Download or read book Principals Perceptions of Incompetent Teachers written by Christopher A. Grauf and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Research suggests that hiring and retaining high quality teachers is probably the most important school related factor in providing a quality education for students, as well as improving student achievement. Because of the importance of providing all students with highly capable and qualified teachers, this study explored characteristics of incompetent teachers and barriers to their dismissal to help school leaders better understand, and hopefully reverse, the negative impact caused by incompetent teachers. The three goals of this study were to develop a more complete understanding of: 1) characteristics that cause teachers to be identified as incompetent; 2) barriers to removing incompetent teachers and replacing them with quality educators; and 3) to determine effective practices for working with and dismissing incompetent teachers. Incidence rates, characteristics of incompetent teachers, barriers to the dismissal of incompetent teachers, and effective practices in overcoming barriers to dismissal were examined through the eyes of public school principals in the state of Missouri. Findings were broken down to determine how a principal's gender, level of experience, grade level and size of the school in which the principal serves, and location of the school affect how a principal views teacher incompetence. Findings indicate the most prominent characteristics to be ineffective instructional practices, lack of classroom management, poor relational skills. The most significant barriers to dismissal were reported to be time, laws protecting teachers, and potential litigation. Effective practices for working with or dismissing incompetent teachers included frequent observation and communication, consultation with key stakeholders, meticulous documentation, and the development of effective hiring practices. Results from this study may be used as a catalyst for conversations on changing policies related to teacher tenure. Schools may use results from this study to guide professional development for current administrators on the topic of working with incompetent teachers. Administrator preparation programs may use results to guide learning processes about incompetent teachers for future administrators.

Download or read book Principals Perceptions Regarding the Identification and Management of Incompetent Teachers written by Sandra L. Jerrells and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Managing the Incompetent Teacher written by Edwin M. Bridges and published by University of Oregon ERIC Clearinghouse on Educational Management. This book was released on 1990 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Featuring the same practical guidelines for ridding schools of incompetent teachers as the 1984 edition, this new edition incorporates substantially revised material on three topics: criteria and information sources for evaluating teaching effectiveness, remediation procedures, and grounds for dismissal. The book presents an eight-step systematic, organizational approach to resolving several interrelated problems: (1) the legal barriers to dismissing tenured teachers for classroom incompetence; (2) the technical problems of evaluating teacher effectiveness; and (3) the human obstacles, chiefly supervisors' unwillingness to discharge teacher evaluation, remediation, and dismissal responsibilities. The eight steps are: (1) establishing teaching excellence as a high district priority; (2) adopting and publishing reasonable teacher evaluation criteria; (3) adopting sound procedures for determining whether teachers satisfy these criteria; (4) providing unsatisfactory teachers with remediation and a reasonable time to improve; (5) ensuring that appraisers have the requisite competencies; (6) providing appraisers with necessary resources; (7) holding appraisers accountable for evaluating and dealing with incompetent teachers; and (8) providing incompetent teachers with a fair hearing prior to making the dismissal decision. The final chapter recommends strategies for creating environmental conditions conducive to success. A commitment to ongoing leadership is essential. An appendix contains the District Evaluation Practices Inventory, designed to be used in conjunction with this handbook. (143 references) (MLH)

Download or read book What Principals Do to Minimize the Negative Effects of the Incompetent Teacher written by Georgia S. Collins and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book School Leaders Perceptions of the Traits of Incompetent Teachers and the Barriers to Their Dismissal written by Susan A. Brousseau and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examined the perceptions of school leaders regarding the traits of incompetent teachers and the barriers to their dismissal. Fifty-four school leaders participated in the online survey, which included Likert-scale items and open-ended questions. The Likert-scale items were partially replicated from an earlier study and the open-ended questions were constructed by the researcher. Ten school leaders shared their perceptions and experiences as they related to the traits of incompetent teachers and the barriers to their removal by participating in the interview phase of the research study. School leaders identified many common traits among incompetent teachers. The five most common traits of incompetent teachers identified by school leaders were the following: weak classroom management skills, weak communication with parents, poor professional judgment, low levels of student achievement, and lack of lesson planning. The least common traits of an incompetent teacher which were identified by school leaders included: excessive student drop-outs, poor reading and writing skills, refusal to obey school rules, and lack of subject matter knowledge. Administrators also acknowledged common barriers encountered when trying to dismiss a teacher. The top three barriers to dismissing an incompetent teacher were: required administrative time, protection of the employee by the union, and difficulty providing the necessary documentation. In contrast, school leaders identified the following barriers as having little influence on the dismissal of an incompetent teacher: lack of community support, lack of support by school employees, lack of strength of character by the principal, and lack of support by the principal's superiors.

Download or read book The Incompetent Teacher written by Edwin M. Bridges and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-10-28 with total page 231 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A revised edition of this book on teacher incompetence which, using research information, offers an analysis of the types of administrative response: tolerance of poor performance, salvage attempts and induced exits.

Download or read book Teachers and Principals Perceptions of Principal Influence on Teacher Learning written by Nancy Demopoulos-Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Principals Responses to Perceived Teacher Incompetence written by Robyn R. Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Correlation of Teachers and Principals Perceptions of Principals Behavior and Its Effect on Teacher Morale written by William Kirtley Pennebaker and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Principals Perceptions and the Impact They Can Have on Their Teachers and Their Students Performance written by Pamela K. Sisson and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book A Comparative Study of Principals Perceptions of Teachers and Teachers Perceptions of Themselves as Revealed in a Teacher Morale Inquiry written by David Norman Shapiro and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Principals Perceptions of Teacher Ineffectiveness in Elementary Classrooms and how They Relate to Specific Content Areas written by Steven Franklin and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The current dissertation was effected to contribute to the existing literature on teacher evaluation. More specifically, the study utilized principals' perceptions to identify what principals, who often evaluate teachers, believe are the most frequent causes of teacher ineffectiveness. For this dissertation, the researcher extended a study by Torff and Sessions (2005). In that study, the authors measured principals' perceptions of the causes of teacher ineffectiveness within high school classrooms. This study extended Torff and Sessions' (2005) research by including elementary school principal perceptions, investigating whether differences exist in elementary school principals' perceptions when asked to rate teacher ineffectiveness across specific academic content areas. Utilizing an ordinal probit model the researcher determined that the only variable that significantly predicted principal perception was Dimension (rating criterion). In addition, the results revealed that, when the researcher controlled for principals' propensity to use the scale in different ways, Implementation Lesson Plans and Writing Lesson Plans were the most frequently rated causes of teacher ineffectiveness across all Domains.

Download or read book Principals Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Teacher Evaluation Processes in Responding to Poor Performance written by Diane M. Niederriter and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Teacher s and Principal s Perceptions of Teacher s Inservice Needs written by Pauline Davis and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Teachers and Principals Perceptions of Leader Behavior written by Courtney E. Fee and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Principals Perceptions of Factors Associated with Addressing Inadequacy of Classroom Performance written by Frederic W. Skoglund and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Teachers and Principals Perceptions of the Actual and Ideal Task Behaviors of Elementary School Principals written by Carolyn Lea Engelmann Masterson and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: