
Central Office Transformation study strand.This investigation focused on the exercise of leadership in schools by the various individuals and groups who composed the school’s instructional leadership “cadre,” in response to environmental demands and conditions in district, community, and state. This investigation concentrated on the ways districts and school leaders (re)allocate staffing and other resources in relation to learning improvement goals and a commitment to improving equity within the school district. (A separately reported line of investigation took place at the state level in the states within which the districts resided. The Study of Leadership for Learning Improvement was set up as a multicomponent investigation with three primary study strands addressing related facets of the practice of learning-focused leadership and its support in urban districts. Learning-Focused Leadership and Leadership Support: Meaning and Practice in Urban Systems Chief Differences in Design and Research Approach.Concluding Observations: New Work and Continuing Challenges.The Web of Support for Learning-focused Leadership Practice.Sources and Forms of Leadership Support.



Introduction: The Challenges of Learning-focused Leadership in Urban Schools and Districts.Contents Learning-Focused Leadership and Leadership Support: Meaning and Practice in Urban Systems
