Leadership Tools for Administrators and Principals

Reflective conversations strengthen leadership practice, deepen understanding, and support principals as they navigate the everyday realities of leading a school. The THOMA Leadership Collection brings together three conversation card decks designed specifically for district leaders, principal mentors, and administrators to use with principals in coaching, mentoring, and leadership development.

These tools help leaders examine assumptions, explore multiple perspectives, and connect leadership decisions to student and staff experience.

Leading the Early Years

Leadership Conversations for Principals in Years 1–5 Supports new and early‑career principals as they

explore relationships, communication, decision‑making, and the everyday challenges of developing as a school leader.

Use in: principal coaching • mentoring • leadership cohorts • university leadership programs

Leading Meaningful Schools

Beliefs, Culture & Purposeful Leadership Helps principals examine leadership beliefs, shared leadership, trust,

belonging, and the decisions that shape school culture.

Use in: leadership retreats • principal meetings • culture‑building work

Leading Beyond the Numbers

Data, Decisions & Meaningful School Improvement Supports leaders in interpreting data responsibly,

designing meaningful improvement efforts, and connecting evidence to student experience.

Use in: school improvement planning • data retreats • instructional leadership coaching

Crisis Leadership Conversations

Navigating Difficult Moments. Leading with Clarity and Care. A stand‑alone deck that helps principals and

district leaders explore communication, safety, privacy, trust, and ethical responsibility during difficult moments.

Use in: administrator mentoring • leadership team meetings • crisis response training