Leadership for a Better Future: School Case from Mexico

This chapter is about a young elementary school principal in Sonora, Mexico. The town where the school is has problems such as a migrant population, addictions, deficient public services, and high teacher mobility. Despite this, in a few years, she has demonstrated that change is possible. With the ISSPP protocol, we got information about her strategies to keep the teacher’s team with the same vision and mission. She has a clear idea about children’s development and their future. She says children have the opportunity to grow when all of us give them conditions to learn. The most relevant findings are her knowledge about the community where the school is, her ability to keep the teachers focused on the children and their family’s well-being, and her ability to connect the school with other institutions and people who can contribute to the resolution of the school’s problems. She has an evaluation system where all teachers, parents, and students can express their ideas to improve a better learning environment for everyone. People in town recognize her as a good leader because she is congruent about what she says and what she does.