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Saultz, Andrew; Murphy, Kristin M.; Aronson, Brittany – Phi Delta Kappan, 2016
In April 2015, 11 educators were convicted for their roles in the cheating scandal in the Atlanta Public Schools. The authors examine the lessons that teachers, administrators, and policy makers can learn from the cheating scandal: Teachers and school leaders were not adequately prepared to navigate the school district's environment; there were…
Descriptors: Cheating, Public Schools, Educational Malpractice, Risk Assessment
Reform Support Network, 2012
The goal of this publication is to provide a snapshot of some of the publicly available resources describing efforts across Race to the Top States to ensure that turnaround schools have effective leaders. It is based on a review of Race to the Top State Annual Performance Reports, including State reports of Year 1 accomplishments and second year…
Descriptors: Principals, Management Development, Instructional Leadership, Leadership Effectiveness
Reddekopp, Therese – Principal Leadership, 2008
A main responsibility of leaders is helping others develop their leadership skills, and the impending retirement of many principals and assistant principals has also made succession planning a major concern for school districts. Many school systems are fulfilling this responsibility by strategically cultivating up-and-coming administrators to…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Management Development, Program Descriptions, Effective Schools Research
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Cabot, Linda A. – EDUCAUSE Quarterly, 2006
If one "googles" the term "professional development" on the Web, he/she gets definitions such as "the development of skills both tangential and essential to one's current occupation." Digging a little deeper does not yield a common definition, just distinctions among education, training, and credentialing. Despite the…
Descriptors: Educational Opportunities, Professional Development, Leadership, Information Technology
Land, Arthur J. – 1989
Georgia is demonstrating a strong commitment to improving the quality of public education. This paper focuses on the reform efforts in the areas of accountability and the improvement of teaching. This is being accomplished with the current implementation of the Teacher Performance Appraisal Instrument (TPAI) that involves assessing competency in…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Quality
Georgia Professional Standards Commission, Atlanta. – 1985
This report (1) examines the latest developments in educational administration preparation, (2) provides an overview of educational administration programs in Georgia, and (3) identifies and reviews a sample of educational administration programs nationally. Chapters 1, 2, and 3 are titled as follows: "Public Concerns: A Focus on School…
Descriptors: Colleges, Educational Administration, Educational Trends, Elementary Secondary Education