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Exploring K-12 Competency-Based Education Implementation in the Northeast States
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Evans, Carla M.; Graham, Suzanne E.; Lefebvre, Melissa L. – NASSP Bulletin, 2019
This exploratory study uses data from 413 principals to examine whether and how competency-based education has been implemented in the Northeast states and the extent to which there is variation in implementation between states with different policies. Results suggest that competency-based practices that are most similar to current practices are…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Implementation, Educational Policy
A Comparison of Preferred Urban Administrative Dispositions between Constituency Groups
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Pregot, Michael – NASSP Bulletin, 2015
This research study analyzes preferred leadership dispositions for teachers, parents, and school leaders. Respondents selected their most preferred dispositions from a list of 20 (Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium) leadership standards. Similarities and differences were discerned among the constituent groups. School leaders, teachers,…
Descriptors: Personality Traits, Preferences, Comparative Analysis, Teacher Attitudes
An Alternative Means for Improving Student Attendance.
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Rieck, William A. – NASSP Bulletin, 1984
This New York State school developed a program that improved student attendance. The program required no additional funding but specified that students be grouped by attendance and that special techniques be employed to supervise and monitor them. (MD)
Descriptors: Attendance, Report Cards, Secondary Education, Special Programs
Decremental Planning for Maximum Benefits
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Nyquist, Ewald B. – NASSP Bulletin, 1977
Decremental planning is synonymous with the management of decline. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Declining Enrollment, Educational Planning, Elementary Secondary Education, Principals
Moving Toward the Ideal Middle School
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Fliegner, Laura R. – NASSP Bulletin, 1978
Describes the scheduling changes that allowed for program improvement at the New Platz, New York, Middle School. (DS)
Descriptors: Administrative Problems, Middle Schools, Program Descriptions, Program Improvement
Appraisal and Evaluation Systems: Perceptions of Administrators, Teachers.
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Sapone, Carmelo V. – NASSP Bulletin, 1981
The research reported indicates a wide difference in how administrators and teachers rank the importance of each component of an evaluation system. Even though it may be desirable to have an effective appraisal and evaluation system, the data suggest that, realistically, this system may be impossible to implement. (Author/IRT)
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods, Teacher Attitudes
Preparing Teachers for the Next Millennium: Secondary School Administrators Have Their Say.
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Nidds, John A.; McGerald, James – NASSP Bulletin, 1996
A Long Island survey found that secondary principals want teachers to be computer literate, skilled at writing and public speaking, firmly grounded in their subject areas, and proficient in a second language. Respondents omitted three important concerns: inclusion of parents and community resources, stress on higher-level thinking tasks, and…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Beginning Teachers, Principals, Questionnaires
Combating Student Tobacco Addiction in Secondary Schools.
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Fibkins, William L. – NASSP Bulletin, 1993
Neither health education nor suspension appears to help tobacco-addicted students cut back or stop smoking completely. This article describes a Long Island high school's efforts to help 27 (volunteer) students develop their own smoke-cessation program. Most participants, who had begun smoking in middle school, reduced their tobacco dependency, and…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Health Education, Prevention, Program Implementation
Meeting the Challenge: New York's Academy of Finance.
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Frankfort, Phyllis R. – NASSP Bulletin, 1984
Outlines a model business-education program developed to help stop a shortage of competent personnel in the financial services industry. (MD)
Descriptors: Business Education, Curriculum Development, Finance Occupations, School Business Relationship
Reliable Rating Sheets: A Key to Effective Teacher Evaluation.
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King, Richard A. – NASSP Bulletin, 1978
A survey of teacher evaluation instruments in 32 New York school districts. (Author/MLF)
Descriptors: Educational Research, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Criteria, Measurement Instruments