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Maury Grebenau – Online Submission, 2025
The purpose of this paper is to summarize research about the experience of newer instructional leaders in Jewish day schools in order to identify best practice in supporting them. Data is drawn from the results of a narrative study that explored the socialization of ten Jewish day school principals in the first three years of their first position…
Descriptors: Day Schools, Judaism, Religious Schools, Principals
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Lynn M. Scott; Lisa A. Dieker – Journal of Special Education Leadership, 2024
Educational leadership, including special education leadership, could benefit from learning sciences and advanced technologies used in other fields (e.g., psychology, medicine). Despite over 30 years of research, leadership preparation is not yet incorporating critical knowledge from the learning sciences to understand the expert versus novice…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Students with Disabilities, Federal Legislation
DeBaylo, Paige – Online Submission, 2020
The main purpose of the 2019-2020 evaluation of the Department of Leadership Development was to evaluate the implementation of the newly developed assistant principal (AP) and principal hiring processes, designed to select a diverse group of equity-focused, effective novice leaders. The hiring process consisted of using an online video…
Descriptors: School Districts, Assistant Principals, Principals, Personnel Selection
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Viloria, Maria de Lourdes; Ramirez, Alfredo – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2021
This case focuses on one novice school principal's experience with an elopement incident. School elopement sets the background for this case, and in this situation, the principal sees the need to take action to increase school safety and special needs students' teacher support. The authors enumerate leadership practices and organizational…
Descriptors: Beginning Principals, Student Behavior, Behavior Problems, School Safety
Scott, Deven – Education Commission of the States, 2018
In the era of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), there has been heightened attention on the role that effective school and district leaders play in a wide range of issues, including school improvement, quality classroom instruction and broader discussions of equity. In 2017, Education Commission of the States reviewed legislation related to…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, School Districts, Administrator Role, Administrator Qualifications
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Coviello, James C.; DeMatthews, David E. – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2016
The story of the past 15 years in U.S. education has been one of fundamental reform and transformation. These changes are felt most acutely in the daily lives of teachers and principals and often have lasting effects on the context of the school community. This case study explores the challenges facing a principal when attempting reform and…
Descriptors: Beginning Principals, Educational Improvement, Educational Change, Communication Skills