Download or read book Leadership Collaboration and Teacher Retention in High Poverty Schools written by Andrea Velez and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 121 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this qualitative case study was to explore the extent to which teachers’ collaboration and administrative leadership contribute to teacher retention in high poverty New York City schools. This case study used a grounded theory design of inquiry to examine the perceptions of twelve New York City teachers and three New York City principals about leadership actions intended to support new teachers in high poverty schools and investigated collaboration among teachers, support of school administration, as well as professional development opportunities available for teachers in schools with high poverty and high retention rates. Findings in this study indicated that study participants identified (1) various opportunities for professional development, (2) appointed teacher teams and scheduled times to meet, (3) pedagogical support from administration and teacher leaders, (4) positive relationships with staff that contributed to collaboration, (5) being provided with a mentor during their first year, and (6) receiving targeted support from instructional coaches contributed to their decision to remain at their school. Themes that emerged from the findings from teachers who participated in this study were pedagogical support, teacher collaboration and instructional leadership. Themes that emerged from the findings from the school leaders were professional development, teacher collaboration and hiring. This study concluded that school leaders who act as instructional leaders positively influence teacher retention. Another conclusion of the study is that school leaders felt it was important to provide opportunities for teachers to engage in collaborative work. Also, a school’s ability to provide professional development to teachers can contribute to a teachers’ decision to remain at their school. Another conclusion from this study is that a school’s ability to foster positive professional relationships can be instrumental in a teacher’s decision to remain at the school. Lastly, having processes and procedures in place for hiring new teachers was perceived to contribute to lower turnover rates in schools.
Download or read book Collaborative Teacher Leadership written by Martin L. Krovetz and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2006-03-24 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teacher leadership is not easy but it is an essential component of today's accountability driven schools. Teacher leaders can be formal or informal leaders, but their goal remains the same--maximizing student learning and improving the school culture. And who better to teach us about the obstacles, challenges, and victories of teacher leadership than teachers themselves? Krovetz and Arriaza place teachers' voices and stories at the center of this book, using these moving narratives to illustrate the key concepts of teacher leadership. The book is organized around the habits of mind of inquiry, equity, and advocacy as a means of developing effective teacher leaders. Further, the authors include information on how teacher leaders can document and sustain their growth as teacher leaders. Based on the authors' work with hundreds of teacher leaders, this essential guide is ideal for school leaders and leadership teams.
Download or read book Collaborative Approaches to Recruiting Preparing and Retaining Teachers for the Field written by Maria Peterson-Ahmad and published by . This book was released on 2021 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book provides a collection of theoretical, application, and research-based information regarding a variety of viewpoints and strategies that educator preparation program (EPP) faculty, educational leadership faculty, P-12 general and special education teachers, administrators, and related service providers must be cognizant of in order to meet the varied and individualized needs of novice teachers so that the academic, behavioral, and/or social emotional needs of their students are effectively supported"--
Download or read book Leadership Influence on Teacher Support Teams in High Poverty Elementary Schools written by Jason Alan Steingraber and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 103 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The increased accountability to schools and districts to meet federal standings has lead to commencing systematic approaches to the needs of all students. In order for teachers to be able to facilitate instructional strategies that are differentiated and functional for all students they must receive leadership and support. The importance of expertise and leadership in the educational process is paramount, for there is more power in a leadership model and not necessarily in a model that designs its own standards. This need for expertise and leadership has lead to collaboration among general and special education experts, as well as the students' families, achieves an integrated and effective approach in response to struggling learners. First supported by senior administration in school districts, the Teacher Support Team (TST) initiative relied upon a selected team within each school to show what it can achieve for students. This leads to the significance of distributive leadership in the TST and creating relational trust by allowing those in the organization to take leadership roles and distribute the leadership appears to be imperative. This allows for greater participation in the organization, as well as greater morale and a relieved workload for the leader. It also encourages leadership in the organization, which benefits the organization as a whole. The overall purpose of this study was to establish a connection between the role of distributed leadership and the impact of TSTs on elementary students of high poverty. To achieve this, information was gathered from high poverty elementary schools in the Sunnyside Public School District. The study examined key respondents' perceptions on the leadership within the TST. A mixed method of gathering both qualitative and quantitative data was chosen as the most appropriate approach to collect the data. The project began by the researcher contacting six high poverty elementary schools within the Sunnyside Public Schools and requesting their participation in the research project. The purpose of narrowing the research to schools that serve a high poverty population is to ensure similarities within the students and communities. Each TST was made up of the building administrator, a TST coordinator, and other teachers as noted by the team. Each team was provided an opportunity to participate in the research activity and it was assured the data was anonymous and not reflective of employment performance or used as an evaluative tool. The approach to the design was a mixed methods research study. Based on the data gathered via a survey, quantitative information was gathered in order to address the research questions. In additional to the quantitative approach, a qualitative aspect was analyzed. This mixed methods approach was chosen due to the potential to discover true meaning to the research questions. It was also anticipated the mixed methods approach would allow for further research designs to come to the forefront. Descriptive analyses were preformed to support the research questions and sub-parts to the research questions. Finding of this study displayed both favorable and less favorable confidence in the leadership of the TST coordinator and the TST itself. The concerns of the TST coordinator and the TST itself were focused on time being wasted, weak leadership, and teachers who were frustrated with the results of the TST process.
Download or read book Strategic Human Resources Management in Schools written by Henry Tran and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-02-01 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strategic Human Resources Management in Schools provides a new approach to human resources management, grounded in the perspectives of cutting-edge practice, research, and theory. Traditional human resource (HR) practices in education have operated in an isolated and reactionary manner; this book explores an updated version of personnel administration that links strategic human resources to organizational goals, educational mission, educator well-being, and student success. Coverage includes exemplar strategic HR practices from progressive organizations and leading companies, discussion of tricky issues like discrimination and implicit bias, and developmental and humanistic support of teachers as well as support staff, including paraprofessionals, food service workers, and bus drivers. The Talent-Centered Education Leadership (TCEL) model presented in this book explores how educational leaders can create a nurturing and inclusive workplace for all educational staff, which is ultimately critical for improvement in student learning and strengthening recruitment and retention of a quality education workforce. Designed for aspiring leaders, this volume is grounded in the Professional Standards for Educational Leaders (PSEL) and National Educational Leadership Preparation (NELP) Building and District Level standards and is full of rich pedagogical features including cases, “warning boxes” to explore areas particularly thorny to navigate, questions for discussion, and various learning activities.
Download or read book The Teacher Wars written by Dana Goldstein and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2015-08-04 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A groundbreaking history of 175 years of American education that brings the lessons of the past to bear on the dilemmas we face today—and brilliantly illuminates the path forward for public schools. “[A] lively account." —New York Times Book Review In The Teacher Wars, a rich, lively, and unprecedented history of public school teaching, Dana Goldstein reveals that teachers have been embattled for nearly two centuries. She uncovers the surprising roots of hot button issues, from teacher tenure to charter schools, and finds that recent popular ideas to improve schools—instituting merit pay, evaluating teachers by student test scores, ranking and firing veteran teachers, and recruiting “elite” graduates to teach—are all approaches that have been tried in the past without producing widespread change.
Download or read book Collaborative Approaches to Recruiting Preparing and Retaining Teachers for the Field written by Peterson-Ahmad, Maria and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2022-01-07 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teacher retention is an area of great concern across the globe as it appears many teachers leave the field after only a few years, especially those serving low-income students. There is a growing gap from preparation to practice. Not only must educator preparation programs (EPPs) be diligent in utilizing systematically effective methods of preparing novice teachers, but schools must also be cognizant of the need for continued mentorship and quality professional development that matches the unique needs of their novice teachers. When novice teachers enter the profession, they must be offered explicit and scaffolded opportunities for continued learning in order to bridge the theoretical aspects of teaching learned in a preparation program to the practical application of a classroom/school setting, as these opportunities differ from the needs of veteran teachers. Collaborative Approaches to Recruiting, Preparing, and Retaining Teachers for the Field provides a collection of theoretical, application, and research-based information regarding a variety of viewpoints and strategies that educator preparation programs must be cognizant of in order to meet the varied and individualized needs of novice teachers so that the academic, behavioral, and/or social-emotional needs of their students are effectively supported. Overall, this book recognizes the constant need for improvement within educator preparation programs and school systems, showcases that teacher retention is a concern across the United States and globally, and shows how educator preparation programs and schools/districts must reach across the boundaries of content-specificity and collaborate to prepare teacher candidates most effectively. Covering topics such as teacher retention, collaborative partnerships, and growth mindset, this book is essential for educational preparation faculty, educational leadership faculty, P-12 general and special education teachers, administrators, government officials, pre-service teachers, students, researchers, and academicians.
Download or read book The MetLife Survey of the American Teacher written by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 19 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: Collaborating for Student Success" (2009) examines the views of teachers, principals and students about respective roles and responsibilities, current practice and priorities for the future. The results are based on a national survey of 1,003 K-12 public school teachers, 500 K-12 public school principals and 1,018 public school students in grades 3-12 conducted in Fall, 2009. In addition, public school principals and teachers, as well as thought leaders in education participated in an online strategy session. The Survey findings are being released as a series during the first quarter of 2010 in three parts. The present report (Part 1) examines views about responsibility and accountability, what collaboration looks like in schools, and if and to what degree collaboration is currently practiced. Public school teachers and principals share a belief in the relationship between student success and collaborative school environments that emphasize a sense of responsibility for teachers, the principal and students themselves. This report builds upon past findings, examining how collaborative teaching and leadership is practiced in schools today and its implications for collegiality, job satisfaction, teacher retention, instruction and student academic achievement. Among the major findings are that two-thirds of teachers (67%) and three-quarters of principals (78%) think that greater collaboration among teachers and school leaders would have a major impact on improving student achievement. Results of The "MetLife Survey of the American Teacher" provide evidence that some schools, principals, teachers and students have a greater commitment to working together more effectively to improve the quality of teaching, learning and leadership school-wide. It is important for their responses to be considered as school, district, state and national leaders examine the intersection of research, policy and practice to determine the best uses of limited resources, potential levers for change, and the increasingly urgent need to better prepare all students for future success. (Contains 12 figures.).
Download or read book Organizing Schools for Improvement written by Anthony S. Bryk and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 2010-03-15 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1988, the Chicago public school system decentralized, granting parents and communities significant resources and authority to reform their schools in dramatic ways. To track the effects of this bold experiment, the authors of Organizing Schools for Improvement collected a wealth of data on elementary schools in Chicago. Over a seven-year period they identified one hundred elementary schools that had substantially improved—and one hundred that had not. What did the successful schools do to accelerate student learning? The authors of this illuminating book identify a comprehensive set of practices and conditions that were key factors for improvement, including school leadership, the professional capacity of the faculty and staff, and a student-centered learning climate. In addition, they analyze the impact of social dynamics, including crime, critically examining the inextricable link between schools and their communities. Putting their data onto a more human scale, they also chronicle the stories of two neighboring schools with very different trajectories. The lessons gleaned from this groundbreaking study will be invaluable for anyone involved with urban education.
Download or read book Handbook of Research on Leadership and Advocacy for Children and Families in Rural Poverty written by Greene, H. Carol and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2020-03-27 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rural poverty encompasses a distinctive deprivation in quality of life related to a lack of educational support and resources as well as unique issues related to geographical, cultural, community, and social isolation. While there have been many studies and accommodations made for the impoverished in urban environments, those impoverished in rural settings have been largely overlooked and passed over by current policy. The Handbook of Research on Leadership and Advocacy for Children and Families in Rural Poverty is an essential scholarly publication that creates awareness and promotes action for the advocacy of children and families in rural poverty and recommends interdisciplinary approaches to support the cognitive, social, and emotional needs of children and families in poverty. Featuring a wide range of topics such as mental health, foster care, and public policy, this book is ideal for academicians, counselors, social workers, mental health professionals, early childhood specialists, school psychologists, administrators, policymakers, researchers, and students.
Download or read book Collaborative Leadership written by Peter M. DeWitt and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2016-08-22 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Get the fuel you need to drive collaborative leadership in your school! What type of leadership do you practice? Many of us rely on transformational and instructional leadership. But there are advantages in applying a holistic angle including all stakeholders—an approach known as collaborative leadership. Peter DeWitt unpacks six factors framed through John Hattie’s research while painting a powerful scheme: meet stakeholders where they are, motivate stakeholders to strive for improvement, model how to do it. The blueprint will inspire you to: Transform your leadership practice Identify where you can make changes Build and empower your team Incorporate all stakeholders into the conversation
Download or read book When Grit Isn t Enough written by Linda F. Nathan and published by Beacon Press. This book was released on 2017-10-17 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Examines major myths informing American education and explores how educators can better serve students, increase college retention rates, and develop alternatives to college that don’t disadvantage students on the basis of race or income Each year, as the founding headmaster of the Boston Arts Academy (BAA), an urban high school that boasts a 94 percent college acceptance rate, Linda Nathan made a promise to the incoming freshmen: “All of you will graduate from high school and go on to college or a career.” After fourteen years at the helm, Nathan stepped down and took stock of her alumni: of those who went to college, a third dropped out. Feeling like she failed to fulfill her promise, Nathan reflected on ideas she and others have perpetuated about education: that college is for all, that hard work and determination are enough to get you through, that America is a land of equality. In When Grit Isn’t Enough, Nathan investigates five assumptions that inform our ideas about education today, revealing how these beliefs mask systemic inequity. Seeing a rift between these false promises and the lived experiences of her students, she argues that it is time for educators to face these uncomfortable issues head-on and explores how educators can better serve all students, increase college retention rates, and develop alternatives to college that don’t disadvantage students on the basis of race or income. Drawing on the voices of BAA alumni whose stories provide a window through which to view urban education today, When Grit Isn’t Enough helps imagine greater purposes for schooling.
Download or read book Learning to Lead Together written by Janet Chrispeels and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2004-04-05 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learning to Lead examines the dilemmas principals face in engaging teachers in shared leadership. The text makes a contribution to the field of educational leadership, administration, and leader preparation through cases and the description of professional development initiatives to prepare pre-service principals and administrators for shared leadership. Authors from the United States, England, and Australia present a broad brushstroke of principals sharing leadership through original field-based research, set within a theoretical framework of democratic schooling. to explore the importance of principals sharing and distributing leadership. Until recently, most of the focus has been on teachers and collaborative leadership building. through real-life single and multiple case studies, the text addresses how principals and their staff's struggle with the challenge of shared leadership, and how they attain some of the promise leading to teacher growth and development, as well as to higher levels of student learning. the cases in the text provide pre-service principals and administrators with excellent examples of the real-life applications of various theoretical concepts. a variety of models and approaches of shared and distributed leadership are presented in school, district, and regional contexts, allowing students to see the commonalties that these settings share, as well as the differences between them. impact that those strategies have on teachers, school culture, and learning opportunities for students. Examples of preparation programs and the support that teachers want, if shared leadership is to be effectively implemented to meet student needs, provide future principals with the tools and insight that they need to be successful.
Download or read book Leadership Through Collaboration written by Jeanne Baxter and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-20 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With a foreword by Thomas Sergiovanni, this book exposes the myths about school leadership which impede educational improvement. It also profiles 8 successful schools at which student achievement has flourished after collaboration was introduced.
Download or read book Getting and Keeping New Teachers written by Bruce S. Cooper and published by R&L Education. This book was released on 2009-11-16 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Retaining new teachers has never been easy and when the teachers are on the fast track in urban settings, turnover and retention are real problems. This book examines how schools can work to recruit, support, and somehow hold on to new teachers, many of whom have only limited formal preparation and experience in the classroom. Getting and Keeping New Teachers explores the orientation of new teachers, their lives in urban schools, and the key role of school leadership and strong collegiality, all of which combine in some cases to support and retain new teachers in important ways.
Download or read book 20 Strategies for Collaborative School Leaders written by Jane Clark Lindle and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is for school leaders who handle the conflicts and commotions which arise from human nature issues in schools and the shortage of school resources. It offers 20 strategies which demonstrate how to support teaching and learning in your school.
Download or read book Keeping Good Teachers written by Marge Scherer and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2003-12 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers suggestions on how to retain good teachers, from strategies for welcoming new teachers to ideas for how to make veteran teachers feel valued.
