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Miller, Patrick C.; Grobe, William J. – NASSP Bulletin, 2013
The Collaborative Project (CP) began as a pilot project in five North Carolina school districts in 2007 featuring a performance incentive initiative for teachers and administrators. The objective of this study was to document principals' perceptions of the performance incentive initiative to determine challenges encountered during implementation.…
Descriptors: Program Effectiveness, Pilot Projects, Principals, Public Policy
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Dulaney, Shannon K. – NASSP Bulletin, 2013
This article discusses a qualitative case study examining one middle school's response to intervention (RtI) efforts. Study participants included the principal, assistant principal, and members of the school's leadership team. A description of the RtI consensus and infrastructure-building processes, consideration of the RtI facilitators, and a…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Response to Intervention, Middle Schools, Educational Improvement
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Weldy, Gilbert R. – NASSP Bulletin, 1990
"Strengthening School Transitions for Students K-13," conceived and sponsored by NASSP and other organizations, was a project helping seven demonstration school districts address student transition problems. This article summarizes program accomplishments, critical transition points, and keys to success and describes each demonstration…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Demonstration Programs, Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education
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Hamilton, Stephen F.; Mamary, Albert – NASSP Bulletin, 1983
Urges accurate assessment of program implementation and the determination of student performance in areas not measured by achievement tests. Offers indicators of hard-to-measure levels of achievement in teachers and students, as they have been developed in the Johnson City, New York, Public Schools' mastery learning approach. (JW)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Achievement Rating, Elementary Secondary Education, Mastery Learning
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Brown, Bruce Robert; Cooper, G. Robb – NASSP Bulletin, 2000
A study conducted in an Illinois metropolitan school district explored four dimensions of school-based management implementation: school leadership, school climate, student achievement, and community involvement. Survey data from 176 teachers, 42 parents, and 6 administrators revealed that length of program involvement positively influenced…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Community Involvement, Elementary Secondary Education, Governance
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Romer, Roy – NASSP Bulletin, 1997
Membership in the worldwide community means that students must possess globally competitive skills. In 1993, the author and the Colorado General Assembly worked to pass a comprehensive educational reform strategy that established "model" content standards in mathematics, science, geography, history, reading, and writing. Uniform…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Accountability, Community