{"id":63523,"date":"2024-08-19T09:43:49","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T13:43:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ccl.org\/?post_type=articles&#038;p=63523"},"modified":"2025-07-22T12:02:38","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T16:02:38","slug":"accelerating-education-leaders-building-leadership-pipelines-for-school-success","status":"publish","type":"articles","link":"https:\/\/www.ccl.org\/articles\/guides\/accelerating-education-leaders-building-leadership-pipelines-for-school-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Accelerating Education: Building Leadership Pipelines for School Leader Success"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Improve Educational Outcomes by Developing School Leaders<\/h2>\n<p>Research shows that at every level of K-12, educational outcomes improve with effective school leadership. A strong pipeline of school leaders is crucial \u2014 but it can be hard to know where to start.<\/p>\n<p>We believe that pipeline and leadership development initiatives for schools need to start with culture, and everyone in the school has a critical leadership role to play \u2014 including teachers, those in the school leadership pipelines, and other positional leaders. When top school leaders such as principals are engaged in creating a positive school culture, leadership across the school becomes more effective \u2014 instilling a culture of greater collaboration and trust, driving more effective instruction, and ultimately impacting student learning.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"d-none\">Download Report<\/h2>\n<div class=\"callOut\">\n<div class=\"h2Display\">Download Report<\/div>\n<p>To cultivate effective school culture, district and school leaders must understand their current culture and where to focus their leadership development efforts. 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