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Herman, Joan L.; Wang, Jia; Ong, Christine; Straubhaar, Rolf; Schweig, Jon; Hsu, Vivian – National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST), 2013
With funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, CRESST researchers conducted a multi-year evaluation of a major school reform project at Alain Leroy Locke High School, historically one of California's lowest performing secondary schools. We found the one-year teacher retention rate at GDL in 2010-2011 was 79%; Green Dot Locke teachers,…
Descriptors: Educational Change, High Schools, Charter Schools, Secondary School Teachers
Bloom, Gary; Krovetz, Marty – Leadership, 2001
The principal shortage means that many educators, including assistant principals and resource teachers, are moving into the job with little training. Mentor and apprenticeship relationships can aid leadership development. Exemplary leaders' highest calling is to build leadership in others--exemplified in Santa Cruz's Growing Our Own" program.…
Descriptors: Apprenticeships, Assistant Principals, Elementary Secondary Education, Job Training
Adams, Jeanne P. – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1999
A three-county survey of administrative credential students in California found that 26% of respondents serving in administrative positions are considering leaving their jobs; 62% of qualified candidates are staying in the classroom. Solutions to principal overload include hiring more assistant principals and grooming inhouse talent. (MLH)
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Assistant Principals, Burnout, Elementary Secondary Education