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Anticipating a Second Wave of Standards-Based Grading Implementation and Understanding the Potential Barriers: Perceptions of High School Principals
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Townsley, Matt; Buckmiller, Tom; Cooper, Robyn – NASSP Bulletin, 2019
As secondary school leaders consider a shift toward standards-based grading (SBG) practices, they are no doubt weighing the odds of a successful implementation process. This research followed up on a study from 2014 to identify the challenges secondary school leaders experience when changing the currency of the classroom from points to learning.…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Grading, Student Evaluation, Program Implementation
The Characteristics, Benefits, and Problems Associated with Implementing DBAE.
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Day, Michael D. – NASSP Bulletin, 1989
To investigate the characteristics, benefits, and problems associated with implementing Discipline-Based Art Education, the author accompanies two hypothetical secondary school principals on a visit to a high school involved in DBAE. The tour highlights state graduation requirements, instructional materials, and student evaluation methods related…
Descriptors: Art Education, Curriculum Development, High School Graduates, Popular Culture
Combining Writing with Text Organization in Content Instruction.
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Cronin, Hines; And Others – NASSP Bulletin, 1992
The Moss Point (Mississippi) School District developed a comprehensive plan to help secondary school students understand text organization, use semantic mapping, and apply writing process stages in the various content subjects. Teachers were taught to implement classroom strategies and to assess and document students' writing progress, which has…
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, Computer Assisted Instruction, Portfolios (Background Materials), Program Implementation
Implementation Status of the Carl D. Perkins Act in Rural High Schools.
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Veir, Carole A. – NASSP Bulletin, 1989
Describes a study examining the status of vocational programs for special students (under the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act) after two years' implementation in a northwestern state's rural schools. Results showed little concern for special students' vocational education; counseling services were inadequate, and vocational teachers'…
Descriptors: Counseling Services, Disabilities, High Schools, Program Implementation
Curriculum Reform in Middle Level and High School Mathematics.
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Cauley, Kathleen M.; Seyfarth, John T. – NASSP Bulletin, 1995
The National Council of Teachers of Mathematics'"Curriculum and Evaluation Standards for School Mathematics" (1989) and "Professional Standards for School Mathematics" (1991) need principals' help to be implemented. Secondary principals should become familiar with standards, provide teachers with long-term professional…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Collegiality, Curriculum Development, Mathematics
Recent Legal and Policy Developments in Special Education.
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Maag, John W.; Katsiyannis, Antonis – NASSP Bulletin, 2000
Discusses three timely Individuals with Disability Act issues confronting school personnel: implications of complex health services related to the Supreme Court "Garret F" ruling; use of functional assessment as mandated by IDEA 1997 discipline amendments; and handling of Section 504 issues related to Asperger Syndrome. (Contains 16…
Descriptors: Administrator Responsibility, Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Compliance (Legal)