Title: Why do most education turnaround projects in low performing schools fail? - Quora
Headings: Why do most education turnaround projects in low performing schools fail?
Why do most education turnaround projects in low performing schools fail?
Content: Indeed, without one, it is safe to say that a school will not be transformed. There are three ways in which a school system ensures that a transformational principal is leading the school. Obviously the first option is to place a proven turnaround principal in the school in need of transformation. The problem for many school systems is that there are no existing principals who have successfully turned a school around. In that case, it is a matter of placing a successful principal in the transformational school and providing the proper training and support so past successes will transfer to the new setting. When these first two options are not feasible, it is imperative to assign a principal who has the proper mindset to quickly learn the skills of a transformational leader if given the proper support. Transformational principals differ from other successful principals in that they possess and continuously develop their skills in the Four D’s of Leadership: Discernment
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Turnaround principals must clearly discern between what is urgent versus what is important. Principals in turnaround schools spendmuch of their time responding to the urgency that saturates their environment. They work in chaotic environments that often appear to demand their attention.