Implementing School Improvement Plans: Perceptions and Implications of Aspiring Principals for Educational Leadership Programs

2020 ◽  
pp. 194277512096482
Author(s):  
Miguel M. Gonzales ◽  
Dana L. Bickmore ◽  
Maria B. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
School Improvement ◽  
Leadership Skills ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
School Improvement Plan ◽  
Principal Candidates ◽  
Educational Leadership Programs ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Improvement Plan ◽  
Aspiring Principals ◽  
Data Driven Decisions

This study examines what aspiring principal candidates in one universitybase preparation program learned as a result of developing and implementing a school improvement plan. A case study approach was used to examine 53 aspiring principals’ reports of what they learned from implementing school improvement plans. Findings revealed three significant themes: (1) the importance of collaboratively engaging the participants of the school improvement plan; (2) the essential need of establishing relationships; and (3) understanding the significance and impact of data-driven decisions. Findings can inform leadership preparation programs to redirect coursework that will help aspiring principals improve leadership skills.

School Leaders in a Time of Accountability and Data Use

2018 ◽  
pp. 235-259
Author(s):  
Evan G. Mense ◽  
Dana M. Griggs ◽  
Julius N. Shanks
Keyword(s):  
Educational Leadership ◽  
School Improvement ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
High Stakes Testing ◽  
Leadership Preparation ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
School Improvement Plan ◽  
Educational Leadership Programs ◽  
Quality School

School leaders are challenged with the task of high stakes testing and student achievement. In the data-driven K-12 setting, it is necessary to have quality school leaders in place. Universities are charged with preparing these quality school leaders. Educational leadership programs need to contain quality structure and key components. These key components required of leadership preparation programs consist of data, leadership style/theories, data culture/climate school leader organizational and management, school community relations, professional development, school/teacher improvement, school improvement plan (SIP), implementation of SIP goals, and field experience. These key components need to encompass the national educational leadership preparation (NELP) standards and the professional standards for educational leaders (PSEL) standards to maintain a successful educational leadership program.

School Leaders in a Time of Accountability and Data Use

2021 ◽  
pp. 1782-1806
Author(s):  
Evan G. Mense ◽  
Dana M. Griggs ◽  
Julius N. Shanks
Keyword(s):  
Educational Leadership ◽  
School Improvement ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
High Stakes Testing ◽  
Leadership Preparation ◽  
High Stakes ◽  
Preparation Programs ◽  
School Improvement Plan ◽  
Educational Leadership Programs ◽  
Quality School

School leaders are challenged with the task of high stakes testing and student achievement. In the data-driven K-12 setting, it is necessary to have quality school leaders in place. Universities are charged with preparing these quality school leaders. Educational leadership programs need to contain quality structure and key components. These key components required of leadership preparation programs consist of data, leadership style/theories, data culture/climate school leader organizational and management, school community relations, professional development, school/teacher improvement, school improvement plan (SIP), implementation of SIP goals, and field experience. These key components need to encompass the national educational leadership preparation (NELP) standards and the professional standards for educational leaders (PSEL) standards to maintain a successful educational leadership program.

Perceptions of the Purpose and Value of the School Improvement Plan Process

2012 ◽  
Vol 76 (2) ◽  
pp. 158-173 ◽  
Author(s):  
David M. Dunaway ◽  
Do-Hong Kim ◽  
Elizabeth R. Szad
Keyword(s):  
School Improvement ◽  
School Improvement Plan ◽  
Improvement Plan

scholarly journals Compliance of Public Elementary Schools with the Enhanced School Improvement Plan

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Lawrence Jerome P. Granada
Keyword(s):  
Elementary Schools ◽  
School Improvement ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
Assessment Tool ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
School Improvement Plan ◽  
Improvement Plan ◽  
School Demographics ◽  
Public Elementary Schools ◽  
Compliance Level

This descriptive-comparative research was conducted to determine the compliance level of public elementary schools in Bacolod City Division with the Enhanced School Improvement Plan (E-SIP) as assessed by internal and external assessors when taken as a whole and when compared according to school demographics in the major phases of E-SIP development and implementation process. Likewise, it detailed the challenges and actions undertaken in the E-SIP compliance. Using the standardized SIP quality assessment tool, the results revealed a ‘satisfactory’ level of E-SIP compliance as a whole while ‘highly satisfactory’ levels in plan and act phases. It further showed significant differences in preparatory, assess and act phases for both school performance and designation of assessors. The results of the assessment were attributed to varying interpretation of some criteria and the absence of mode of verification in the E-SIP compliance. Hence, a policy recommendation was designed to attain successful E-SIP compliance of public elementary schools.

A lack of authentic school improvement plan development

2019 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 261-278 ◽  
Author(s):  
Coby Vincent Meyers ◽  
Bryan Alexander VanGronigen
Keyword(s):  
School Improvement ◽  
School Improvement Plan ◽  
Improvement Plan

UBLC School Climate: Basis for School Improvement Plan

2018 ◽  
Vol 24 (7) ◽  
pp. 4853-4856
Author(s):  
Haidee Angeles ◽  
Alphie Garing ◽  
Minie Rose C Lapinid
Keyword(s):  
School Climate ◽  
School Improvement ◽  
School Improvement Plan ◽  
Improvement Plan

Exploring School Leaders Communities of Practice and School Improvement

2021 ◽  
pp. 019263652110339
Author(s):  
Dana L. Bickmore ◽  
Miguel M. Gonzales ◽  
Maria B. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
School Improvement ◽  
Communities Of Practice ◽  
Community Of Practice ◽  
Leadership Behaviors ◽  
School Leaders ◽  
Development Project ◽  
School Improvement Plan ◽  
School Improvement Planning ◽  
Improvement Plan

This case study describes a pilot professional development project in which school leaders met regularly in a community of practice to clarify each other’s identification of a problem of practice followed by development and implementation of a school improvement plan. Findings indicated positive perceptions of and engagement in the community of practice, revealing this process provided a platform for authentic feedback, reflective practice, and means to share ideas. Participants reported improved leadership behaviors associated with school improvement planning and implementation.

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