Administrators might benefit from portfolio development. The administrative portfolio can be used to encourage reflection for improvement, assist in career advancement, and assess performance. Items selected reveal information about an individual's philosophy; leadership capacity; commitment to professional growth; ability to anticipate problems,…

This resource shows how a portfolio can help administrators and principals engage in the reflection and continued growth necessary to create improved schools and learning. It contains hands-on, practical information on how to develop and use the portfolio to document growth, demonstrate the accomplishment of goals, and enhance performance and…

In growing numbers of elementary and secondary classrooms, portfolios provide an alternative means of assessing both student and teacher progress. As students and teachers choose the components of the portfolio and become involved in their own learning and assessment, they become more reflective and more critical, thus facilitating self-assessment…

An administrative portfolio is a collection of thoughtfully selected exhibits or artifacts and reflections indicative of an individual's experiences and ability to lead and of the individual's progress toward and/or attainment of established goals. Development of a portfolio system for administrative evaluation should include: (1) considering the…

This publication presents a step-by-step process for developing a career advancement portfolio. Chapter 1, "The Career Advancement Portfolio," describes the portfolio and explains why job applicants have found it so helpful in marketing themselves. Chapter 2, "Initiating Your Career Advancement Portfolio," provides step-by-step…

The purpose of this phenomenological study was to examine the principal evaluation portfolio process as it had an impact on leadership effectiveness, student achievement, professional development of teachers, and the reflective practice of the principal. The school district chosen for the study was a rural consolidated pre-K-12 district in New…

This paper reports on a study that analyzed 91 written reflections in the professional-development portfolios of 13 doctoral students in educational leadership. The purpose of the research was to determine dichotomous expressions of thoughts between eight males (56 reflections) and five females (35 reflections). The study took place in a regional…

This study, conducted by Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas examined the perceptions of 104 school administrators regarding the use of career advancement portfolios in the hiring process. The study occurred in rural, suburban, and urban school districts in the greater Houston, Texas area. Participants completed a four-question…

This study, conducted by Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, investigated differences in preservice administrators' perceptions of electronic and paper career advancement portfolios, noting their perceptions of the potential value for career advancement of each type of portfolio. The study occurred during one semester in a leadership…