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School Administrator, 1985
Awards for exemplary staff development programs from the National Center for the Improvement of Learning are announced for 17 school districts, selected from 55 submitted to the award competition. Nine of the programs are featured in this issue; the remaining eight will be described in the March issue. (MLF)
Descriptors: Awards, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Improvement, School Districts
McDowell, Floyd E. – School Administrator, 1986
The Adaptive Learning Environments Program can provide appropriate individualized instruction to students of all ability levels. The program has undergone more than a decade of development and data-based testing. (MLF)
Descriptors: Continuous Progress Plan, Elementary Education, Individualized Instruction, Instructional Improvement
Pate, Tom – School Administrator, 1985
Describes a Texas educational program that uses interactive instructional television to teach fully accredited high school classes, staff development workshops, and preservice and inservice education classes. (MD)
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Television, Electronic Classrooms, Interaction
Spohn, William A. – School Administrator, 1987
Educational supervision must be tied to improving staff skills in several critical areas--planning, diagnosis, monitoring, evaluating, and modifying programs to meet individual students' needs. To address supervisors' training deficiencies in these areas, this article recommends a workable training model and outlines desirable supervisor…
Descriptors: Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education, Planning, Program Evaluation
Arbeit, Mark B. – School Administrator, 1985
Before schools purchase computer hardware and software, the district should set goals for their use, establish effective teacher training, and determine a realistic schoolwide implementation plan.(MD)
Descriptors: Courseware, Elementary Education, Instructional Development, Microcomputers
Gentry, Joseph E.; And Others – School Administrator, 1985
To recognize high performance administrators, a South Carolina school district has added a performance incentive to the basic salary plan for administrators. Criteria for comparing job targets that are selected by the administrators are based on scope, complexity, and anticipated impact. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Evaluation, Administrators, Criteria, Elementary Secondary Education
Manning, Renfro C. – School Administrator, 1986
Utilizing teachers to observe and evaluate other teachers provides an opportunity for peers to exchange ideas and learn the components of competent teaching. A peer assessment program requires delineation of indicators to be evaluated, a procedure for lateral and vertical communication, and a procedure for selecting observers. (MLF)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Peer Evaluation
School Administrator, 1985
Featured are 8 of the 17 exemplary staff development programs selected by the Advisory Panel of the National Center for the Improvement of Learning. Nine of the programs were featured in the February issue. (Author/DCS)
Descriptors: Awards, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Improvement Programs
Kaldy, Joanne – School Administrator, 1985
Increasingly, schools are beginning employee wellness programs, which encourage employees to make personal commitments to life-style changes that will increase their productivity and generally improve their health. This article provides an introduction to wellness programs, lists advantages, and tells how to start one and make it work. (DCS)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education, Employee Attitudes
