Should a School Principal act like an Entrepreneur?

LINKS: http://www.citeonline.com/schools-like-businesses/

The last few years have seen a number of calls for schools to be more entrepreneurial.  I think this is a classic case of lazy thinking that sounds good until some real analysis is done.  Then its weaknesses are revealed.

What do these proponents mean when they say “entrepreneurial?” 

A recent Education Week piece   lists the following, fairly typical, aspects of entrepreneurism.  This list includes:

negotiating partnerships with companies and outside organizations creating a brand and aggressively marketing it breaking with traditional operating methods thinking outside of the box being willing to take risks  

Click to Tweet this post!

CITE is the Center for Integrated Teacher Education. For over 25 years, CITE has and continues to train TEACHERS (Early Childhood, Literacy, Special Ed, Grad Courses, DASA); COUNSELORS (School, Mental Health Masters, Advanced Certificate); and ADMINISTRATORS (SBL, SDL, Public Admin, Online PhD) in all five boroughs of NYC, Yonkers, and Long Island. 

What question can we answer for you? 877-922-2483