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Download full textHo, Hsiang-Yeh – McREL International, 2020
Purpose: In January 2015, the Northwest Board of Cooperative Educational Services (NW BOCES) received a five-year Investing in Innovation (i3) grant to develop and implement the System for Educator Effectiveness Development (SEED) program--an innovative professional development (PD) system designed to provide geographically isolated educators an…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Program Descriptions, Faculty Development, Grants
Allen, James G.; Weaver, Rosa L. – Education Leadership Review, 2014
The purpose of this study was to investigate the professional development needs of assistant principals in the northern Kentucky region in preparation for the launch of the Northern Kentucky Assistant Principals' Network, a unique and innovative program to support their leadership development. Using the Educational Leadership Policy Standards:…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Professional Development, Educational Needs, Academic Standards
Dowell, Richard; Larwin, Karen – International Journal of Special Education, 2016
The purpose of a physical restraint is to control the behavior of a student. It can involve physically holding a person immobile against his or her will to using chemical or mechanical devices to control a person. This study was designed to contribute to the paucity of existing research literature in regards to a school administrator's impact on…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Disabilities, Discipline, Behavior Modification
Direct linkMcClellan, Rhonda L.; Casey, Patricia – Journal of School Leadership, 2015
As new assistant principals, our participants spoke of the importance of gaining experience. In this qualitative study, four years later, they admit that professional expertise must be a combination of challenging experiences and honest feedback from mentors. Furthermore, they present that this expertise is contingent upon identity. Transitioning…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Principals, Experiential Learning, Feedback (Response)
Gao, Niu – Center for Education Policy Analysis at Stanford University, 2013
This report contains the results of the 2009-10, 2010-11, and 2011-12 Principal and Assistant Principal (AP) Surveys conducted by Stanford's Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA). The surveys were administered to principals and assistant principals in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). This report appears in three parts, each…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Surveys, Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education
Allen, Ann Sundstrom; Topolka-Jorissen, Kathleen – Professional Development in Education, 2014
This qualitative methods study examined a rural North Carolina elementary school that implemented teacher learning walks as a method of professional development. Adapted from the practice of principal walkthroughs, teachers followed a protocol for collaboratively observing colleagues' classrooms and reflecting on teaching and learning. The…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, Rural Schools, Elementary School Teachers, Faculty Development
Center for Education Policy Analysis at Stanford University, 2013
Since the 2009-10 school-year, the Center for Education Policy Analysis (CEPA) at Stanford University administered Teacher, Assistant Principal (AP), and Principal surveys as part of San Francisco Unified School District's (SFUSD's) evaluation of the Quality Teacher and Education Act (passed as Proposition A 2008). The findings from these surveys…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Surveys, Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education
Kiefer, Sarah M.; Ellerbrock, Cheryl; Alley, Kathleen – RMLE Online: Research in Middle Level Education, 2014
The purpose of this descriptive qualitative study was to investigate the ways teachers support young adolescents' academic motivation in one large, urban, ethnically diverse middle school. Data included individual interviews of 24 participants (18 students, 5 teachers, and 1 middle school assistant principal). Findings suggested that the following…
Descriptors: Qualitative Research, Student Motivation, Adolescents, Middle Schools
Olatomide, Onijuni Olufemi; Shobola, Adeola Ayodeji; Omoyemiju, Michael Adeniyi – World Journal of Education, 2012
The family is a paramount source of happiness, giving individuals a sense of place that is relevant to developing satisfaction and fulfilment. Consequently, this study examined the attitude of retiring HeadMasters and Assistant HeadMasters' towards family involvement in pre-retirement preparation in Ondo State, Nigeria. Using descriptive survey,…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Principals, Retirement, Preretirement Education
Hemati, Hamidreza – Online Submission, 2011
The purpose of the research was to study the performance of the supervisors in the aspects leadership, communication, and task managing by the "360 degree feedback" method. A qualitative research was used to carry out the research study. The researcher formulated three questions that guided the study. An opinionnaire which included 23…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Feedback (Response), Qualitative Research, Observation
Cody, Scott; Wellington, Alison; Chaplin, Duncan – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2009
In 2006 and 2007, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) awarded $478 million in grants from the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) to support the development of innovative teacher compensation strategies. New Leaders for New Schools (NLNS), together with five partners--Memphis City Schools (MCS), the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), Denver…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Best Practices, Merit Pay
Hassenpflug, Ann – International Journal of Educational Leadership Preparation, 2009
New assistant high school principal, Gwen, and veteran English teacher, Anita, disagree on Gwen's approach to instructional leadership. Gwen's focus as a supervisor is on raising student achievement test scores. She prefers to make brief visits to classrooms, and she knows exactly what she wants to see happening during those visits. Anita views…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Classroom Observation Techniques, Coaching (Performance), Mentors
Chaplin, Duncan; Verghese, Shinu; Chiang, Hanley; Sonnenfeld, Kathy; Sullivan, Margaret; Kennen, Barbara; Knechtel, Virginia; Hall, John; Harris, Dominic – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2009
In 2006 and 2007, the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) awarded Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) grants for the development of systems to compensate teachers and principals in part based on increases in student achievement. New Leaders for New Schools (NLNS) received five of these grants and is using them to implement its Effective Practice…
Descriptors: Principals, Assistant Principals, Surveys, Material Development
Peer reviewedNASSP Bulletin, 1980
A job description of an assistant principal, in checklist style, which includes an evaluation form. (LD)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Qualifications, Assistant Principals, Occupational Information
Pellicer, Leonard O.; And Others – 1988
This study is the third in a series of national studies of high school principals dating back to the early 1960s. The major purpose of this study was to analyze and describe high school leaders and their schools in 1987. Chapter 1 discusses characteristics and opinions of school leaders. Chapter 2 is devoted to the tasks and problems of school…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, High Schools, Principals, School Administration
