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Leung-Gagné, Melanie; Levin, Stephanie; Wechsler, Marjorie E. – Learning Policy Institute, 2022
This technical supplement provides details on the survey methodology and results presented in the report "Developing Effective Principals: What Kind of Learning Matters?" The full report shows that principals' access to high-quality learning opportunities varies across states and by school poverty level. To draw these conclusions, the…
Descriptors: Principals, Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Education, Management Development
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Sutcher, Leib; Podolsky, Anne; Espinoza, Danny – Learning Policy Institute, 2017
Developing excellent principals who can set direction, develop people, redesign organizations, and lead instruction requires a system of high-quality preparation and professional development. This paper summarizes the elements of high-quality principal preparation and professional development programs that have been associated with positive school…
Descriptors: Principals, Professional Development, Program Effectiveness, Partnerships in Education
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Hall, Pete; Harris, Rick – Journal of Staff Development, 2008
In the Washoe County School District (WCSD), in Reno, Nevada, school leaders climb a steep ladder from the moment they contemplate a career in administration. Fortunately, they are supported at each step in the process, thanks to the Principals' Academy. This approach helps principals fulfill their critical mission of providing a link between…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Instructional Leadership, Principals, Career Development
Nath, Janice, Ed.; Guadarrama, Irma N., Ed.; Ramsey, John, Ed. – IAP - Information Age Publishing, Inc., 2011
Investigating University-School Partnerships: A Volume in Professional Development School Research, the fourth book in the PDS Research Series developed by the same editors, includes a collection of organized papers that represent the best and latest examples of practitioner thinking, research, and program design and evaluation in the field at the…
Descriptors: Preservice Teachers, Urban Teaching, Professional Development Schools, Mentors
Baldwin, Beatrice – 1994
A school environment analysis is a comprehensive set of techniques that assess productivity and satisfaction of both students and staff. While the means to school environment assessment are not particularly complicated or time consuming, the analysis must be conducted in a comprehensive and systematic fashion, using a variety of types of data.…
Descriptors: Community Support, Demography, Educational Assessment, Educational Environment
Stewart, John A. – Updating School Board Policies, 1991
Without proper background, education, guidance, and on-the-job training, a principal can create havoc within the school community. To safeguard against this potential problem, during the 1986-87 school year, the Polk County (Florida) Public Schools introduced a "principal intern" program to fully prepare its future school administrators.…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Qualifications, Change Strategies, Educational Improvement
Snider, Emily; O'Neill, Kathy; Gray, Cheryl – Southern Regional Education Board (SREB), 2007
The Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Leadership Curriculum Modules support leadership preparation redesign efforts in many universities and school districts across the country. The school practices and change processes necessary to improve the school as a system and its curriculum and instruction are the topics that drive this curriculum.…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Leadership Training, Educational Administration
Southern Regional Education Board, Atlanta, GA. – 1998
Teachers who get an "inside look" at business and industry through internships and summer jobs are much better equipped to prepare their students for the rigors of the workplace and postsecondary education. Teacher internships followed by the revision of course content, instructional plans, and assessment strategies can change school and…
Descriptors: Cooperative Programs, Course Content, Curriculum Development, Education Work Relationship