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Tiffany L. Green – ProQuest LLC, 2023
Principal Preparation Programs are a one-year intensive program to develop aspiring school Principals with at least three years of Assistant Principal experience (Solodev, 2022). The purpose of these programs is to prepare aspiring leaders for the role of school Principal adequately. This qualitative phenomenological study aimed to explore the…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Attitudes, Administrator Education, Personnel Selection
Browne, Daniel – Wallace Foundation, 2019
This Wallace "Perspective" delves into what makes for a high-quality, voluntary summer learning program, one that provides children from disadvantaged communities with engaging academics as well as stimulating enrichment activities during the interval between the end of the school year and back-to-school time. Interest in these programs…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Disadvantaged Youth, Enrichment Activities, Program Effectiveness
Augustine, Catherine H.; Thompson, Lindsey E. – RAND Corporation, 2017
During the school year leading up to summer 2015, summer leaders in Dallas, Pittsburgh, and Rochester made concerted efforts to integrate their summer learning programs into the core priorities and operations of the larger school district as a strategy to increase sustainability. This report examines these efforts and their impacts. The…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Achievement Gains
Augustine, Catherine H.; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Schwartz, Heather L.; Zakaras, Laura – RAND Corporation, 2013
Research shows low-income students suffer disproportionate learning loss over the summer and because those losses accumulate over time, they contribute substantially to the achievement gap between low- and higher-income children. The Wallace Foundation is funding a five-year demonstration project to examine whether summer learning programs can…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, School Districts, Summer Programs, Elementary School Students
Augustine, Catherine H.; McCombs, Jennifer Sloan; Schwartz, Heather L.; Zakaras, Laura – RAND Corporation, 2013
Research shows low-income students suffer disproportionate learning loss over the summer and because those losses accumulate over time, they contribute substantially to the achievement gap between low- and higher-income children. The Wallace Foundation is funding a five-year demonstration project to examine whether summer learning programs can…
Descriptors: Low Income Students, School Districts, Summer Programs, Elementary School Students
Dykes, Mary K.; And Others – Florida Educational Research and Development Council, Inc., Research Bulletin, 1979
This brief monograph, intended for preschool teachers and administrators, explains various aspects of the assessment and evaluation of children and early childhood education programs. The value of evaluation procedures for program development is noted. The different forms that research designs and tests can take are explained. It is emphasized…
Descriptors: Administrators, Early Childhood Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Testing
Florida State Dept. of Education, Tallahassee. Div. of Vocational, Adult, and Community Education. – 1989
Florida's community college and school district postsecondary adult vocational programs in fire fighter training and fire science technology were subjected to a statewide program review. Efforts were made to reach Florida's entire community of career and volunteer fire fighters. Data were collected in the following ways: site interviews with…
Descriptors: Articulation (Education), Community Colleges, Curriculum Development, Delivery Systems