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Billings, Jared; Carlson, Danny – NGA Center for Best Practices, 2016
The role of the public school principal has expanded dramatically in recent decades. The expanded role means they are now significant multipliers of effective teaching and have a real opportunity to affect student achievement. Most states have spent recent years working to improve teacher effectiveness, recognizing its importance in improving…
Descriptors: Principals, Leadership Training, Educational Practices, Public Schools
Anderson, Kimberly; Mira, Mary Elizabeth – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2014
The following profiles address how the state departments of education are helping educators prepare for and implement the Common Core and aligned assessments through professional learning. The major professional development efforts around the Common Core were examined in order to understand the overall efforts of each state. An exhaustive list of…
Descriptors: State Standards, Academic Standards, Program Implementation, State Policy
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Duke, Daniel L. – Management in Education, 2014
Prompted by the need for leaders able to turn around chronically low-performing schools, states, universities, education groups, and school districts in the US have initiated a variety of principal development programs. Some programs focus on enhancing the skills of experienced administrators, while others target talented teachers and even…
Descriptors: Low Achievement, Disadvantaged Schools, Leadership Training, Training Methods
Pyatigorsky, Mikhail; Heneman, Herb; Steele, Clarissa; Finster, Matthew; Milanowski, Tony – Teacher Incentive Fund, US Department of Education, 2015
Some Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) grantees are experimenting with the design and operation of teacher leader (TL) programs as part of their performance-based compensation systems (PBCS). Much of the impetus for this is the U.S Department of Education TIF 4 requirement that grantees' PBCS should provide for "additional responsibilities and…
Descriptors: Teacher Leadership, Teacher Salaries, Incentives, Merit Pay
Southeast Comprehensive Center, 2014
A state department of education (SDE) served by the Southeast Comprehensive Center (SECC) at SEDL requested information regarding state use of schoolwide, large-scale professional learning communities (PLCs). Specifically, the SDE staff wanted to know the following with respect to PLC work in other states: (1) Are PLCs state-mandated through…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Faculty Development, State Programs, School Districts
Williams, Loretta; And Others – 1986
This document describes a comprehensive preservice and inservice training program for local administrators of adult education in Florida's regions III and IV. The program served as a pilot project for later statewide participation. The program incorporated academic work, directed field-based experiences, and eight 12-hour seminars. The…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrators, Adult Education, Competency Based Education
Florida State Legislature, Tallahassee. Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability. – 1997
Following a review of programs conducted under the Job Training Partnership Act in Florida, the following recommendations were implemented: long-term performance was evaluated; local training efforts were examined; and employment training program oversight responsibility was assigned to Enterprise Florida Jobs and Education Partnership. Further…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Employment Programs, Federal Programs, Job Training
Data Quality Campaign, 2010
To address key policy and programmatic questions and help improve student and system performance, states must work to link data across the early childhood, postsecondary and workforce (P-20/workforce) spectrum and share this information with appropriate stakeholders. This issue brief highlights current efforts in California, Florida, Indiana, and…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, State Programs, Program Descriptions, Education Work Relationship
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Florida State Univ., Tallahassee. Program of Vocational Education. – 1976
One of a series of nine reports of Project ACTIVE (Attaining Competence for Teaching in Vocational Education), this report focuses on the criteria for assessing mastery of the professional competencies (skills) important to vocational education administrators and supervisors. An overview of competency-based vocational teacher education (CBTE) and…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Qualifications, Administrator Responsibility, Administrators
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Goodson, Ludwika A. – Journal of Vocational Rehabilitation, 1995
This article describes the development of training materials for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families and discusses statewide systems efforts to promote self-determination. The materials, developed by Florida agencies, are designed to enable individuals and family members to envision and realize choice, inclusion, and…
Descriptors: Agencies, Basic Skills, Daily Living Skills, Developmental Disabilities
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Workforce Development. – 2000
This technical assistance paper is designed to provide local adult vocational education administrators and teachers in Florida with information to implement the Vocational Preparatory Instruction (VPI) programs more effectively and in compliance with the VPI curriculum frameworks. Developed by practitioners in the state of Florida, the curriculum…
Descriptors: Adult Students, Classroom Techniques, Course Content, Definitions
Manikas, William J. – Manpower, 1975
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Job Placement, Job Training, Labor Force Development
Moffett, David – Online Submission, 2005
Fifteen people recently graduated from a state-approved educational leadership program, K-12 School Administration specialization track, and sat for the Florida Educational Leadership Examination (FELE). Six of the fifteen graduates successfully completed a survey ranking courses in the program relative to their relevancy to the FELE. They also…
Descriptors: School Administration, State Programs, Tests, Relevance (Education)
Proehl, Carl W. – Florida Vocational Journal, 1978
Discusses Florida's renewed interest in attracting and serving industry through the Industry Services Leadership Development Program to train school district and community college personnel to deliver industry services. Describes training workshops using self-paced models that have been conducted to launch the program through a multi-agency…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Leadership Training, Postsecondary Education, Program Descriptions
Kemple, James J.; And Others – 1995
An evaluation addressed whether Project Independence, Florida's Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Program, had reduced welfare costs and increased the employment, earnings, and income of welfare recipients. It examined the experiences of more than 18,000 Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) applicants and recipients from 9 randomly…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Cost Effectiveness, Employment Services, Federal Legislation
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