Grow Leaders Through the Work You’re Already Doing

Developing strong mid-level leaders doesn’t always require another meeting, program, or initiative. This tool helps principals intentionally use the systems already built into their week—such as admin meetings, one-on-ones, ILT meetings, and informal conversations—to create meaningful leadership development opportunities.

At the center of the tool are Principal Moments: real-time opportunities for principals to make their leadership thinking visible by sharing not only what they are doing, but why. These moments can help assistant principals, instructional coaches, and other mid-level leaders better understand decision-making, instructional leadership, culture building, crisis response, equity-driven leadership, and more.

Through a self-assessment, Principal Moment reference guide, practical examples, reflection prompts, sample logs, and a development planning template, principals can identify where leadership development is already happening, uncover opportunities for greater intentionality, and connect everyday experiences to longer-term leadership growth.