YOU'RE HIRED: The Inside Secrets of Getting Your School Leadership Job

School leadership in public education is at a crossroad; a perfect storm in many respects. The pressures from the current education reform movement are enticing many baby boomers to retire from leadership positions in droves across the nation. Simultaneously, because of tax caps, school districts are tightening their belts by eliminating positions and demanding more out school leaders, implementing extremely demanding Common Core Learning Standards, and carrying out extensive and complex teacher and principal evaluation requirements. A new generation of parents is more involved than ever in holding school leaders accountable for every aspect of their child’s education. The confluence of these factors is driving leaders into retirement and creating an unprecedented intensely competitive job market for school leadership.