"This was not something that had been done before": An Oral History of the Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership for Learning (CALL)

November 5, 2019 | By Mark Blitz, CALL Project Director | Categories: News , Updates

In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the Comprehensive Assessment of Leadership for Learning (CALL), this oral history tells the origin story of CALL. Keep reading ...

New Chapter: Working With Actionable Data by Assessing Distributed Instructional Leadership

January 24, 2019 | Categories: News

The CALL Project Director has contributed a chapter to a book: Research-based Instructional Practices of Effective Principals Keep reading ...

CALL Featured in Forward-Ed from the Wisconsin Center for Education Research

December 12, 2017 | Categories: News

A recent article in ForwardEd, The CALL for Improved Learning, shares the story of the development and proliferation of the CALL System. Keep reading ...

Effective schooling begins with effective school leadership

July 27, 2017 | Categories: Editorial , News

We need to focus on supporting school leaders by giving them the tools they need to affect change. Keep reading ...

Using Title II Funds to Support School-Wide Instructional Leadership

July 27, 2017 | Categories: Editorial , News

An Education Week post highlighted the United States Department of Education’s guidance for applying Title II funds for supporting teacher professional development, training, and support as part of the new Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). Keep reading ...

CALL in Center on Great Teachers and Leaders

July 27, 2017 | Categories: News

Read this blog post from the Center on Great Teachers and Leaders on utilizing a distributed leadership framework to assess and support school leadership Keep reading ...

Read about CALL in the New York State Councilgram

July 27, 2017 | Categories: News

In the recent edition of the Councilgram, an article on page 10 described how a NY school district is using a unique school leadership assessment system to guide their school improvement work. Keep reading ...

EdWeek Blog: Beyond Principals: Leadership Assessment Tools for All Educators

July 27, 2017 | Categories: News

Not too long after CALL launched, an EdWeek blogger wrote about it and its distributed leadership approach. Keep reading ...

CALL Alignment to PSEL

July 27, 2017 | Categories: News , Updates

In the fall of 2015, the Council of Chief State School Operators (CCSSO) released new standards for educational leaders. See how CALL aligns with those standards here. Keep reading ...

Stability in Leadership

July 26, 2017 | Categories: News

Principals need ongoing support and professional development before and during their tenure as school leaders. Read about one approach here. Keep reading ...