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Written themes highlight emerging pressures that are not previously characteristic of education, including poverty’s overwhelming effects, intensifying demands related to student achievement, community breakdown, and persistent financial constraints. 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A survey was sent to a random sample of over 10,000 principals throughout the US. Written responses from a representative sample were analyzed for content and themes. Results indicate that principals are facing emerging challenges never before seen in education, including the overwhelming effects of poverty, increasing pressures on student achievement, the breakdown of communities, lack of financial resources, and a host of other issues, many of which coalesce to further complicate the work of principals. The voices of these principals suggest a need to radically rethink our preparation programs for school administrators.  \nNCPEA Education Leadership Review, Vol. 16, No. 2– November, 2015 ISSN: 1532-0723 © 2015 National Council of Professors of Educational Administration  \nIntroduction  \nThe role of the school leader is changing even more rapidly than the changes in schools themselves (Bossi, 2007; Ediger, 2014; Fullan, 2001) . A recent national survey summed up findings by stating,“Most principals say that their responsibilities today have changed compared to five years ago and that the job has increased in complexity”(MetLife, 2013, p. 23) . In order to be successful, the principal in today’s public schools must not only cope with the administration of a complex human organization in the rapidly evolving dynamics of schools and society, but also must be an effective leader in a wide variety of areas with an increasing emphasis on the achievement of all students (Crow, Hausman, & Scribner, 2002; Elmore, 2007; Hallinger, 2010; Leithwood, Seashore-Louis, Anderson, & Wahlstrom, 2005 ; Marks & Printy, 2003; Marzano, Waters & McNulty, 2005; Wallace Foundation, 2013) .  \nThose who prepare the educational leaders of tomorrow must be aware of the emerging issues that principals face and it is to that audience that this article is primarily directed. University preparation programs certainly need to prepare future school principals with the knowledge and skills to manage the organization, but also to provide effective instructional leadership that can lead to increasing academic achievement of all students (Conley, 2010; Garza, Drysdale, Gurr, Jacobson & Merchant, 2014; Gronn, 2003; Jean-Marie, Normore & Brooks, 2009) . But these aren’t the only challenges that leaders must be prepared for; recent literature notes other changes in our schools and their communities, including but not limited to an increase in minority student enrollment (Grigg, 2012; Holme, Diem & Welton, 2014; Maxwell, 2014), the primary language of many children and their parents no longer being English (Cline, Crafter & Prokopiou, 2014; Zarate & Pineda, 2014), the devastating poverty in the lives of so many students and their communities (Haig, 2014), the effects of bullying and cyberbullying of students on and off the school grounds (O’Brennan, Waasdorp & Bradshaw, 2014), and the increasing difficulty in creating and maintaining a positive school climate and culture that are considered so important to current school success (Kallestad, 2010) . Many of these issues mirror changes in our society and school leaders must be prepared to deal with them.  \nThis article began as a national research study on educational leadership coaching conducted by Wise and Cavazos (2015) . In this mixed methods study, a single question on the survey instrument asked school principals to describe major challenges that they face. The original purpose of the qualitative data we requested was to extend our understanding of the quantitative results (Creswell, Shope, Plano","cbCaiqM8rPXmdTqu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiqM8rPXmdTqu","pdf",227727,13,"English","# Introduction\n# Methods","[{\"question\":\"How were the challenges faced by principals studied?\",\"answer\":\"A national survey was sent to a random sample of over 10,000 U.S. principals, and a representative written sample was analyzed for themes and content.\"},{\"question\":\"What emerging issues did the survey identify?\",\"answer\":\"The results point to new, complex challenges such as the overwhelming effects of poverty, increasing pressures on student achievement, breakdown of communities, and lack of financial resources.\"},{\"question\":\"What does the article recommend for preparing future school administrators?\",\"answer\":\"The findings suggest preparation programs must be radically rethought so educational leaders can handle the evolving realities principals face, including broader changes in schools and communities.\"}]","Emerging Challenges Facing School Principals | PDF",1792093327,33]