Fifteen years ago, Gwinnett County Public Schools' Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks implemented a principal evaluation system based 70% on student achievement. As many districts across the country now seek to implement similar systems, Gwinnett's experience offers insights into the process and a road map for how districts can define and evaluate school leadership.
This case study was originally published in the Winter 2012 volume of The District Management Journal. For more on principal effectiveness and evaluation, please see our spotlight Principal Effectiveness: Definitions and a Systems Approach from the Spring 2011 District Management Journal, as well as the materials from our Fall 2011 Leadership Development Meeting on Principal Effectiveness.
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