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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"new principal"”.
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A case study of a school district new principal mentoring program
… A past program evaluation of a school district’s new principal mentoring program served as the “case’ that underwent a reflective metaevaluation. This metaevaluation study explored two questions. First, how did integrating constructivist and program theory evaluation affect the quality of the …
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Teachers Engaging in Action Research to Increase Learner Agency
… in this school setting by an incoming school principal following a principal that had been in the school for many years. The new principal, also the researcher in this study, recognized that there was a low level of learner agency among both students and teachers. Students were not tracking …
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Induction in education : support for principal supervisors
Clarity among principal supervisors to do their work is critical for student success, as their efforts affect principals, but the literature lacks information about the induction practices for principal supervisors. The purpose of this study was to identify the learning experiences and induction …
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Creating Conditions For A Collaborative Relationship Between Principals And Their Supervisors: A Change Initiative
… other researchers, have shown that in order for principals and other building leaders to be able to demonstrate the required expectations of “new” principal standards, they must engage in ongoing supervision, evaluation, coaching, and continuous career-long professional development. These studies …
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A Blueprint for Change: The Reconstruction of a School
… and learning evolved under the leadership of a new principal as an instructional technology plan was implemented. A lens metaphor was used to view culture, change process, leadership, and reform and frame the guiding questions and conclusions. The culture was transformed by empowering staff …
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AN EXPLORATORY INVESTIGATION OF THE ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SUPERVISORS
… OF ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOL PRINCIPAL SUPERVISORS Jane W. Spence, Doctor of Education, 2015 Directed By: Dr. Margaret McLaughlin, College of Education This study explored elementary and secondary versions of a new principal supervisor role in order to determine whether there …
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Running in Place: The Conditions Associated with Principal Transition in Chicago and the Implications for Policy and Practice
<p>There are more than 650 principals in Chicago’s public district and charter schools, and 60-90 of them leave every year. Using publicly available data, I look closely at the 228 transitions that occurred in 505 district-managed public schools between 2014 and 2017.</p> <p>The data in this study …
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An analysis of perceived job stress factors on school personnel, and perceived techniques to reduce or manage job stress factors on school personnel caused by school closures necessitated by declining student enrollment
… knowing future school assignment"; "knowing when new job assignments would be made"; "extra work during the year due to closing of the school"; and "uncertainty caused by not knowing future administration" as the five most stressful factors during school closures.Non-certificated personnel …
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The Relationship Between Professional Learning Communities and Instructional Practices
… of the methodology. Under the leadership of a new principal and with the implementation and focus on PLCs, Ocean Breeze High School's (OBHS) academic achievement proficiency grew from 48.6% to 87.5% within a three-year period. Based on this phenomenal progress, this case study investigated the …
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Rites of Passage: The Role of Induction in the Enculturation of Beginning Teachers
… shortage is due to rising attrition rates among new teachers. They claim that new teachers become dissatisfied with teaching due to poor working conditions. As a result, new teachers have prematurely departed the teaching profession in alarming numbers which has placed the educational system at …
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Advanced Statistical Learning Methods in Image Processing
… vision, and medical science domains. While new approaches are constantly being developed, scalability, interpretability and uncertainty quantification are still considered as main challenges. This thesis encompasses three projects, in which we develop advanced statistical methods to address …
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The Symbiotic Relationship Between New Principals and the Climate of the Schools in which They Lead
… the leadership styles of first year elementary principals and the organizational climate of the schools to which they are assigned to lead. Using quantitative methodology, the research included 17 principals from elementary schools in Pennsylvania. These schools, located in eight different …
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Principals' Perceptions of the Leader Keys Effectiveness System in Georgia
<p>The purpose of this study was to examine principals’ perceptions of Georgia’s new principal evaluation system, Leader Keys Effectiveness System (LKES). This study focused on principals’ perceptions of LKES’s ability to evaluate their effectiveness, align to their day-to-day operations, and …
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Factors Impacting Principals' Career Decision Making
… demands call for replacement of the principal when adequate gains in student achievement are not met, yet research indicates that it takes at least five years to affect change (Fullan, 2006). Why then would any principal <em>remain </em>in an<em> </em>appointment as principal in a …