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Keaton, Lucille – Principal, 2011
Five years ago, Hewetson Elementary School was rated one of the lowest performing schools in Nevada. Yet despite its many challenges, Hewetson was named an Exemplary Turn Around School for the 2009-2010 school year, the highest academic designation for Nevada schools. This success is the result of transforming the school from a low-achieving…
Descriptors: Low Achievement, Effective Schools Research, Change Strategies, Educational Change
Hargreaves, Andy; Shirley, Dennis; Harris, Alma; Boyle, Alan – Principal, 2010
Teachers might be working significantly more with one another, but principals are not. Superintendents might bring principals together for district meetings or even to expose their performance results to colleagues in public, but principal collaboration is too often trumped by district control. Even worse, more and more schools and their…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Instructional Leadership, Principals, Collegiality
Martinson, Helen H. – Principal, 1984
A consortium of five school districts is formed to continue quality inservice with fewer funds through cooperation. (DCS)
Descriptors: Consortia, Cooperative Programs, Cost Effectiveness, Educational Cooperation
Schmidt, Donald J.; Kane, J. Thomas – Principal, 1984
A junior high school's experience with a team teaching experiment is described. Benefits cited include decreased disciplinary problems, high achievement on standardized tests, and teacher and student satisfaction with team teaching. (MJL)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Discipline Problems, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education
Brubaker, Dale L. – Principal, 1989
Examined is a professor's views on a principal-professor exchange program. The role of principal was temporarily filled by the author (a professor) in six schools in North Carolina and Ohio. Six shared characteristics are discussed. (SI)
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Cooperative Programs, Educational Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education