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strategic leadership
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Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to help school leaders develop strategic leadership skills that they can adopt into their personal leadership style and practice. Strategic leadership can have an amazing impact on the school leader‘s success in his or her school. Success is measured fundamentally on the sustained growth of student achievement and leadership practice. Leaders will have the opportunity to reflect on his or her leadership practice and utilize some suggested approaches for strategic thinking and strategic planning.
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Vázquez-González, D. (2012). A radical change in school leadership: Helping school leaders think and plan strategically to meet the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Annual Yearly Progress (AYP) in Puerto Rico. Cuaderno de Investigación en la Educación, 27, 93-105. Retrieved from https://revistas.upr.edu/index.php/educacion/article/view/13561
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