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It Takes a District.
Rosen, Karolee – Leadership, 2003
Describes Fontana (California) Unified School District's No Child Left Behind Act implementation plan, focusing on the use of project charts. Illustrates the project chart function with examples from Title I and Title X. (PKP)
Descriptors: Charts, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Implementation, School Districts
Only the Best.
Casey, John; Donaldson, Clem – Leadership, 2001
After refining its teacher standards, a California school district implemented professional standards for administrators, a goal-setting and assessment system, and a professional- development support model. Principals are responsible for providing effective school, community and instructional leadership; creating and maintaining a positive…
Descriptors: Administrators, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership Qualities, Program Implementation
NCLB: Tall Order for Small Districts.
Tyler, Clifford E. – Leadership, 2003
Describes how superintendents and principals of small, rural school districts can implement the requirements of the No Child Left Behind Act. (PKP)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Principals, Program Implementation, Rural Schools
A Turning Point for Inner-City Youth
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Ward, Jeremy; Daughtry, Jody; Wise, Donald – Leadership, 2007
In this article, the authors describe McLane High School's Turning Points Academy (TPA), a revolutionary program which was created to counter the low graduation rates and even lower college attendance rates at McLane (Fresno, California). TPA, which began in 1994, is a small learning community that each spring brings 145 McLane sophomores to the…
Descriptors: College Attendance, Graduation Rate, Educational Opportunities, College School Cooperation
Response to Intervention: Changing How We Do Business
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Hilton, Alan – Leadership, 2007
In this article, the author discusses Response to Intervention (RtI), a school-wide system of intervention. One of the advantages of RtI in the diagnosis of disabilities is that it allows schools to intervene early to meet the needs of struggling learners. RtI also maps those specific instructional strategies found to benefit a particular student,…
Descriptors: Intervention, Educational Strategies, Educational Change, Disabilities
Healthy Children Ready to Learn
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Ellerbee, William J.; Bramson-Paul, Phyllis; Marcellino, Sara – Leadership, 2006
Education leaders throughout California are playing a key role in creating healthy school environments for the 6 million students in the state's public schools. Recognizing the strong connection between health and learning, they have made significant changes to the nutrition environment in their schools. This article looks at how these…
Descriptors: Leadership Responsibility, Public Schools, Nutrition, Food Service
A New Vision for Teacher Professional Development.
McCarthy, Jody; Riley, Suzanne – Leadership, 2000
Designs for Learning is a California-based professional-development program organized around 10 design elements central to teachers' teaching and learning process: student data, planning, release time, leadership development, content and pedagogy, inquiry, collaboration, adult learning, administrative and community support, and accountability.…
Descriptors: Adult Learning, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Inquiry
What New Teachers Need.
Stansbury, Kendyll – Leadership, 2001
When teachers become involved in induction programs like California's Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment program, the principal's role becomes crucial. To support new teachers, principals can adjust working conditions, provide more release time for lesson planning, connect formative and evaluative assessment goals, and support collaborative…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Lesson Plans