School leaders have faced unprecedented challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic. Though there is existing research into crisis management, the majority of the work focuses on other industries outside of education, such as the business sector, public management, government and military leadership, and nonprofit management. Thus, there is a continued…

Between 40 and 50% of teachers will leave the profession within their first five years of teaching (Ingersoll & Smith, 2003). Factors such as teacher preparation, high stakes testing, mentoring support, student outcomes, monetary incentives, and administration play roles in this problem. In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic changed traditional…

The purpose of this correlational quantitative study was to test the conservation of resource theory and the self-efficacy theory to determine if a relationship existed between teacher stress and teacher self-efficacy during the COVID-19 pandemic in Texas public schools. The immediate impact of the shutdowns in response to the unknowns of COVID-19…

This qualitative research study explored South Texas educators' perceptions of emotional intelligence after COVID-19. The study aimed to develop an understanding about teachers' emotional intelligence and perceived impacts on secondary teacher job proficiency. A qualitative approach employing a phenomenology methodology was used. Purposive…

Although school districts have prepared and planned for school crises for many years in response to the Columbine High School and Sandy Hook Elementary school shooting tragedies, the COVID-19 pandemic brought new challenges for school districts when dealing with educating students amid a pandemic. This qualitative phenomenological study examined…

The COVID pandemic was an unprecedented event declared a worldwide pandemic in March 2020, which caused a disruption among the graduate students and faculty instructors of colleges and universities nationwide. The purpose of this instrumental qualitative case study was to explore the challenges brought about by the phenomenon faced by faculty…

The aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic increased the demands of the already challenging teaching profession. This study sought to investigate if correlations existed among the perceptions of teachers' regarding job satisfaction, principal leadership behaviors and school climate using pre- and post-surveys. Survey data was collected from a target…

This study utilizes an autoethnographic qualitative methodological approach in which I explore the ways in which my personal and professional experiences across my lifetime shaped my responses to COVID-19 as a Black principal in an urban school district in southwest Texas, during the 14-month period between March 16, 2020, and May 28, 2021. I…

In 2019, the COVID-19 pandemic led to nationwide school closures, followed by a mandate for schools to reopen in 2020, posing challenges for ensuring both educational continuity and student safety. This paper presents findings from a mixed-method study involving ten campus principals in District A, South Texas, post-pandemic. Qualitatively, the…

The COVID-19 pandemic led to notable disruptions in student learning, particularly in mathematics, impacting students from marginalized backgrounds. This quasi-experimental quantitative study examines whether the State of Texas Assessment of Academic Readiness (STAAR) Mathematics results from 2019 to 2024 indicate that students have recovered…

Since the inception of Catholic schools within the United States, Catholic educational leaders have faced significant challenges yielding real threats to the long-term viability of the institution. Repeatedly, Catholic school leaders have had to pivot in response to challenges and adapt their behaviors and leadership style to avoid significant…

Since the inception of Catholic schools within the United States, Catholic educational leaders have faced significant challenges yielding real threats to the long-term viability of the institution. Repeatedly, Catholic school leaders have had to pivot in response to challenges and adapt their behaviors and leadership style to avoid significant…

During the COVID-19 pandemic, many Texas students stayed home and learned virtually for portions or the entirety of the 2020-2021 school year. TEA (2021b) reports indicated virtual learners scored lower than students who returned face-to-face on many assessments. Research question one asked what are the perceived factors that affected 8th-grade…

To support first-year principals as they transition into their new leadership role, more and more school districts are enlisting principal coaches to help principals through this period in order to help them achieve greater success in their first year and beyond. The purpose of this study is to understand the perspectives of current principal…

This study was created obtain and analyze the perceptions of teachers implementing socio-emotional learning and their preparedness in school districts across the State of Texas following a pandemic. A phenomenological qualitative research design was used utilizing semi structured interview protocol. Cycles of coding were utilized to code the data…