The Delaware Department of Education (DDOE) seeks to accelerate the work of ensuring leaders are “day-one ready” and looks for existing preparation programs that offer scalable approaches to world-class leader preparation. The Department seeks partners who can create innovative and results-driven approaches to educational leadership training. Research shows that principals have a bigger impact on factors for school success than previously thought. A recent meta-analysis finds that replacing a below-average elementary school principal with an above-average principal would increase annual student learning in math and reading by almost three months. Moreover, data from multiple states, including Tennessee and North Carolina, shows that effective principals also positively impact student attendance and teacher retention
