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Peer reviewedPurvis, Johnny R.; Boren, Lisa C. – NASSP Bulletin, 1991
As Mississippi's experience shows, there are five necessary stages for staff development: preplanning (forming a committee), planning, implementation, evaluation, and maintenance. This article examines each phase, provides checklists, and highlights the principal's responsibility during each phase. (eight references) (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Check Lists, Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines
Peer reviewedFortenberry, Robert N. – Illinois School Research and Development, 1986
Describes the plan used by the Jackson, Mississippi, school district to improve its program. Notes that the plan focused on (1) the instructional program, (2) districtwide staff development, (3) in-depth evaluation, and (4) a community-district communications network. (FL)
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Models, Program Implementation
Grace, Cathy; Woodruff, Jane B. – 1986
Generic guidelines, based upon principles of effective training and institutional change reflected in current educational research were developed in Mississippi for the planning and implementing of staff development programs in local school districts, and these guidelines were followed when a new statewide early childhood education program was…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Program Development, Program Effectiveness
Download full textGunn, Jack; Eiland, Phyfa – 1987
This paper considers the growing trend of collaboration among school districts, addressing the national trend in general and examining the perspective of and the trends in Mississippi in particular. The trend in Mississippi is a natural outgrowth of the reform movement in the state and will probably continue on both a formal and an informal basis…
Descriptors: Consortia, Educational Cooperation, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education
Grace, Cathy; Howard, Esther – 1989
In 1988, the Mississippi State Department of Education provided funds for the creation of a 40-hour staff development module for training the principals and central office staff of state accredited elementary schools to develop comprehensive early childhood programs. Here, the term 'early childhood' refers to programs for children between 5 and 8…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment, Educational Planning
Evans, Sandra Nicola; And Others – 1984
This publication is designed to accompany the "Dropout Prevention" manual (1984) and to serve as a guide for the staff development training of administrators, faculty, and staff in the initiation of a dropout prevention program. The staff development program contains materials to assist staff in becoming aware of the scope of the dropout…
Descriptors: Administrators, Dropout Characteristics, Dropout Prevention, Dropouts
Mississippi State Dept. of Education, Jackson. Bureau of School Improvement. – 1985
This document is a technical guide designed for use in conjunction with the revised guidelines for staff development in Mississippi schools. It outlines and explains a step-by-step process for planning and implementing a staff development program that should foster the changes necessary to improve student and school performance throughout the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Guidelines, Inservice Education, Needs Assessment
