Praise for The Principal "At a time when the role of school leader is simultaneously vital to the success of teachers and students and yet at its most complex, Fullan offers a new view. In the way that only Fullan can???sensibly, with slight irreverence, and ahead of the curve???he challenges us to think about the principalship as not only 'realistically doable,' but scalable: music to those of us who want to see students perform to greater heights and teachers given the support they need to be their best."???Vicki Phillips, Director of Education, College Ready, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation "Principals are being called upon to serve as instructional leaders who supervise and evaluate teachers into better performance, one at a time. Fullan reveals this strategy for what it is???'a bloody disaster.' He redefines the principalship and provides the specific, high-leverage steps leaders can take to improve their schools. This should be required reading for all principals and those interested in improving education."???Richard DuFour, education author and consultant "Fullan has done it again! The Principal has reignited my passion for education the way the What's Worth Fighting For trilogy did twenty-five years ago. This book takes the principal into a wonderful new space with insights and tools to lead learning???never more crucial than now."???Avis Glaze, Edu-quest International Incorporated; former Chief Student Achievement Officer of Ontario "Fullan challenges the status quo and opens up a new and exciting future by systematically laying out what truly effective principals should do to have maximum impact on learning, and on the system as a whole."???Margery Evans, chief executive officer, Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership, Melbourne