Lee A. Westberry is a former school administrator with over 20 years of experience at the middle, high, and district level. Currently, she serves as an assistant professor of educational leadership, training new educators to be tomorrow’s principals.

• PrefaceLee Westberry, The CitadelAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Building Capacity: Principals Leading Their Own LearningSally Zepeda, University of GeorgiaSalih Cevik, University of GeorgiaSeyda Yiririm, University of GeorgiaChapter 2: Communities of Practice: Leading Schools in the 21st CenturyR. Stewart Mayers, Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityJennifer Anderson, Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityChapter 3: Principal Mentoring as Professional LearningArvin Johnson, Kennesaw StateChapter 4: What is the District Role in Supporting the Principal? Sherry Hoyle, Winthrop UniversityChapter 5: Principal Evaluation Practices that Support Individual and Organizational GrowthKevin Badgett, University of Texas Permian BasinLarry G. Daniel, University of Texas Permian Basin Chapter 6: Setting the Destination and Charting the Course: Higher Education Opportunities for K-12 Leaders Engaged in Systems Improvement Noelle Paufler, Clemson UniversityChapter 7: Building a District Leadership Pipeline Sherry Hoyle, Winthrop UniversityAaron Allen, University of North Carolina CharlotteAbout the Authors

Effective school leaders are also lifelong learners. Lee Westberry’s newest edited bookLearning Opportunities for Principals: Methods for Meeting the Needs of Today’s Administrators focuses on the multifaceted nature of principal learning, recognizing the importance of preservice principal programs, mentoring, and ongoing professional development. Authors acknowledge multiple contexts in which principal learning occurs and provide practical examples of learning activities for principals as well as guidelines for appropriate principal professional development. This book provides a strong underpinning of growth for school and district leaders.

Lee A. Westberry is a former school administrator with over 20 years of experience at the middle, high, and district level. Currently, she serves as an assistant professor of educational leadership, training new educators to be tomorrow’s principals.

• PrefaceLee Westberry, The CitadelAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Building Capacity: Principals Leading Their Own LearningSally Zepeda, University of GeorgiaSalih Cevik, University of GeorgiaSeyda Yiririm, University of GeorgiaChapter 2: Communities of Practice: Leading Schools in the 21st CenturyR. Stewart Mayers, Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityJennifer Anderson, Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityChapter 3: Principal Mentoring as Professional LearningArvin Johnson, Kennesaw StateChapter 4: What is the District Role in Supporting the Principal? Sherry Hoyle, Winthrop UniversityChapter 5: Principal Evaluation Practices that Support Individual and Organizational GrowthKevin Badgett, University of Texas Permian BasinLarry G. Daniel, University of Texas Permian Basin Chapter 6: Setting the Destination and Charting the Course: Higher Education Opportunities for K-12 Leaders Engaged in Systems Improvement Noelle Paufler, Clemson UniversityChapter 7: Building a District Leadership Pipeline Sherry Hoyle, Winthrop UniversityAaron Allen, University of North Carolina CharlotteAbout the Authors

Effective school leaders are also lifelong learners. Lee Westberry’s newest edited bookLearning Opportunities for Principals: Methods for Meeting the Needs of Today’s Administrators focuses on the multifaceted nature of principal learning, recognizing the importance of preservice principal programs, mentoring, and ongoing professional development. Authors acknowledge multiple contexts in which principal learning occurs and provide practical examples of learning activities for principals as well as guidelines for appropriate principal professional development. This book provides a strong underpinning of growth for school and district leaders.

Lee A. Westberry is a former school administrator with over 20 years of experience at the middle, high, and district level. Currently, she serves as an assistant professor of educational leadership, training new educators to be tomorrow’s principals.

• PrefaceLee Westberry, The CitadelAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: Building Capacity: Principals Leading Their Own LearningSally Zepeda, University of GeorgiaSalih Cevik, University of GeorgiaSeyda Yiririm, University of GeorgiaChapter 2: Communities of Practice: Leading Schools in the 21st CenturyR. Stewart Mayers, Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityJennifer Anderson, Southeastern Oklahoma State UniversityChapter 3: Principal Mentoring as Professional LearningArvin Johnson, Kennesaw StateChapter 4: What is the District Role in Supporting the Principal? Sherry Hoyle, Winthrop UniversityChapter 5: Principal Evaluation Practices that Support Individual and Organizational GrowthKevin Badgett, University of Texas Permian BasinLarry G. Daniel, University of Texas Permian Basin Chapter 6: Setting the Destination and Charting the Course: Higher Education Opportunities for K-12 Leaders Engaged in Systems Improvement Noelle Paufler, Clemson UniversityChapter 7: Building a District Leadership Pipeline Sherry Hoyle, Winthrop UniversityAaron Allen, University of North Carolina CharlotteAbout the Authors

Effective school leaders are also lifelong learners. Lee Westberry’s newest edited bookLearning Opportunities for Principals: Methods for Meeting the Needs of Today’s Administrators focuses on the multifaceted nature of principal learning, recognizing the importance of preservice principal programs, mentoring, and ongoing professional development. Authors acknowledge multiple contexts in which principal learning occurs and provide practical examples of learning activities for principals as well as guidelines for appropriate principal professional development. This book provides a strong underpinning of growth for school and district leaders.