Principals are an integral member of a child's education. Their job is not only to manage the day to day affairs of a school, but to be an instructional leader. Much research has been conducted to determine the characteristics of effective school leaders and how these leaders turn their schools into effective learning spaces. Instructional leaders are interpersonally smart, professional and accountable. In the school, the leaders bring their own unique mix to the job and continually reflect on the day's events to promote life-long learning.