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Foote, Mary Q.; Brantlinger, Andrew; Haydar, Hanna N.; Smith, Beverly; Gonzalez, Lidia – Education and Urban Society, 2011
In this article we examine induction policies and practices for new alternatively certified mathematics teachers in the country's largest urban school district, New York City. Our focus is on the support system for such teachers as it is legislated and as it is enacted. This includes the induction and general supports (e.g., mentoring, coaching,…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Mathematics Teachers, Beginning Teacher Induction, Alternative Teacher Certification
Goldberg, Mark F. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
In 1973, the founding administrator of a Long Island high school proposed adoption of a student advisory system, team teaching in the humanities, and no academic department chairs. Convinced that having chairs diminished teachers' stature, this principal successfully encouraged teachers to work together to develop curriculum, prepare budgets, hire…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Department Heads, High Schools, Humanities
Ashburn, Sarah H. – 1976
Presented are a description and evaluation report of the Comprehensive Support Services Program (CSSP), a regional effort by seven New York school districts to identify, evaluate, and provide supplemental educational support for learning disabled students with special educational needs through a multi-disciplinary team in each school. Summarized…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Annual Reports, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education