That focus is present in the more successful districts (even where there have been leadership changes); it was distinctly lacking in districts with
district leadership turnover or inconsistent policy development.
Not exact matches
And the contention on the board has exacerbated the
district's high
turnover among its
leadership.
Conflict on the board has been the subject of much criticism, adding to the high
turnover among the Buffalo school
district's
leadership.
Contention on the board has been the subject of much criticism and has exacerbated high
turnover among the
district's
leadership.
In the Spring 2010 issue of Ed Next, Dale Mezzacappa described the struggles of the Microsoft - designed school in its first three years, which included
leadership turnover, hiring problems, and changing directives from the school
district.
According to a new study, high
turnover rates have a negative impact on student achievement — but
district - level
leadership can help stem, or eliminate, that impact.
On top of the
turnover in
leadership, the
district is grappling with the need to close or consolidate schools given declining enrollment while juggling a $ 30 million budget shortfall over the next year.
The moderating effects of organizational characteristics are to be expected, since
district size and school size almost always «make a difference,» no matter what the focus of the research is.180 Elementary schools are typically more sensitive than secondary schools to
leadership influence, although previous leader - efficacy research has reported mostly non-significant effects.181 And the rapid
turnover of principals has been widely decried as anathema to school improvement efforts.182 Now we have some evidence that the positive effects of leader efficacy are also moderated by school and
district size (the larger the organization, the less sense of efficacy among principals).
Even in cases where a principal «s tenure extends over a period of several years, teachers may remain alienated when principal
turnover is the result of a
district leadership rotation policy.208 Teachers may become cynical and resistant to change because of the «revolving door syndrome» — the uncertainty and instability
turnover causes, and the perception of the new leader as a «servant to the system.
Despite the best efforts of the teachers to provide
leadership for their school, along with efforts by the
district to establish formal teacher -
leadership positions, the combined effects of frequent principal
turnover and frequent teacher
turnover made it impossible for this school to sustain any momentum in its improvement efforts.
In Molina, the
district «s attempts to foster teacher
leadership as one response to frequent principal
turnover ran afoul of frequent teacher
turnover.
Posted on May 14, 2018 · News 88.7 education reporter Laura Isensee updates Houston Matters on the process of improving several failing schools in the Houston Independent School
District, about turnover and contention in the district's top leadership, and allegations of bullying against the superintendent of K
District, about
turnover and contention in the
district's top leadership, and allegations of bullying against the superintendent of K
district's top
leadership, and allegations of bullying against the superintendent of Katy ISD.
Despite this, critics say that the curricula and methods at the majority of the nation's 500 - plus university - based principal preparation programs remain subpar and out of step with
district needs.10 A growing number of
districts have become more assertive with universities and other training providers about improving their offerings, because
district leaders want enough well - prepared
leadership candidates to meet local learning goals and to lessen the expense and damage of early
turnover among poorly prepared novice principals.
With rapid principal
turnover in high - need schools and principals retiring each year,
districts must have a talent identification pipeline in place to tap future leaders for principal positions so they are able to quickly fill any
leadership gaps — both foreseen and unforeseen.
Some tangible changes will include the breakdown of Barringer High School into three separate schools and an almost certain
turnover of staff and
leadership at West Side High School, which will become the newest «renewal school» in the
district.
Unlike most school
districts, Hillsborough has also benefitted from minimal
turnover in
leadership, with only four superintendents since 1968 (Rubinstein & McCarthy, 2011).