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Download full textNew Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. – 1985
This sourcebook, prepared to assist New Jersey urban school principals and administrators, presents research findings and describes exemplary programs related to the Urban Initiative, a school improvement project of the New Jersey Department of Education. The source book consists of three major sections. Section 1 reviews effective schools…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Curriculum, Demonstration Programs, Educational Improvement
Paulu, Nancy – 1988
This booklet describes the results of "Project Education Reform," a partnership involving the U.S. Department of Education, 8 state governors, and 16 school districts--2 in each participating state--representing a cross-section of the nation. It was generally agreed that a good basis for needed educational changes were the 13…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Change Strategies, Educational Change, Educational Improvement
Biester, Thomas W.; And Others – 1984
This paper presents the results of an Achievement Directed Leadership (ADL) field test conducted at eight elementary schools and a middle school in an urban school district in New Jersey during the 1981-82 school year. The stated purpose of the field test was only secondarily to assess student outcomes; its major objective was to help principals…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Educational Assessment, Educational Research
French, Valarie W. – 1984
This paper describes the activities and experiences of a technical assistance consultant working with a superintendent and assistant superintendent to implement the Achievement Directed Leadership (ADL) school improvement program during 1981-82. The paper's first section describes the ADL program's "top-down" implementation plan, with…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Case Studies, Change Agents, Consultants
Miller, Edythe A. – 1987
The ideas, approaches, and issues guiding the efforts at principal reform are described in the following areas: (1) generic management skills or instructional leadership; (2) teaching experience as a requirement for the principalship; (3) restructuring principal preparation programs; (4) evaluating competency and proficiency; and (5) selection…
Descriptors: Administrator Education, Administrator Evaluation, Administrator Role, Administrator Selection
New Jersey State Dept. of Education, Trenton. Div. of Compensatory/Bilingual Education. – 1984
This handbook provides information to New Jersey school district administrators for developing involvement programs for the parents of children of limited English proficiency. First, the benefits of parent involvement, and the roles of educators and parents are outlined. Then, a philosophy and rationale for parent involvement is presented, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Guides, Administrator Role, Bilingual Education Programs, Educational Objectives
Biester, Thomas W.; And Others – 1983
This report presents the results of a New Jersey school district field test of a comprehensive administrator training program. The program's main objectives were to develop a knowledge-utilization approach to the improvement of instruction and student achievement in basic skills, and to develop and test strategies for installing and disseminating…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Administrator Role, Basic Skills, Board of Education Role
