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Guodong Liang; William J. Slotnik – Region 12 Comprehensive Center, 2024
Considered one of the nation's most comprehensive statewide principal development initiatives, the primary purpose of the Missouri Leadership Development System (MLDS) is to develop and support effective school leaders. R12CC employed a mixed-methods design for this evaluation by collecting both quantitative and qualitative data to address…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Evaluation, Faculty Development, Elementary Secondary Education
Brian Jones; Julie Cassie; Caryn Ward – State Implementation and Scaling-up of Evidence-based Practices Center, 2024
Context matters in implementation. The Lenawee ISD (LISD) in Michigan navigated implementation through major changes in its school district's administration and the COVID-19 pandemic. The district highlighted in the impact story experienced leadership change in the District Superintendent position and three school principal positions. The district…
Descriptors: Educational Change, Multi Tiered Systems of Support, Program Implementation, School Districts
Tracy Wagner – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The purpose of this action research study is to understand how public school district administrators' leadership styles impact the success of high school Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives. I used the action research model which included a literature review, Cycle 1 interviews and data analysis, and Cycle 2 action step…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Whites, High Schools, Leadership Styles
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Aprille Phillips; Michael Teahon; Chelsea Feusner; Elizabeth Ericson – Journal of Research on Leadership Education, 2024
This qualitative study explores the early implementation of a university school leadership preparation program and school district collaborative effort to develop school leaders and sustain leadership capacity in nine rural school districts. Emerging findings drawn from survey, focus-group, and participant observation data include (a) the…
Descriptors: Leadership Training, Instructional Leadership, Capacity Building, Program Implementation
Wheeler, Douglas Dean – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to examine superintendent instructional leadership in the context of the Iowa Teacher Leadership and Compensation System (TLCS). The study included interviews of 15 Iowa superintendents who were involved in the application and initial implementation of the Iowa TLCS in their districts.…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes, Instructional Leadership, Teacher Leadership
Celoski, Michael J. – ProQuest LLC, 2018
The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine the perceptions and reflections of former and current superintendents of suburban public school districts throughout the state of New Jersey regarding their districts' use of classroom walkthroughs as a means to improve instructional practice. Comprehensive, in-person, semi-structured interviews…
Descriptors: Educational Practices, Superintendents, Administrator Attitudes, Instructional Leadership
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Moon, Jodi Saxton – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2018
This case was developed for use with future school and district leaders in an educational setting. There are several topics of discussion that can be developed, including but not limited to decentralization as a large-scale reform, policy implementation, the superintendency, and urban schools. The setting is a fictional southwestern urban school…
Descriptors: School Districts, Models, Administrative Organization, Superintendents
Hill, Jon T. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
This qualitative phenomenological case study investigated the role of the superintendent in the design of schools. Superintendents wear many hats, which require them to be a listener, communicator, facilitator, manager, instructional leader, and planner (Copeland, 2013). Communicating with the constituents is essential and is synonymous with the…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Educational Facilities Design, Phenomenology, Qualitative Research
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Eckman, Ellen Wexler – Leadership and Policy in Schools, 2018
This case study followed the implementation of the co-principal leadership model in a K-8 school district for three years. A district superintendent implemented the co-principal model to (1) resolve issues around merging existing schools with well-established principals; (2) provide leadership stability and succession planning; and (3) serve as a…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Principals, Program Implementation, Models
Cothern, Thomas Lynn – ProQuest LLC, 2014
Effective professional development for school principals is crucial to the successful administration of schools, especially during periods of change resulting from policy mandates. The Louisiana Legislature has passed legislation in an attempt to reform education in the state. During this same period, the Board of Elementary and Secondary…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Principals, School Districts, School Administration
Laird, Scott – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The purpose of this study was to discover what school leaders considered during the decision-making process when adding a transitional kindergarten program and how the decision was made. This study investigated the decision-making process for superintendents and principals by examining decisions made by rural, suburban, and large school…
Descriptors: Kindergarten, Transitional Programs, Case Studies, Decision Making
Kultgen, Merrl Kent – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This single-case study addresses the lack of qualitative research describing the instructional role of the superintendent. Guiding this study are two research questions, "How does the goal implementation process as an element of the superintendent's organizational approach impact student success?" and "How does defined autonomy as…
Descriptors: Superintendents, School Districts, Administrator Role, Instructional Leadership
Ahillen, Marybeth – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The context of leadership in the public school has become increasingly complex with the pressures of high stakes testing and accountability, changing student demographics, and financial challenges. Stakeholders must work together to develop effective strategies to increase student academic performance. Successful superintendents must optimize…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Instructional Leadership, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role
Pinon, Denise – 2002
In July 2000, the Austin Independent School District (AISD) launched a partnership for the 2000-2001 school year with the University of Pittsburghs Institute for Learning to provide a framework for guiding leadership and classroom practices to ensure that all students in the district have the opportunity to reach the high standards of the Texas…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Educational Practices, Elementary Secondary Education, Instructional Leadership
Hooper, H. H., Jr.; And Others – 1997
This paper reports on the concerns of rural school superintendents in Texas regarding the inclusion of special needs students in regular classrooms. The Change Facilitator Stages of Concerns Questionnaire (CFSoCQ) and a demographic data sheet were completed by 484 of the 708 rural superintendents in Texas. The CFSoCQ consists of 35 items…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Adoption (Ideas), Change Agents, Educational Change
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