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Direct linkMolly F. Gordon; Holly Hart – Grantee Submission, 2022
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to provide concrete examples of what leadership behaviors and strategies look like in high-poverty urban schools in Chicago that are successful at improving student outcomes. We compared the strategies used by principals who were rated by their teachers on annual surveys as being strong instructional leaders…
Descriptors: Principals, Urban Schools, Academic Achievement, Poverty
Kaul, Maya; Comstock, Meghan; Simon, Nicole S. – Grantee Submission, 2022
COVID-19 has presented unprecedented challenges to schools, leaving principals to lead rapid organizational change with limited guidance or support. Drawing on interviews from a larger, national study of principals at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we analyzed the experiences of 20 principals in four large, urban school districts--Boston,…
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, Urban Schools, School Districts
Sebastian, James; Allensworth, Elaine – Grantee Submission, 2019
Background: Although there is a substantial body of literature on school leadership and its relationship with student achievement, few studies have examined how change in leadership is related to organizational growth and school improvement. Also less well studied is the influence of contextual conditions on how leadership and organizational…
Descriptors: Principals, Instructional Leadership, Leadership Qualities, Academic Achievement
Swen, Carolyn P. – Grantee Submission, 2020
Purpose: School principals' commitment and motivation have not been systematically investigated, but concerted research is needed as 25% of principals leave their jobs each year. This article investigates how new school principals make sense of their motivation to challenging work in a high pressure, high turnover field. Understanding principal…
Descriptors: Novices, Principals, Motivation, Public Schools
Sebastian, James; Huang, Haigen; Allensworth, Elaine – Grantee Submission, 2017
Research on school leadership suggests that both principal and teacher leadership are important for school improvement. However, few studies have studied the interaction of principal and teacher leadership as separate but linked systems in how they relate to student outcomes. In this study, we examine how leadership pathways are related in the…
Descriptors: Principals, Teacher Leadership, High Schools, Comparative Analysis
Estrada, Peggy – Grantee Submission, 2014
For English learners reclassifying to fluent English proficient signifies reaching a milestone indicating the ability to function in mainstream classes without support. Employing a longitudinal, multimethod approach, I describe patterns of reclassification using administrative data for 7 cohorts of students over 2 years in a large urban district.…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, School Districts, Classification, Language Proficiency
