Task Force Responsibilities & Composition

National Task Force on NCLB for Middle Level & High Schools

Responsibilities:

·         Identify NCLB provisions in current law and regulation that are problematic in terms of implementation, and propose improvements.

·         Propose recommendations related to the reauthorization of NCLB.

·         Serve as a major source of input to NASSP from the field.

·         Stay abreast of national trends and issues facing principals, especially related to NCLB.

·         Serve as a working group producing “products” that promote improvement of NCLB policy, and best practices related to NCLB implementation.

·         Provide recommendations and article submissions to NASSP for future publications.

·         Represent NASSP at various meetings, and before the press and other public audiences, where appropriate.

·         Identify research questions that inform the profession.

·         Communicate the work of the Association to present and potential members.

Composition:

The Task Force will consist of middle level and high school principals and assistant principals, as well as representatives from higher education, national associations, and policy organizations that closely monitor NCLB.

National Task Force on Urban Education for Middle Level & High Schools

Responsibilities:

·         Identify best practices in school leadership and assist in disseminating those practices that promote excellence in school leadership.

·         Serve as a major source of input to NASSP from the field.

·         Stay abreast of national trends and issues facing principals in urban districts.

·         Serve as a working group producing “products” that promote excellence in school leadership.

·         Provide recommendations and article submissions to NASSP for future publications.

·         Represent NASSP at various meetings.

·         Identify research questions that inform the profession.

·         Design an outreach strategy to use in Urban districts.

·        Discuss strategies to engage K-8 principals in our Middle Level Services.

·        Bring Breaking Ranks II training to urban districts.

·        Communicate the work of the Association to current and potential members.

Composition:

The Task Force will consist of middle level and high school principals and assistant principals, as well as representatives from higher education, national associations, and policy organizations that have a background in urban education.

National Task Force on Principal Preparation Programs

for Middle Level & High School Principals

Responsibilities:

• Identify best practices in the preparation and development of aspiring and practicing school leaders and assist in the dissemination of this information to the field.
• Advise NASSP on creating products and services that support the development of the next generation of school leaders.
• Advise NASSP on the development of new collaborative ventures with higher education faculty at schools of education and other administrative training programs.
• Advise NASSP on strategies for effectively pursuing the aspiring school leaders membership market.
• Advise NASSP on strategies for effectively pursuing aspiring school leaders as a core constituency.
• Identify and communicate to the university community research topics that are pertinent for school leaders.
• Encourage universities and colleges to conduct and disseminate outstanding research on ways to improve principal preparation and practice.
• Advise NASSP on the development and implementation of standards guiding school leader preparation and practice.
• Advise the work of the Educational Leadership Constituent Council (ELCC) to improve school leader preparation programs at higher education institutions.
• Provide recommendations and contribute articles to NASSP for future publications.
• Continue to serve as editors for NASSP’s Connections: Journal of Principal Preparation and Development.
• Communicate the work of the Association to current and potential members.

Composition:

The Task Force will consist of middle level and high school principals and assistant principals, as well as representatives from higher education institutions and organizations national associations, and policy organizations that have a background in principal preparation.