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Katie Novak; Helene Paroff – Phi Delta Kappan, 2024
The 42 school districts participating in the state of Washington's Inclusionary Practices Project achieved a significant 12.8% increase in inclusion in the least restrictive environment (LRE 1, or in general education for 80-100% of the school day) over four years, surpassing the state average increase of 6.8%. Katie Novak and Helene Paroff…
Descriptors: School Districts, Inclusion, Program Effectiveness, Educational Environment
Kennedy, Kate; Walls, Jeff – Phi Delta Kappan, 2022
Care and social-emotional supports are of concern for school district leaders who want to create a caring culture throughout their district. In their study of central office leaders, Kate Kennedy and Jeff Walls found that caring leadership is complex, that school district leaders practice care in collaboration with others, that partnerships with…
Descriptors: School Districts, Administrators, Caring, Leadership
Piercey, David – Phi Delta Kappan, 2010
Though teacher collaboration is important for school improvement, it is not yet the norm in schools. Part of the problem might be ingrained psychological reactions to dealing with leaders or the organizational restraints in large hierarchies. But the problem might also rest with our school leaders themselves because they may have difficulty…
Descriptors: Teacher Collaboration, Cooperation, Leadership, Teachers
Stegall, David; Linton, Jayme – Phi Delta Kappan, 2012
Whether a principal builds a structure of shared decision making, shared leadership, or not, teachers will have ideas and conversations about what they feel may be more effective. These conversations impact the entire culture of a school. When teachers have the opportunity to take ownership of decision making and planning, the ultimate decisions…
Descriptors: Self Efficacy, Leadership, Speech Communication, School Culture
Kennedy, Anne; Deuel, Angie; Nelson, Tamara Holmlund; Slavit, David – Phi Delta Kappan, 2011
Through the process of initiating, implementing, and sustaining a schoolwide professional learning community (PLC), teachers and administrators at the pseudonymous Silver Valley Middle School provide a powerful example of distributed leadership in action. New leadership roles, coordination, and interdependency among staff have led to an increased…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, High Schools, Leadership, Power Structure
Lotto, Linda S. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1985
Reviews the National Commission on Secondary Vocational Education's findings regarding present attitudes, developing trends, and desirable goals associated with vocational education. Topics of discussion include vocational education's worth, status, flexibility, popularity, accessibility, equity, curriculum, teachers, program standards,…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Accountability, Curriculum, Equal Education