Leadership Influences on Student Learning 2: Leadership as Influence

How do school leaders influence student achievement?  I noted in the last blog how school leadership directly influenced three other groups that have a direct influence on student learning.  As true as this is, however, it does not explain how leadership actually influences student learning through influence of those other groups.  Consider the following table from the Wallace Foundation study:

One way that school leaders have influence on student learning is by creating a climate of collective leadership.  By empowering and including teachers in leadership conversations and how to improve school and classroom conditions, administrators will influence student learning.

Louis, K. S., Leithwood, K., Wahlstrom, K., A., & Anderson, S. E. (2010).  Investigating links to improved student learning. The Wallace Foundation.  http://www.wallacefoundation.org/KnowledgeCenter/KnowledgeTopics/CurrentAreasofFocus/EducationLeadership/Documents/Learning-from-Leadership-Investigating-Links-Final-Report.pdf