This week, the leaders of NAESP and NASSP published, "Rethinking Principal Evaluation," a commentary in EdWeek on the need for fair, comprehensive principal evaluation systems.

In the article, Gail Connelly, NAESP Executive Director, and JoAnn Bartoletti, NASSP Executive Director, explore the ways that meaningful evaluations can inform principals' learning and progress.

"The NAESP and the NASSP, which the two of us lead, share a long-held belief that any policies related to principal evaluation should be based on valid, fair, and reliable measurements, and used as a collaborative school improvement tool and not for punishment," they write. "Evaluation is not something that should be done to principals, and effective evaluation-system designs will be accurate and useful when principals are active contributors to the process. Furthermore, effective principal evaluation needs to be seen as part of a comprehensive system of support, including high-quality professional development, induction support for early-career principals, and recognition of advanced performance."

Read the full piece here.