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Download full textWang, Ke; Kemp, Jana; Burr, Riley – National Center for Education Statistics, 2022
Using data from the School Survey on Crime and Safety (SSOCS), this report presents findings both on crime and violence in U.S. public schools and on the practices and programs schools have used to promote school safety. SSOCS collects data from public school principals about violent and nonviolent crimes in their schools. The survey also collects…
Descriptors: Crime, School Safety, Violence, Public Schools
Tenenbaum, Bonnie – 1980
The purpose of the staff development project in Mt. Diablo Unified School District is to personalize management for school improvement. This report describes how the project staff developed both a strong process (individual sites) and product (aggregated data across sites) evaluation component. In the process evaluation section, technical…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
Center for the Advancement of Pacific Education, Honolulu, HI. – 1990
Pacific principals' perceived priority needs for professional development are examined. Mailed surveys of 439 principals in 10 jurisdictions yielded 243 responses, or a 55 percent response rate. Respondents rated themselves on task effectiveness and professional development needs. Results indicate a need for information concerning community…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development, Educational Environment
Maryland State Department of Education, 2007
Designed for district- and school-level character education committees, "Character Education by Design: A Blueprint for Successful District and School Initiatives" is a how-to guide for developing an effective character education initiative, one that will not only enhance the climate of the school and social behavior of the students, but…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Values Education, Citizenship Education, School Districts
Matthew, Maureen – 1994
The professional continuing education opportunities offered by the Museums Association of Saskatchewan (MAS), Canada to museum staff throughout Saskatchewan were evaluated. Data were collected from public records/documents, interviews with 15 MAS staff/board members, and three surveys of a select group of professional staff of Saskatchewan's…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Foreign Countries, Museums, Participant Satisfaction
Miller, Arden; And Others – 1985
A consortium of Elliott , Rowan, and Morgan Counties (Kentucky) received a grant from the Kentucky Department of Education to demonstrate methods by which existing and future gifted and talented programs may be evaluated. A Multiattribute Utility Model was adopted, because the model avoids the pitfalls of an experimental method while providing…
Descriptors: County Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Evaluation Methods
Naron, Nancy K. – 1985
The four Special Emphasis Elementary Schools in the Corpus Christi Independent School District have markedly increased students' achievement, particularly in reading and language arts. This study was conducted to determine the perceived impact of the Special Emphasis (SE) components and to aid in the implementation of future SE schools. The…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Assistant Principals, Educational Environment, Language Arts
Creative Associates, Inc., Washington, DC. – 1986
This set of materials is designed to complement the information in "A Guide for Education Coordinators in Head Start." It contains sample forms, checklists, tip sheets, assessment and evaluation forms, and other materials. The information is arranged in eight sections which correspond to the chapters in the guide, and includes materials…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Early Childhood Education, Evaluation Methods, Parent Participation
Hopkins, David; And Others – 1994
The United Kingdom's approach to planned educational change is called school improvement. This book presents a new approach to school improvement based on the experiences of 30 British schools that are being monitored by the Improving the Quality of Education for All (IQEA) project. Following the foreword by Michael Fullan and the preface and…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Educational Cooperation, Educational Improvement, Educational Quality
Thompson, Linda W. – 1990
A new Chapter 1 law, P.L. 100-297, was passed in 1988. Chapter 1 schools must examine the program operated during the previous school year. Schools that fail to demonstrate overall achievement gains must develop a Program Improvement Plan (PIP), a document describing how the Chapter 1 program in that school will be modified. This guide provides a…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Change Strategies, Community Involvement, Curriculum Development
Kirby, Jill S.; Bailey, Carolyn J. – 1987
The involvement of teaching and administrative staff in a decision making procedure that focuses upon their perceived needs has been recognized as central to the success of a staff development program. This concept was the premise upon which the University of Alabama/Livingston Teacher In-Service Center conducted a needs assessment and planned its…
Descriptors: College School Cooperation, Decision Making, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Figgures, Cleo – 1978
This report discusses the views of early childhood supervisory and instructional staff regarding staff development activities across 11 Early Childhood Education Programs in Philadelphia. A comprehensive staff development questionnaire was completed by supervisory personnel, teachers, assistant teachers and aides in the Spring of 1978. Cumulative…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Annual Reports, Day Care, Early Childhood Education
Beyer, Francine; Houston, Ronald – 1987
This survey is designed to be an assessment instrument for measuring a school's effectiveness in meeting the needs of at-risk and low achieving students. The survey consists of nine sections. Statements listed in each section are used to characterize specific behaviors with a scale rating for how each statement reflects the situation or attitude…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Classroom Techniques, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education
Anderson, Ellen, Comp.; And Others – 1978
Narrative descriptions of activities in 10 areas of Project FAITH (Family Assistance for Infants and Toddlers with Handicaps) and results of the 1977-1978 project year evaluation are presented. Cost figures, strategy activities, significant findings, recommendations, personnel responsible, product development information, and continuation plans…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Disabilities, Evaluation, Family (Sociological Unit)
Brill, Nancy; Cohen, Sarale – 1988
This final report describes the rationale, goals and activities of a federally funded project that was designed to develop a model intervention program for hospitalized chronically ill children between birth and five years. The focus of the program was to promote optimal emotional development: attachment, separation, individualization, and…
Descriptors: Child Development, Childhood Needs, Chronic Illness, Curriculum Development
