NISL in the News

The following articles highlight the work that NISL is doing in schools across the country:

	Massachusetts Study Points to More Cost-Effective Way to Boost Student Achievement By Dan Kaufman, September, 2011 "A new scientifically rigorous study found that principals that had completed a National Institute for School Leadership (NISL) training program were able to lead their schools to significantly greater gains in mathematics and reading/English language arts than comparison schools." Download the Massachusetts PDF Report View the full Press Release online
	Preparing Principals to Lead Our Schools By Robert C Hughes & Richard Moglia-Cannon, March, 2010 "Dozens of studies have provided compelling evidence that strong school leadership has profound effects on student learning. In fact, the growing consensus in the research community is that the quality of school leadership is the second most important factor impacting student learning—after quality teaching." Download a PDF of this article
	Chambersburg school district passes benchmarks By Rob Luff, Public Opinion Online, August 11, 2009 "For the first time ever, Chambersburg Area School District as a whole made Adequate Yearly Progress as set by the state, a district press release confirmed Monday." Download a PDF of this article
	District models principals' training in instructional leadership By Wangui Njuguna, Education Daily, July 08, 2009 "The district worked with NISL to design professional development that involved not only principals, but all school staff with leadership roles, including assistant principals, curriculum directors, and special education directors, with the goal of getting them to speak using a "common language," said Chris Bigger, the district’s director of curriculum and instruction." Download a PDF of this article
	Consultants are in Pueblo this week to initiate the specialized training By John Norton, The Pueblo Chieftain, April 2009 "More than 1,000 principals were trained in his state and one of the results was that when all children were given the Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study test, they scored second only to Singapore. Pueblo City Schools will be using the TIMSS test soon to determine how the district ranks internationally." Download a PDF of this article
	School District Officials Begin Training By Tracy Panzer, Public Opinion Online, March 13, 2009 "Officials opted for NISL -- a program based on six years of research and design related to the most effective leadership programs worldwide -- because it's a program that is recognized by the state, and officials said they felt it is proven to be effective." Download a PDF of this article
	States Must Take the Lead in Improving School Leadership A Commentary by Gerald L. Zahorchak, Education Week, July 16, 2008 "NISL has helped us create turnaround artists, and has assisted principals in driving their schools from good to great." Download a PDF of this article
	School Leaders Develop Skills through NISL Training HR Exchange, A Publication of the Texas Association of School Boards, April 2008 "The program is designed to equip principals with the tools and knowledge needed to lead their schools to become high-performing schools with high expectations and high student achievement for all." Read this article online
	Computer Simulations Hone Leadership Skills By Lynn Olson, Education Week, October 31, 2007 "An $11 million executive-training course for principals, modeled after best practices used in the corporate, medical, engineering, and military worlds, is starting to gain traction among states." Download a PDF of this article
	Creating a New Approach to Principal Leadership By Robert C. Hughes, Principal, May/June 2005 "We created a hybrid program with computer-based training accounting for about 15 percent of the experience, face-to-face instruction about 70 percent, and personal reading and preparation the remaining 15 percent." Download a PDF of this article