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## Download Your Free *EL* Topic Select

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# How to Be a Great Principal

 

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There's growing recognition—and evidence—of the importance of the principal position in creating positive teaching and learning cultures and driving improvements in schools. This *EL* Topic Select brings together some of the best recent *Educational Leadership* pieces on effective principal leadership. Together, the articles make up a guidebook on the skills and mindsets school leaders need to build staff capacity, transform student-learning experiences, and thrive amid complexity.

The collection is sponsored by Solution Tree.

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