Throughout the literature, leadership and culture are intertwined. Organizational and leadership theorists alike hold that a leader’s perceptions and behaviors are significant, if not primary, determinants of an organization’s ...

Current accountability systems for programs serving English language learners (ELLs) focus on the achievement level of students who are still classified as “limited English proficient” (de Jong, 2004). Thus, there are no ...

This study examined the relationship between the teachers’ perceptions of the school climate in three urban high schools in a southwest district of Houston, Texas, and the TAKS test scores for 5,625 10th and 11th grade ...

Having an effective principal leading every school is critical to ensuring schools’ effectiveness (Marzano, Waters, & McNulty, 2003). It is well documented that there is a misalignment between assistant principal training ...

The purpose of this quantitative study was to determine what effect transition had on discipline outcomes when fourth grade elementary students transition to middle school as fifth grade students. The study used descriptive ...

Educational leaders must support teachers in facilitating successful technology integration to impact teaching and learning. To provide this support, leaders need to understand what comprises effective integration of ...

The 2010-2011 Texas Education Agency’s Academic Excellence Indicator System (AEIS) reported 16.9% of all students tested on Texas’ state accountability test were identified as Limited English Proficient (AEIS, 2011). ...

School principals are required to do more now than ever. High stakes accountability has principals grappling for ways to achieve state and federal standards. Principals must also ensure their stakeholders’ needs are met ...

“The Gulf School,” an independent K-12 day school in the southwestern United States enrolls students into their upper school from not only their own middle school but other area middle schools as well. Since the students ...

With increasing demands imposed by state standards for students to show proficiency at high levels in reading and writing, instruction for the English language learner is critical. Dual language programs address English ...