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Peterson, Anne Marie – ERS Spectrum, 1997
This literature review addresses four variables related to school climate: teacher efficacy, collegiality (as promoted by the principal, shared decision making, and staff development), student achievement, and parent involvement. Schools attempting reform should consider how each of these variables can contribute to a positive school climate and…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Collegiality, Community Involvement
Alvoid, Kathy Lee – High School Magazine, 1999
A true leader is not grounded in control, but believes in shared decision making and power. Today's principals should develop leadership skills in others and let them help lead school reform. A Carrollton, Texas high school formed a leadership team comprising staff, students, parents, and the community. (MLH)
Descriptors: Career Exploration, Community Involvement, Educational Change, High Schools
RMC Research Corp., Hampton, NH. – 1996
This training guide is intended to help Head Start staff and parents build the skills they need to work together on decision-making teams and to help develop ground rules by which the decision-making partnership will operate. The guide develops skills in analyzing the extent to which parents are currently encouraged to participate in the key…
Descriptors: Decision Making, Decision Making Skills, Family School Relationship, Parent Participation
Johnson, Daniel P. – 1991
At the beginning of his tenure in 1987, the superintendent of Clear Creek School District (Colorado) found that the district had no written K-12 curriculum, no ongoing process for developing such a curriculum, and no systematic process for staff development. To provide for change based on projected student needs for the 21st century, the…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Curriculum Development, Educational Change, Educational Objectives
Morse, Sheila; And Others – 1995
This paper presents a case study of a collaboration between the St. Louis (Missouri) Public Schools and Maryville University (Missouri) to develop an early childhood magnet center and professional development school (PDS), the Wilkinson Early Childhood Magnet School. This school serves a diverse population of children from age 3 through second…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College School Cooperation, Communication Problems, Constructivism (Learning)
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1984
This document outlines a comprehensive plan developed by the Minnesota State Department of Education for improving school effectiveness throughout the state. The first four sections of the paper present prefatory material, including a general introduction, current comparative statistics on Minnesota schools, need statements (state legislation…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Discipline, Educational Environment
Kelley, Tina – 1988
The Comprehensive School Improvement Program (CSIP), which was mandated by New York State to address issues of school reform, was a disappointment both in the way the State conceived the program and in the way it was implemented. CSIP was designed to encourage cooperative planning among teachers, principals, parents, and other school staff to…
Descriptors: Accountability, Attendance, Decentralization, Educational Facilities Improvement
Minnesota State Dept. of Education, St. Paul. – 1984
This packet is designed to assist educational leaders in presenting current research-based information on the characteristics of effective schools to their school staff. The packet is divided into five sections, each including a sample presentation script, transparency models, and worksheets for promoting group discussion. The first section is an…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Discipline, Educational Environment, Educational Improvement