The Wallace Podcast

Paul Fleming is leading a major effort in Tennessee to build principal pipelines statewide. Tennessee is the first state in the nation to undertake a comprehensive approach to developing strong principal pipelines that can produce enough transformational school leaders to fill two-thirds of the state’s annual principal openings.

District and school leaders from Gwinnett County, Ga., describe how mentors help novice principals grow and build their leadership skills.

Steve Tozer of University of Illinois at Chicago and Liz Kirby of Chicago Public Schools discuss how districts can build strong partnerships with local universities whose graduates apply to be principals.

Tricia McManus of the Hillsborough County Public Schools and Robert Bhoolai, principal of a Tampa high school, discuss how improving job standards and hiring for principals has helped produce immediate benefits for both novice principals and school districts.

Carmen Fariña, the chancellor of the NYC school system, and Jody Spiro of The Wallace Foundation discuss key components of a principal pipeline and how districts can develop a coherent system of training, hiring and support.