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Direct linkUmphrey, Jan – Principal Leadership, 2013
Matthew R. Willis, an assistant principal at William C. Hinkley High School in Aurora, CO, is the 2013 NASSP/Virco National Assistant Principal of the Year. In this interview with "Principal Leadership," he is asked to relate what he believes are his largest accomplishments in his role as assistant principal at William C. Hinkley. He…
Descriptors: Assistant Principals, Administrator Role, Dual Enrollment, Justice
Zaslaw, Jay – Principal Leadership, 2010
Over the past decade, many schools have adopted zero-tolerance policies as a means to curtail negative student behavior. Such policies persist although "there is as yet little evidence that the strategies typically associated with zero tolerance contribute to improved student behavior or overall school safety." School suspension and…
Descriptors: Student Behavior, Conflict Resolution, Discipline Policy, Juvenile Justice
McDaniel, Teresa; Jones, Eric – Principal Leadership, 2013
Imagine a school where students walked out of class if they didn't agree with the teacher; where gang violence was prevalent both in and around the school; and where enrollment had dropped from 1,800 students in the mid-'90s to fewer than 500 in 2009, that is the school culture at Jackson Central-Merry High School in Jackson, TN. At the request of…
Descriptors: High Schools, School Culture, Violence, Enrollment Trends
Smith, Matthew R. – Principal Leadership, 2006
When the National Commission on Excellence in Education published "A Nation at Risk" (1983) in response to the perception that the U.S. public education system was failing to help students succeed, it gave policymakers the catalyst to introduce legislative and regulatory reforms that were designed to increase student achievement. Through such…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Secondary School Curriculum, Values Education, Public Education
Walker, Lorenn – Principal Leadership, 2005
In this article, the author describes the Violence Prevention Through Cooperative Learning (VPTCL) project. Developed in 1999 by the Hawai'i Friends of Civic and Law Related Education, this hands-on program aims to support at-risk secondary school students and help them learn problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills. These skills are…
Descriptors: Teaching Methods, Adolescents, High School Students, Prevention
Gutierrez, Richard – Principal Leadership, 2005
According to the U.S. Department of Education, 39% of public school students were considered to be part of a minority group in 2000, as opposed to just 22% in 1972. Although the increased diversity offers many opportunities for staff members and students to learn from one another, not all members of the school community adjust quickly to a…
Descriptors: Racial Relations, Student Diversity, Student Problems, Minority Groups
