Download or read book Examining the Phenomenon of Elementary School Principal Succession Through the Perspectives and Experiences of Novice Principals written by Dayna Kay Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: School districts across the United States are confronted with a shortage of highly qualified principal applicants, a situation compounded by a haphazard approach to leadership succession planning. While the vast majority of principals and superintendents endorse the promotion of assistant principals as the most effective way to develop successful school leaders, few structures exist to support that endeavor. Despite their essential role in the school's operations and escalating demands for accountability for high standards and performance at the school level, assistant principals have been rendered virtually invisible in the scholarly literature. This study sought to fill the glaring gap in knowledge of the socialization experiences of assistant principals. Through a qualitative, in-depth phenomenological interview study of eight novice elementary school principals, this study focused on how the leadership practices of principals are influenced and informed by their prior experiences as assistant principals, as well as identified and defined the assistant principal's roles and responsibilities. Themes that surfaced from the data analysis process were narrowed to relationships, leadership development, and job responsibilities for assistant principals and principals. The findings indicated that assistant principal roles and responsibilities are more managerial than instructional, districts are providing less professional development opportunities for assistant principals than they are principals, and preparedness for the role of principal is largely dependent on the leadership opportunities provided by the principals mentoring the assistant principals. It is recommended that school districts take a strategic approach to succession planning that includes opportunities for assistant principals to experience multiple leadership styles as well as distributing instructional leadership responsibilities as training for the principalship. School districts also need to assure that principals are equipped to develop assistant principals' leadership capabilities through techniques such as mentoring, coaching, training, and providing them with opportunities to exercise leadership.
Download or read book Moving on Up written by Terrell Don King and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In school districts with an excessive rate of principal turnover annually, with the highest turnover rates occur in high-needs schools. Leaders of school districts experiencing high principal turnover rates recognized that on-site professional development of future school principals requires succession planning programs administered internally by the school district. The need for improved principal leadership readiness and assignments to fill potential position vacancies led to the purpose of this multiple case study. The three research questions were the following: 1. How do successful principals assigned to high-needs elementary schools and who completed a district’s principal succession planning program perceive their leadership preparation and readiness experiences? 2. How do the school district’s leaders describe the impact of a succession planning program for future principals serving high-needs elementary schools? 3. How do the school district’s leaders describe the sustainability of a succession planning program for future principals serving high-needs elementary schools? The multi-case study design involved two districts with principal succession planning programs. Fourteen participants were interviewed for this study. The participants were two superintendents, nine central office leaders, and three successful elementary principals in high-needs schools. The researcher also secured, reviewed, and analyzed available documents and artifacts related to program design and implementation. Consistent with qualitative research methods, data were coded, and themes related to the research questions were identified and described in alignment with the research questions guiding the study. The 10 themes that answered the three research questions follow: (a) perceived readiness for the principalship, (b) personal growth and development, (c) perceived readiness for the principal hiring process, (d) perceived network of support, (e) formalizing the growth of aspiring principals, (f) addressing district needs, (g) providing support for novice principals, (h) program design, (i) having a program director, and (j) program evaluation. The findings from this study could be used to inform practice based on the themes supporting the sustainability of the two succession planning programs. The findings offer a model for developing, selecting, and retaining high-quality principals in high-needs elementary schools
Download or read book Principals in Succession written by Robert E. White and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2011-06-11 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributors to this volume examine structures and processes that school boards have in place directly relating to the process of principal or vice-principal succession. As well, they consider the effect that these structures and processes have upon staff and administrators themselves. These contributors investigate policies, procedures and practices that school boards employ in terms of leadership succession, and explore implications of these constructs for the sustainability of school improvement. This volume presents an overview of the process of principal or vice-principal succession, descriptions of school district practices surrounding this process and discussions regarding how succession procedures affect individuals and groups of individuals. This volume also highlights those board policies that incorporate practices used to develop models that support and allow administrators to succeed. It articulates how school leaders and staff members deal with change and improvement efforts in successive schools, as well as how board policies and practices support principals and vice-principals at any stage in the succession process. This volume is useful as a reference guide relating to transfer and rotation procedures in school systems across the nation.
Download or read book Principal Succession written by Ann Weaver Hart and published by SUNY Press. This book was released on 1993-01-01 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines major issues in theory and research related to leader succession. It looks at the persistent problems confronted by people assigned to lead established social and professional groups like those found in schools. The author demonstrates how interaction between new leaders and established school organizations shape succession events (with illustrations drawn from educational administration) and provides a framework for understanding succession as a dynamic and interactive process.
Download or read book Succession to School Leadership written by Brenda Anne Russell Berry and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 1998 and 2000, seventy principals were named in the Austin Independent School District to succeed other principals. Several schools had two or more principals in that period. Not only is there an immediate cost when a principal is not successful, but there is also a cost associated with repair or replacement. Knowing what is necessary in the induction experience to make a principal succeed is critical. We have an obligation to these principals, their teachers, the taxpayers, and most of all, the students, to maximize their success. This study explored the experiences of elementary principals in the Austin Independent School District who recently succeeded other principals. Issues addressed included the principals' perceptions of their experiences and the impact of those experiences on their effectiveness. Findings will be offered as recommendations that may better inform principals who step into the succession role in the district. Questionnaires were sent to elementary principals named between 1998 and 1999 and still in those same schools in 2001-2002. Based on responses, principals were invited to participate in focus groups. Based on written responses and participation in focus groups, three principals were selected as case studies. Data revealed that succession principals had positive experiences including communication with others, establishment of procedures and routines, relationship building, and knowledge of district policies and procedures. Negative experiences included the effects of prior school leadership, challenging relationships, communication issues, and lack of support. As a result of these experiences, principals developed inner strength and powerful relationships with peers. It was recommended that support for succession principals continue beyond the induction year and include: trained mentors; time to dialogue with mentors and peer principals; quick responses to questions or requests for support; and receipt, early in the process, of critical information regarding role definition, expectations, district policies, and district procedures. Recommendations for further study included: investigating the succession experiences of secondary principals; comparing the succession experiences of principals named from within the district to those named from outside the district; and studying the relationship between the rate of principal retention and teacher retention.
Download or read book Ready to Take the Lead written by Bryan Andrew Denton and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined the perceptions of novice principals in terms of their readiness for the principalship. Further, the study sought to ascertain what previous experiences the novice principals believed were contributors to their readiness as well as to identify suggestions novice principals would make to improve the readiness of novice principals. The researcher used a qualitative approach to conduct the study. The qualitative data were obtained through the use of a questionnaire and personal interviews. The open-ended interview questions asked participants to identify what previous experiences helped them be ready for the principalship and how those experiences contributed to their readiness. Interview questions also asked participants to identify the areas of responsibility in the principalship for which they felt most and least ready. The research questions examined (a) How do novice principals rate their sense of readiness; (b) What experiences do novice principals feel were contributors to their readiness; and (c) What suggestions do novice principals have to enhance their readiness? Data analysis showed that novice principals had mixed opinions as to their initial readiness, with all participants acknowledging they were not as ready as they would like to have been. In addition, participants highlighted several previous experiences that contributed to their readiness, in particular their service as an assistant principal and life experiences that preceded their administrative career. Other experiences included mentor relationships, university preparation, and district-based leadership development programs. Participants offered many suggestions for how to improve principal readiness, with the greatest emphasis being place on the preparation of assistant principals for the principalship.
Download or read book Experienced Principals Perceptions of the Challenges They Faced as Novice Principals and the Strategies They Employed to Overcome Those Challenges written by Kevin Fagan and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined the perceptions of veteran principals regarding the challenges they faced when they were new principals, the strategies they implemented to overcome those challenges, and the prior professional experiences they thought were most beneficial to their preparation for the principalship. Data were collected from veteran elementary, middle, and high school principals from across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, representing 45 of the 67 counties in the state. This qualitative study incorporated the use of an electronic survey, open-ended responses, and one-on-one phone interviews with willing participants. The findings of this study suggested that veteran school principals felt unprepared for their jobs in their first year and faced numerous challenges that complicated an already complicated task. These challenges were exacerbated by the increasingly high-stakes environment in which school leaders currently must function. In Pennsylvania, the relatively new principal evaluation tool, known as the Act 82 Framework for Leadership, reflects a time of high accountability for both new and veteran school leaders. Participants revealed that they coped with the challenges presented to them in a number of ways, but primarily through networking, developing relationships with mentors, and working longer hours. In this study, veteran principals also addressed the professional experiences they believed were most beneficial to their preparation as school leaders, which included mentorships, internships, and informal administrator experience.
Download or read book Understanding the Principalship written by Charles L. Slater and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume originates from the International Study of Principal Preparation (ISPP), a collaborative project representing nearly a decade of research on principal preparation in countries throughout the world. The authors examine the dynamic changes that are affecting the way principals work and transforming the world of educational leaders.
Download or read book A Cross case Study Analysis written by Stephen Kenneth Jr Zrike and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Using the framework as a guide, I explored the following questions: (1) How do urban elementary school principals understand their role in supporting novice teachers? What do urban school principals do to support novice teachers? To what extent does the conceptual framework describe principal behavior?; (2) What do new teachers say about their principal's understanding of their needs?; and (3) What are the most effective practices for principals guiding new teachers? To answer these questions, a qualitative, multiple-case study methodology was employed to understand the dynamic between principals and new teachers from the perspective of the building leader. As the "unit of analysis' (Yin, 2003, p. 22) three urban elementary schools were selected with veteran principals, a critical mass of novices and evidence of supporting new teachers. The dynamic between school administrator and novice educator has not been adequately explored from the perspective of the principal. In the end, this work offers a set of strategies and recommendations to assist principals in thinking about effective support of new practitioners.
Download or read book Principal Succession written by and published by . This book was released on 2016 with total page 135 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The role of the school principal is vital to a school’s overall success, and the need to appoint and support excellent educational leaders is critical. School districts continually face principal succession, and the replacement of a principal relies on a selection and recruitment process in identifying a candidate who reflects the best fit, at the right time, for the school. This research investigated the experiences associated with the decision-making process by superintendents when looking to fill a principal vacancy and the experiences of newly appointed or reassigned principals who completed their first year. The intent was to identify common factors associated with the first year experience and structures in place to support principals during their transition. This qualitative study’s primary data collection was through in-depth interviews with participants. The research sample included a total of three superintendents, three Assistant Superintendents of Human Resources, and nine newly appointed or reassigned principals in urban, or suburban, Southern California public schools. This study intended to further our understanding of the experiences of newly appointed or reassigned principals during their transition year. Future research in this area might encourage superintendents to approach principal succession planning from a formative perspective inclusive of discussions about replacement plans during performance evaluations. A principal succession plan focused on the transition in leadership, and inclusive of both the predecessor and successor intentional interactions, creates the opportunity to engage in reflective dialogue that may have a positive impact on a school and increase the likelihood of successor success.
Download or read book From Expert to Novice written by Barbara Hunt Meloche and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Qualitative Study of the Role of Core Beliefs of Elementary School Principals in the Implementation of No Child Left Behind written by Rodney Eugene Watson and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Data were collected through in-depth interviews, site observations, and written documents to determine themes surrounding the phenomenon of No Child Left Behind. The themes that emerged in reference to the research questions included: (a) lack of knowledge, (b) NCLB accountability, (c) instructional leadership, and (d) voice. Additional themes not related to the study included: (a) the lack of district office support, and (b) the need for a solid principal supervisory relationship.
Download or read book Innovative School Principals and Restructuring written by C.A.J. Dimmock and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-06-27 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Restructuring is an international phenomenon, and great stress is placed on the role of the innovative principal in the process. This book offers insights into the ways in which six principals go about leading the change process in their schools, and looks for ways of understanding why and how principals behave and think in the way they do. Its edited topical life history approach identifies key events, experiences and significant others in the lives of the case study managers, and shows how these have shaped the way they implement changes to curriculum, teaching and learning in their schools.
Download or read book Principals in Succession written by Robert E. White and published by Springer. This book was released on 2013-08-02 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributors to this volume examine structures and processes that school boards have in place directly relating to the process of principal or vice-principal succession. As well, they consider the effect that these structures and processes have upon staff and administrators themselves. These contributors investigate policies, procedures and practices that school boards employ in terms of leadership succession, and explore implications of these constructs for the sustainability of school improvement. This volume presents an overview of the process of principal or vice-principal succession, descriptions of school district practices surrounding this process and discussions regarding how succession procedures affect individuals and groups of individuals. This volume also highlights those board policies that incorporate practices used to develop models that support and allow administrators to succeed. It articulates how school leaders and staff members deal with change and improvement efforts in successive schools, as well as how board policies and practices support principals and vice-principals at any stage in the succession process. This volume is useful as a reference guide relating to transfer and rotation procedures in school systems across the nation.
Download or read book Freye doch unmassgebliche Gedancken und Erinnerungen ueber die bisherigen Streit Schrifften wieder den Herrn Edelmann Ihm und seinen Gegnern zur Ueberlegung und der vernuenfftigen Welt zur Beurtheilung vorgelegt von einigen unpartheyischen Liebehabern der reinen Wahrheit written by and published by . This book was released on 1747 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Perspectives of Public School Elementary Principals in the United States An Analysis of 80 Years of Studies Commissioned by the National Association of Elementary School Principals written by Yvonne Griggs Allen and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study was to provide a historical analysis of the evolution of the elementary school principalship in the United States during the past 80 years. The study explored chronologically, the historical evolution of the principalship and closely aligned the changes with the political, economic, social issues and events that simultaneously occurred during this time period. Additionally, the study provided an understanding of the leadership roles and responsibilities of elementary principals during this era. The study was guided by three research questions: How has the public elementary principalship evolved in the United States during the 20th century? How do the political, economic, social issues and events influence the elementary principalship in the United States? What was the status of the public school elementary principal in each decade (1928-2008) during the 20th century and the beginning of the 21th century? Findings from this study indicated that the elementary principalship evolved through various stages until it became a recognized position during the mid-19th century. Additionally, there were three dominant roles of the elementary principalship throughout the 20th century: instructional leadership, managerial leadership and community leadership. Each of these dominant roles was influenced by the political, economic, social issues and events that occurred in the United States during this era. Even though various studies and articles have been written about the evolution of the principalship; there was limited research that focused on the direct link between the political, economic, social issues and events that may have influenced the evolution. Understanding the relationship between these factors and the potential they have for influencing future changes in the role and responsibilities of the principal is imperative, especially if principals will be expected to adapt quickly to changes. This research provides a framework for understanding the historical evolution of the principalship and recognizing the potential impact of the political, economic, social issues and events on the principalship and what it may mean for them in the future. .
Download or read book The Role of an Elementary School Principal in the Retention of Novice Teachers written by Elizabeth Ann Greninger and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teachers are leaving the education profession at alarming rates and the attrition of teachers has become a serious issue for many schools and districts around the country. The purpose of this study was to investigate the retention and attrition patterns in one elementary school through the lens of micropolitical theory; in particular, principal decision-making processes, leadership activities, and the relationship between principal and teachers were studied. This qualitative, single case exploration included classroom observations, document analysis, and focus group and individual interviews with one principal, seven novice teachers, and one lead mentor. The data was analyzed using categorical aggregation and a constant comparative analysis. Study findings provided evidence that a negative micropolitical state was present at the school under study, including an absence of shared values and goals, lack of positive interpersonal relations, and lack of collegiality, all of which served to discourage the growth of novice teachers as developing professionals. Teacher perceptions revealed that they were less than satisfied with their chosen profession, particularly lacking contentment with the principal leadership.
