Table of Contents
- The Impetus for Principal Preparation Reform
- Principals as Early Learning Leaders
- The Long Road to Reform
- Timeline of Principal Preparation Reforms
- The Longer Road to Implementation
- Opportunities and Challenges in Illinois
- Takeaways for States Looking to Strengthen Principals as Early Learning Leaders
- Appendix I: Useful Acronyms
- Appendix II: Interviews Conducted
Appendix II: Interviews Conducted
- Apryl Lowe, principal, Illinois Park Center for Early Learning
- Diane Rutledge, partner, District Leadership Solutions
- Erika Hunt, senior policy analyst and researcher, Illinois State University Center for the Study of Education Policy Graduate
- Ernesto Matias, chief of language and cultural education, Chicago Public Schools
- Jason Helfer, deputy superintendent, Illinois State Board of Education
- Jason Leahy, executive director, Illinois Principals Association
- Joan DuChane, associate professor and co-director of principal internships and partnerships, Concordia University Chicago
- Joyce Weiner, senior policy manager, The Ounce of Prevention Fund
- Lisa Hood, senior policy analyst and researcher, Illinois State University Center for the Study of Education Policy Graduate
- Paul Zavitovsky, former leadership coach, Center for Urban Education Leadership at the University of Illinois at Chicago
- Sara Slaughter, executive director, W. Clement & Jessie V. Stone Foundation
- Stephanie Bernoteit, deputy director, Illinois Board of Higher Education
- Steve Tozer, former professor emeritus of educational policy studies, Center for Urban Education Leadership at the University of Illinois at Chicago
- Tracy Donath, 2019 graduate, Illinois State University Center for the Study of Education Policy
- Victor Simon, superintendent of schools, Gower School District 62