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Download full textPackard, Richard D.; And Others – 1987
Northern Arizona University's Arizona Career Ladder Research & Evaluation Project for teachers implements a procedure for rewarding teachers based on performance levels rather than on years of teaching experience and college credits. Research data is collected each spring, analyzed and fed back to the districts for improvement of key program…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Demography, Demonstration Programs, Elementary Secondary Education
Packard, Richard D.; Nichols, Wanda – 1987
Northern Arizona University's Arizona Career Ladder Research & Evaluation Project for teachers implements a procedure for rewarding teachers based on performance levels rather than on years of teaching experience and college credits. Research data is collected each spring, analyzed and fed back to the districts for improvement of key program…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Organizational Climate
Packard, Richard D. – 1990
To assure accountability to educational policy developed by elected and appointed leaders, agencies and organizations must adopt high quality evaluation designs tailored to meet three basic tenets: (1) different processes for policy formation and demonstration of accountability; (2) clear accountability expectations built into policies; (3)…
Descriptors: Accountability, Elementary Secondary Education, Formative Evaluation, Organizational Development
Packard, Richard D.; Dereshiwsky, Mary I. – 1988
In 1984, Arizona governmental officials began studying a social problem plaguing both the state and country for many years: "Does a teacher incentive program enhance the profession and student achievement?" Research and evaluation has been underway for over 3 years and is focusing on the parameters of a model which will be reported to policy…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Ladders, Elementary Secondary Education, Prediction
Packard, Richard D. – 1988
Career ladder program assessment for 1988, which is being conducted by The Arizona Career Ladder Research and Evaluation Project, is in its third year of data collection, analysis, and reporting. This document presents 38 statistical tables on average scores of responses to a survey of teachers and administrators regarding levels of program…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Attitude Measures, Career Ladders, Elementary Secondary Education
Packard, Richard D.; And Others – 1988
In 1985 the Arizona Legislature established a 5-year Career Ladder Program for teachers. The purpose of the pilot is to determine if student academic achievement is enhanced through recognizing and developing high levels of teacher performance and through a "promotion system based on comptence". The overall research and evaluation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Action Research, Career Ladders, Elementary Secondary Education
Packard, Richard D. – 1988
A unique aspect of the Arizona career ladder project is the fact that each district was allowed to develop its own program design at the local level; to be evaluated on its own merits; and to initiate improvements cyclicly throughout the duration of the pilot-test. This document depicts outline descriptions for each of the 15 pilot-test districts.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Ladders, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria
Packard, Richard D. – 1987
The Arizona Career Ladder Teacher Incentive Program, a pilot teacher incentive program, features: (1) successful collaboration among government, business, universities, school districts, and the teaching profession; (2) "stakeholder" initiated and monitored teacher development and performance evaluation systems with totally restructured…
Descriptors: Career Ladders, Educational Cooperation, Incentives, Program Effectiveness
Packard, Richard D.; Dereshiwsky, Mary I. – 1990
A process for evaluating the effectiveness of educational organizations, with a focus on accountability, is described. An evaluation of 15 pilot-test school districts in the Arizona Career Ladder Project reveals the existence of a major discrepancy between meeting program requirements and achieving program success. A theoretical model of…
Descriptors: Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Packard, Richard D.; Dereshiwsky, Mary I. – 1989
Presented is the fourth Summative Report developed by Northern Arizona University researchers for the Joint Legislative Committee on Career Ladders (JLCCL) concerning the implementation of the Arizona Career Ladder Program (ACLP). The ACLP has resulted in considerable developmental success toward meeting intended program goals. This report is…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Career Ladders, Change Strategies, Education Work Relationship
