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Direct linkDebnam, Katrina J.; Edwards, Kelly; Maeng, Jennifer L.; Cornell, Dewey – Journal of School Leadership, 2022
National interest in using school climate as an accountability measure makes it important to understand how school leaders view and make use of school climate data. The purpose of this study was to investigate how school and district administrators use climate data in Virginia, where a statewide school climate survey is annually administered.…
Descriptors: Leadership, Administrator Attitudes, Data Use, Educational Environment
Talley, Stacy Maria – ProQuest LLC, 2022
The problem addressed in this study was that, when enforced, the Zero Tolerance Policy (ZTP) prematurely introduced Black, Brown, and mentally ill students into the juvenile justice system. The central purpose of this qualitative case study was to discover if the ZTP influenced the school principal's past discretion, how that influence changed…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Principals, Decision Making, Administrator Responsibility
Download full textScribner, Jay Paredes; Sanzo, Karen L. – Education Leadership Review, 2020
We apply a utilization-focused evaluation [UFE] approach to an evaluation of Virginia's latest comprehensive accountability policy--the Standards of Accreditation (SOA). Our study focuses on the implementation experiences of district and high school level administrators in four urban districts. This study is significant in two important ways.…
Descriptors: Accountability, State Policy, Accreditation (Institutions), Educational Policy
Greve, Andrew W. – ProQuest LLC, 2017
The principal is ultimately responsible for decisions regarding the master schedule at the elementary level of education (Canady & Rettig, 2013; Young, 2008), and these scheduling decisions are influenced by multiple factors (Benamati, 2010; Harris, 2013; Howard & Rakoz, 2009). Although principals have become increasingly aware of the need…
Descriptors: Grade 3, School Schedules, Scheduling, Physical Activities
Finkel, Ed – District Administration, 2012
At some level, principals always have been instructional leaders--but never before has their role been more prominent. First, the accountability movement--No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in particular--thrust principals into the spotlight on academic achievement. Then budget cuts peeled away capacity at both the district and school levels, thinning…
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, Role, Accountability
Sanzo, Karen Leigh; Sherman, Whitney H.; Clayton, Jennifer – Journal of Educational Administration, 2011
Purpose: This study aims to be one in a series examining the leadership best practices of school principals as they lead in an accountability- and standards-driven school environment. The lack of research and necessity to find successful practices to improve student achievement highlight the need for this study. Design/methodology/approach: An…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Academic Achievement, Educational Environment, Principals
Smith, Debra – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between principals' perceptions of their learning-centered leadership behaviors and one year of reading achievement scores. Perceptions of principals were gathered from 31 out of 42 elementary schools in a district located in Central Virginia. This study explored the relationship between…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Reading Achievement, Reading Tests, Academic Achievement
Crum, Karen S.; Sherman, Whitney H. – Journal of Educational Administration, 2008
Purpose: The burden for school improvement in a time of accountability falls squarely on the shoulders of principals as new requirements demand that they act as instructional leaders. The purpose of this study is to discover the common themes of school leadership and instructional practices of high school principals at successful schools in…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, High Achievement, Academic Achievement, Leadership Effectiveness
Nicholson, Barbara; Harris-John, Mary; Schimmel, Christine J. – Appalachia Educational Laboratory at Edvantia (NJ1), 2005
What is the state of the art and science with regard to professional development for principals? What is the status of principal professional development in the four-state region of Kentucky, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia? This policy paper attempts to answer these two questions through a review of the literature, seven interviews, and a…
Descriptors: Principals, Professional Development, Accountability, Interviews
