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The Role of School Assistant Principals and their Perceptions Regarding the Characteristics and Culture of a Good School
(2012-05)
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 ...
Academic Achievement Patterns of Former English Language Learners Served in a Bilingual Education Program
(2012-05)
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 ...
EFFECTS OF SCHOOL CLIMATE ON STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AND DISCIPLINE BEHAVIORS IN THREE URBAN HIGH SCHOOLS
(2012-05)
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 ...
Analysis of School Administrator Perceptions of the Professional Development Appraisal System to Improve Leadership Capacity
(2013-05)
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 TRANSITION FROM ELEMENTARY TO MIDDLE SCHOOL: IMPLICATIONS FOR STUDENT DISCIPLINE
(2013-05)
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 ...
Technology Integration in Middle School Mathematics and Reading Achievement: Implications for School Leaders
(2013-05)
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 ...
UNDERSTANDING LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENT STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT IN READING AS A PREDICTOR OF AYP REPORTING STATUS AND THE IMPLICATIONS FOR EFFECTIVE SCHOOL LEADERSHIP
(2013-05)
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). ...
Building Teacher Leaders: Purposefully Increasing Teacher Leadership Capacity
(2013-05)
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 ...
EXAMINATION OF UPPER SCHOOL PERFORMANCE RELATED TO MIDDLE SCHOOL ATTENDED AT AN INDEPENDENT SCHOOL
(2013-05)
“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 ...
STUDENT READING ACHIEVEMENT IN DUAL LANGUAGE AND TRANSITIONAL BILINGUAL PROGRAMS: AN EVALUATIVE STUDY
(2013-05)
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 ...