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Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"District Leadership"”.
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Utilization-Focused Evaluation of a School District Leadership Pipeline
… by the Hillsborough County Public Schools Leadership Development Department. The research in this paper demonstrates the views of the cadre members that have completed the program. The research provides data and information as to their responses to the effectiveness of the program and …
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The Sarasota County, Florida School District Leadership Training Program - a Descriptive Case Study
… knowledge and skills. Their research shows that leadership training programs can significantly facilitate a first-year administrator's successful transition and raise the performance of experienced principals. This descriptive case study, describes how the Sarasota County, Florida, School …
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Identifying structural changes made by district leadership to increase equity in STEM for Black girls
… study examined the structural changes taken by district leadership in the area of equity in STEM for Black girls in response to the policy changes to the Illinois State Board of Education Multiple Indicators for Student Success Model (MISS). The new policy was intended to create a more inclusive …
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Succession Planning For K–12 Leadership: Educators' Perceptions Of A Public School District Leadership Development Program
<p>An overarching problem that public school districts are facing is a lack of succession planning. Without a succession plan in place, districts are not prepared for the future when it comes to staff development. This lack of foresight and planning causes a ripple effect leading to insufficient …
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Transcending we/they: a qualitative formative evaluation of the transformative potential of an in-district leadership development program
… revealed how teacher participation in an in-district leadership academy at a New Jersey school district engaged participants in preparing for future leadership roles. A program evaluation using qualitative methods can provide feedback on initiatives so that informed decisions can be made …
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Implementation of the Baldrige Education Framework for Performance Excellence: A Case Study of One Midwestern School District Leadership Team's Continuous Improvement Efforts
… improvement for high-performing school districts, (b) external feedback is critical to guide continuous improvement efforts, and (c) effective leadership is an indispensable organizational ingredient to establish a continuous improvement culture. Implications for this study focused on …
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District Leadership Practices that Enhance and Sustain Student Achievement at the Elementary School Level Through the Use of the Academic Achievement Team
… that relatively little is known about how districts employ Academic Achievement Teams or similar mechanisms to reduce declines in student achievement and sustain increased student achievement at the elementary school level (Kutash, Nico, Gorin, Rahmatullah, & Tallant, 2010). Turning around …
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Stability in the Storm: The History of Kansas City Kansas Public Schools 1902–1986
… the challenges it faced to integrate the district. This historical research study examines the history of KCKPS and how race relations and politics of the state, city, and county shaped the actions of district leadership and the conditions of the schools. This study explores the tenures of …
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The Tale of Two Middle School Literacy Coaches: Implications for Building Coaching Capacity
… are made for literacy coaches, principals, district leadership, professional development providers, university programs and school systems.</p>
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Assistant Principals and the Phenomenon of Leadership Coaching
… study sought to define and explore executive leadership coaching as a form of professional learning for educational leaders. This was a qualitative phenomenological inquiry into the ways, if any, that leadership coaching impacts the skills and abilities of first-year assistant principals. …
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An Evaluation of One School District Standards Assessment Program
<p>This project focuses on how one school district uses quarterly assessments to identify standards students have not mastered. This project identifies how some schools utilize quarterly assessment data with varying results. One problem I have identified is a lack of a consistent expectation from …
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School Leadership and Strategic Planning: The Impact on Local Report Card Ratings
… One component of NCLB dictated that school districts publicly report annual summative testing scores.Noting that previous research has shown that school district leadership engaged in the strategic planning process increases student achievement, the State of Ohio formed the Ohio Leadership …
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EXAMINING THE SUPERINTENDENT SEARCH PROCESS: A SEQUENTIAL MIXED METHODS STUDY ON SUPERINTENDENT CONSULTANT PERSPECTIVES
… selection and its implications for district leadership and governance.</p>
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Chicago's Ongoing Struggle With School Reform: The Inherent Conflicts Of Collaborative Leadership In An Environment Of Accountability
… thoughts, feelings and actions of local school leadership and what makes them effective in their work. Data was gathered through multiple sources, in the form of interviews, observations, and focus groups. I then analyzed the data to look for trends or common themes. A total of five common …
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The Effect of Leadership Coaching on the Self-Efficacy of New Assistant Principals
… study was to determine the effect of leadership coaching on new assistant principals’ perceptions of self-efficacy. Participants involved in the study included newly appointed assistant principals enrolled in a suburban public school district leadership academy that included multiple …
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A Support Framework for Virtual Learners: A Policy Advocacy Document
… the quality of online education in my school district. Personally, my goal was to learn about recent advancements in the educational modality I have so passionately embraced for the past nine years. My vision was that my research would directly impact the expansion and improvement process of …
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Searching for Innovation, Creativity and 21st Century Skills: A Case Study of a Suburban Elementary School District
… teachers within a suburban elementary school district. Participants included five elementary teachers who were identified by their colleagues as being exceptionally innovative, creative and fostering 21<sup>st</sup> Century Skills. The research method for this qualitative case study consisted …
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Understanding Burnout and Turnover for Dual-Role Administrators: A Phenomenologic Study Understanding the Lived Experiences of Dual-Role School Superintendents and Principals
The paper is an exploration of dual-role school district leadership in a small rural state. Dual-role leaders are individuals who fulfill all the roles of both the school superintendent and principal. Smaller rural school districts are the districts that often utilize a dual-role superintendent and …
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BEYOND INTERVENTIONS: DISTRICT DESIGN OF MULTI-TIERED SYSTEMS OF SUPPORT AS AN EQUITY FRAMEWORK TO ADDRESS INEQUITABLE STUDENT OUTCOMES
… supports, this study approached MTSS from a district leadership and systems design perspective. Rather than evaluating the implementation of specific interventions within individual schools, the study investigated how district-level leadership structures, governance practices, and …
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