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The Status of the Preparation and Hiring of School Principals in the U.S.-Affiliated Pacific Region

Region:

Pacific

Description:

This technical brief describes the current status of the preparation and hiring of school principals in the Pacific Region-American Samoa, Guam, Hawaii, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia (Chuuk, Kosrae, Pohnpei, and Yap), Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and Republic of Palau. The brief answers a central question: what academic, practice-based, and standards and policy criteria are used in the preparation and hiring of principals? It finds that many jurisdictions had relatively recent certification standards and policies and that the procedures and criteria for preparing and hiring school principals vary across jurisdictions in models, requirements, and implementation levels. The only requirements common to all 10 jurisdictions are that principals must complete some college-level coursework and must have teaching experience.

Publication Type:

Technical Brief

Online Availability:

• View, download, and print the full report as a PDF file (259 KB)

Publication Date:

August 2008

Contact:

• Keir, Scott
  808-441-1355
  keirs@prel.org