Benchmark

Benchmark

A method and apparatus for deriving key characteristics for superior performance in a job includes deriving a set of behaviorally-related competencies relevant to most jobs, surveying persons knowledgeable about the job based on the set of competencies, and defining the job in terms of the most significant competencies identified by the surveys.

We Need a New Approach to Principal Selection

We Need a New Approach to Principal Selection

This Education Week commentary lays out major issues in principal selection and offers solutions. Armed with a solid benchmarking process, schools, including university schools of education, can screen applicants and ultimately hire a new generation of more effective leaders.