change principal recruiting and training programs.