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Turnbull, Brenda J.; Anderson, Leslie M.; Riley, Derek L.; MacFarlane, Jaclyn R.; Aladjem, Daniel K. – Policy Studies Associates, Inc., 2016
This is the fifth report from an evaluation of the Principal Pipeline Initiative (PPI), in which six large urban school districts have received support for strengthening novice principals' capabilities through specific strategies. Data for the evaluation were collected from late 2011 through spring 2015, using interviews with district…
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, School Districts, Standards
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Bennett, Jeffrey V. – International Journal of Educational Management, 2012
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to examine the democratic nature of collaboration and related principal influences in one successful Southern Arizona elementary school in a changing demographic and border context in the US Southwest and where the principal did not share the same ethnic identity/cultural background.…
Descriptors: Stakeholders, Ethnicity, Cooperation, Ethics
New Leaders (NJ1), 2011
New Leaders created the Effective Practice Incentive Community (EPIC) initiative in 2006 to learn from educators driving achievement gains in high-need urban schools. EPIC identifies school leaders and teachers whose students are making significant achievement gains and financially rewards these educators in exchange for sharing and documenting…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Charter Schools, Public Schools, Academic Achievement
New Leaders for New Schools (NJ1), 2011
New Leaders for New Schools created the Effective Practice Incentive Community (EPIC) initiative in 2006 to learn from educators driving achievement gains in high-need urban schools. EPIC identifies school leaders and teachers whose students are making significant achievement gains and financially rewards these educators in exchange for sharing…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Leadership Training, Principals, Assistant Principals
Cody, Scott; Wellington, Alison; Chaplin, Duncan – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2009
In 2006 and 2007, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) awarded $478 million in grants from the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) to support the development of innovative teacher compensation strategies. New Leaders for New Schools (NLNS), together with five partners--Memphis City Schools (MCS), the District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS), Denver…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teaching Methods, Best Practices, Merit Pay
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Durden, Phyllis C.; Izquierdo, Jorge; Williams, James L. – AASA Journal of Scholarship & Practice, 2008
The Academy for Promising Leaders of Urban Schools (APLUS) was designed (1) to prepare assistant principal for New York City's urban schools, and (2) as the foundation of a continuum of planned leadership development. Piloted during the 2006-2007 academic year, APLUS is a partnership effort among higher education, PK-12 public schools, and a…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Urban Schools, Leadership, Partnerships in Education
Chaplin, Duncan; Verghese, Shinu; Chiang, Hanley; Sonnenfeld, Kathy; Sullivan, Margaret; Kennen, Barbara; Knechtel, Virginia; Hall, John; Harris, Dominic – Mathematica Policy Research, Inc., 2009
In 2006 and 2007, the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) awarded Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) grants for the development of systems to compensate teachers and principals in part based on increases in student achievement. New Leaders for New Schools (NLNS) received five of these grants and is using them to implement its Effective Practice…
Descriptors: Principals, Assistant Principals, Surveys, Material Development
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Johnson, Genevieve Marie – Canadian Journal of Education, 1997
A survey of 21 principals and 7 assistant principals in a large Canadian city examined their perceptions of the effectiveness of programs for at-risk students. In general, these administrators endorsed the effectiveness of community approaches to assisting at-risk students, and they felt that the focus of interventions needs to be broadened. (SLD)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Assistant Principals, Community Programs, Foreign Countries