Familiarize yourself with the NELP (national) and the state standards (where you work…..NJ STANDARDS) for certification of principals. The state standards are often very similar, but they are not necessarily identical. In a few states, they are very different or even non-existent. Write a paper with the following sections: Carefully read the articles listed in the links below and summarize the key recommendations for school leadership development recommended by the research. Describe this research in the first 2 pages Compare the recommendations against leadership preparation as practiced in your state and as recommended in the NELP national standards over the next 2 pages Finally, analyze the SPA-NYC masters degree program you will be attending in light of the Wallace reports and the NELP standards and determine: (1) What is in the NELP standards that is not included in the SPA program? Please answer (2) What is included in the SPA program that goes beyond what is found in the standards? Please answer (3) Provide a brief reflection on this assignment including your thoughts about the SPA program, how it is currently designed, as well as one innovation you would recommend. (2 pages ). Links to reading Columbia SPA Program: https://www.tc.columbia.edu/organization-and-leadership/spa-nyc/ Learning From Leadership: Investigating the Links to Improved Student Learning (https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/pages/investigating-the-links-to-improved-student-learning.aspx) Nine Principals Share Their Successful Strategies for School Leadership (https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/pages/nine-principals-share-their-successful-strategies-for-school-leadership.aspx) The Making of the Principal: Five Lessons in Leadership Training (https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/pages/the-making-of-the-principal-five-lessons-in-leadership-training.aspx) Improving the University Principal Preparation Programs: Five Themes From the Field (https://www.wallacefoundation.org/knowledge-center/pages/improving-university-principal-preparation-programs.aspx) Effective School Leadership: Adopting a systematic approach (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ENCcbEEpm93W-KhB0e4xwziejHvW7j0k/view Can Rational Arguments Actually Change People’s Minds? (https://lifehacker.com/can-rational-arguments-actually-change-peoples-minds-1590008558) Merging Educational Practice and Research: A new paradigm (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1awmT05fwe-h9AC-fAXYiExdNPkr6sGI8/view) Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (2015) (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1oAiPaxutIUYJMDnAFlktILZ9PTA5N2fL/view) What is action research? (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EdxhyWqVVQu2fJMgZULYy6RbXvpTinmx/view) Writing Policy Briefs (https://drive.google.com/file/d/1keqDRzTIKFr1ONZCOmm2rHANG6QPMOYJ/view)
