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Fields, Jane; Halloran, Clare; Peterson, Kristin – Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, 2019
The Minnesota Principals Academy (MPA) is an executive development program that provides ongoing professional development to Minnesota's school leaders by connecting theory to practice. The program is housed in the University of Minnesota's Department of Organizational Leadership, Policy, and Development in the College of Education and Human…
Descriptors: Principals, Professional Development, Program Evaluation, Leadership Training
Fields, Jane; Halloran, Clare; Peterson, Kristin – Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, 2019
The Minnesota Principals Academy (MPA) is an executive development program designed to enhance the performance of school leaders in order to improve educational outcomes for students. The Center for Applied Research and Education Improvement (CAREI) serves as the program evaluator with the intention of providing information on the extent to which…
Descriptors: Principals, Professional Development, Program Evaluation, Leadership Training
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Dobish, Melisa; Griffiths, Jacqueline; Meyer, Richard – Journal for Leadership and Instruction, 2017
This study examines the impact of implementing the professional development program, Keeping Learning on Track (KLT), on teaching and learning in a rural school in a Midwestern state. KLT was a program developed by Dylan William and his colleagues at the Educational Training Service and published by the Northwest Evaluation Association (NWEA).…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Instructional Improvement, Rural Schools, Teacher Surveys
Whitebook, Marcy; King, Elizabeth; Philipp, George; Sakai, Laura – Center for the Study of Child Care Employment, University of California at Berkeley, 2016
Early childhood teachers routinely face insufficient teaching supports and inadequate rewards for their education and commitment (e.g., low pay, lack of professional supports, and lack of benefits). These shortcomings contribute to poor program quality and fuel high levels of teacher turnover, preventing program improvement and making it…
Descriptors: Teaching Conditions, Educational Practices, Educational Quality, Early Childhood Education
Hammer, Patricia Cahape – West Virginia Department of Education, 2014
In this evaluation, as in previous years, four main aspects of the implementation of the West Virginia Board of Education's Master Plan for Statewide Professional Development were examined: (a) basic information reported by providers about the size and scope of the effort, including attendance, and adherence to the newly adopted standards for…
Descriptors: Staff Development, Statewide Planning, Program Implementation, Program Evaluation
College Entrance Examination Board, 2002
Teachers and administrators were surveyed to determine the extent to which AP Vertical Teams for English were implemented in schools. Results indicate that even though the goals of the AP Vertical Teams were only partially realized, there was some positive impact on student exposure to Pre-AP instruction and AP courses and student performance on…
Descriptors: Advanced Placement Programs, Program Implementation, Teacher Surveys, Administrator Surveys