{"id":129,"date":"2017-07-27T21:51:22","date_gmt":"2017-07-27T21:51:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nau.edu\/ed-leadership\/?page_id=129"},"modified":"2026-03-11T14:55:14","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T14:55:14","slug":"aisl-details","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/in.nau.edu\/department-educational-leadership\/aisl-details\/","title":{"rendered":"AISL Details"},"content":{"rendered":"

AISL details<\/h1>\n

The American Indian School Leadership program at Northern Arizona University<\/h2>\n

In the current political context of high-stakes accountability, there is a critical need for a preparation program that trains Native American principals to lead improved instruction and school change, not just manage budgets and buildings. Many states including Arizona link teacher and administrative evaluations to student performance outcomes (Arizona Senate Bill 1040). The mandate of this new state law (33-50% of administrative performance evaluation will be linked to student outcomes) underscores the need to train aspiring principals to be competent instructional leaders.<\/p>\n

While state education leaders have been stressing common core standards, there is less emphasis on a state-wide collaboration to address the need for training principals on effective core competencies like instructional leadership (Norris, et. al., 2012). This project builds on a research-based model implemented in 2011 at Northern Arizona University\u2019s (NAU) Department of Educational Leadership, specifically to improve performance by rural school principals (Helios Rural Principal Pipeline Project, 2011).<\/p>\n

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Important information on NAU’s AISL program<\/h3>\n\n
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