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Direct linkSchussler, Deborah L.; Krisch, Karen; Mahfouz, Julia; Baelen, Rebecca N.; Gould, Laura Feagans – Phi Delta Kappan, 2023
In the last 15 years, mindfulness programs have become more popular in schools. However, bringing mindfulness into schools involves more than selecting a curriculum. It entails creating the conditions for mindfulness that requires a particular kind of leadership: the capacity to lead for and with mindfulness. Authors Deborah L. Schussler, Karen…
Descriptors: Metacognition, Curriculum Development, Leadership, Social Development
Katie Novak; Helene Paroff – Phi Delta Kappan, 2024
The 42 school districts participating in the state of Washington's Inclusionary Practices Project achieved a significant 12.8% increase in inclusion in the least restrictive environment (LRE 1, or in general education for 80-100% of the school day) over four years, surpassing the state average increase of 6.8%. Katie Novak and Helene Paroff…
Descriptors: School Districts, Inclusion, Program Effectiveness, Educational Environment
Elias, Maurice J.; Nayman, Samuel J.; Duffell, Joan C.; Kim, Sarah A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2017
Considering the key role of social-emotional and character development (SECD) competencies in college, career, and life success--and considering that many of those competencies are teachable--there is no excuse for failing to incorporate them systematically into our education system. That would be the equivalent of depriving children of oxygen.…
Descriptors: Social Development, Emotional Development, Skill Development, Policy Formation
Kennedy, Anne; Deuel, Angie; Nelson, Tamara Holmlund; Slavit, David – Phi Delta Kappan, 2011
Through the process of initiating, implementing, and sustaining a schoolwide professional learning community (PLC), teachers and administrators at the pseudonymous Silver Valley Middle School provide a powerful example of distributed leadership in action. New leadership roles, coordination, and interdependency among staff have led to an increased…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, High Schools, Leadership, Power Structure
Sparks, Dennis – Phi Delta Kappan, 2009
Well-designed leadership development is essential in school systems that desire high-quality teaching and learning for all students in all classrooms. Significant change throughout the system requires that leaders first change their own beliefs, understanding, and actions. "Real time" professional learning for leaders is very different from the…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Leadership, Professional Development, School Culture
Childress, Stacey M. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2009
Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS) in Maryland has made progress on the dual dimensions of excellence and equity for its 140,000 students, about half of whom are black or Hispanic. Beginning in 1999, with the leadership of Supt. Jerry Weast, MCPS managed to boost the achievement of its top quartile of students while the lower quartiles…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Elementary Secondary Education, Excellence in Education, Equal Education
