Sentences with phrase «of leadership in»

We need a new model of leadership in which superintendents, principals, and teachers share power to protect school reforms that work.

Although much has been written about the importance of leadership in the determination of organizational success, there is little quantitative evidence due to the difficulty of separating the impact

Applicants should have a record of leadership in the school community, strong communication skills, and insights on education policy.

MCAN selected Western as recipient of the Steward Award because of its leadership in supporting / facilitating MCAN's counselor professional development course.

Isn't it great to see the lack of leadership in City Hall?

Our new statewide commitment to raise achievement and cut achievement gaps in half by 2030 are an important part of mobilizing citizens to realize the full potential of our rising generation and continue the momentum Kentucky has built over decades of leadership in education reform work.

The Center for Assessment has a long history of leadership in developing rich and innovative assessment systems to support instructional reforms for enhancing student learning.

Ruopp and others say that although such a job is important, it does not replace having an advocate at the top level of leadership in the large school district.

Principals represent the most «visible» form of leadership in schools, but current workforce data show that K - 12 school principals are overwhelmingly white and fail to reflect the diversity within the student population.

Anderson said she's pleased with the quality of leadership in the first crop of renew schools and with the community engagement that those principals have inspired.

One of the signature challenges of leadership in schools is trying to create that coherence especially in schools that have been around for a long time with a really strong tradition of what we might call radical teacher autonomy: letting every teacher go to their own classroom, go to their own space, and teach and improve however they want.

Watched Wendy Kopp (of TFA fame) on Charlie Rose last night, and she affirmed the importance of the quality of leadership in schools, citing one particular school and the principal who led it.

[I] saw so many difficult issues within the district: lack of quality teaching, lack of leadership in buildings, lack of empathy and understanding of the children, [and] the lack of access to services that would have made high - performing teachers really be able to deliver the promise for kids.

The indeterminate nature of leadership in the course of policy making, and the slippage that occurs as policy refinements accrue during implementation, help to explain how policies succeed or fail.243 Particular instruments used to reformulate policy are less important, according to this perspective, than understanding how a particular policy issue got the governor «s or the legislative committee «s attention in the first place.244 A third image, the practitioner perspective, emerges from studies of publicsector administrators; it examines the tendency of administrators to seek flexibility and autonomy in interpreting policies, and ways in which this tendency affects the broader process of change.

The additive model refers to a dispersed pattern of leadership in which multiple members of an organization provide leadership for varying goals and / or tasks.

The first of these (Follett, 1924) essentially advocated leadership through expert rather than positional power, whereas the second (Bowers & Seashore, 1966) provided evidence that peer sources of leadership in large organizations could have significant effects on organizational outcomes.

Evidence about the effects of principal turnover assumes that a considerable proportion of the leadership in schools is delivered by the principal.

These closings no doubt contributed to end of her leadership in the district and may also have played a part Adrian Fenty's loss in the mayoral election.

Murphy and Datnow have gathered together a group of CSR insiders and researchers to examine the issue of leadership in CSR for the first time.

Currently she is completing her doctoral studies at the University of Pennsylvania and is working on a dissertation that examines the gendered nature of leadership in independent schools.

«Leadership Lessons from Comprehensive School Reforms provides a blend of scholarly thought and practical anecdotes on the role of leadership in school reform.

Throughout the education community, she continued, there is now widespread recognition of the «role of leadership in actually moving the needle against educational inequity.»

Included: The role of leadership in technology integration.

Solid Leadership Key to Good Middle Schools A multi-year, national study of leadership in middle schools led by professor Jerry Valentine of the University of Missouri - Columbia's Middle Level Leadership Center showed in part that successful schools had good leaders with positive attitudes.

The second stream will address the practical and business challenges of leadership in education, making it the ideal session for school business managers and other members of senior leadership teams.

Stream 2 is addressing the practical and business challenges of leadership in education — this stream is the ideal forum for school business managers and other members of senior leadership teams.

About 180 people gathered to examine the definition of leadership in education at the conference which took place March 6 - 7.

We have managed to bring in a class of students who not only have incredible academic credentials, but have also demonstrated a strong record of leadership in schools, organizations, and government,» she said.

Typically, studies of leadership in education focus on «formal» leaders — the individuals who have official management roles, such as principals or superintendents.

My Evergreen Education colleague John Watson, who led the research, has done a good job distilling several of the lessons behind these schools» successes in a series of blog posts that chronicle the importance of leadership in blended learning; the critical role in - person teachers and mentors — not just monitors — play; the persistence district schools must have as they navigate the inevitable bumps on the road to implementing successfully blended learning; and the important role data plays.

It was felt very strongly that, given the absolutely pivotal role of leadership in schools, and particularly in the school - led and self - improving school system, we needed a standard of leadership excellence, not a minimum acceptable level of performance.

These results add to the evidence on the importance of leadership in professional learning and help combat the rhetoric that we don't know what effective professional learning is (we do).

It is hoped that leaders at all levels, and aspirant leaders, will be able to use the headteacher standards to help them understand the requirements of leadership in our fast - developing school system, and to identify areas for their own further development as emerging leaders.

Additionally, 43 per cent of respondents felt unhappy with the quality of leadership in their schools, and 41 per cent were unhappy with pay.

Scholars are evaluated on the basis of leadership in their schools and communities, academic achievements, and motivation to succeed.

Laden with prosthetic jowls that you quickly forget, Gary Oldman transcends his intimidating filmography with a towering performance, one that cuts to the essence of leadership in all its doubt.

Given in recognition of leadership in the industry, contribution to the Guild and the profession of directing, and outstanding career achievement.

both rise in the ranks quickly, but sinister happenings are afoot, and no one appears to be safe in the void left by the lack of leadership in the city's criminal operations, with everyone fighting to get a piece of the pie.

a heritage of leadership in field emission research dating to the post-WWII era..

A cougar is defined by her success and admirable voraciousness and these two could combine to elevate her to a position of leadership in the workplace.

For the past seven years, I've been a graduate and MBA professor of leadership in a School of Business, which is why I feature so many work appropriate outfits on the blog.

Consistent with a pioneering legacy of leadership in not - for - profit biomedical research and a track record of life - saving contributions in immunology and cell biology, The Wistar Institute aims to pursue novel and courageous research paths to life science discovery, and to accelerate / potentiate the impact of those discoveries by shortening the path from bench to bedside.

Berkeley has a strong tradition of leadership in the development of new chemical science and technology and in the evolution of society.

CNL has a long history of leadership in nuclear medicine.

These investigators must have made substantial contributions at the «cutting edge» of neurological science, have a history of leadership in the field, continue to be highly productive, and have a record of service to the NINDS.

Having an organization driving collaboration and funding is also key to advancing research, he said about CRI's 60 years of leadership in the field.

COMPETES keeps America on a path of leadership in an ever more competitive world.

But he says his track record of leadership in the military and in business gives voters a clear choice between «two people who love public service but who come to it through two very different backgrounds.»

Any person who shall have a record of leadership in any field related to science and who wishes to cooperate in the advancement of science may become an Associate of the Association under such procedures as the Board of Directors shall have prescribed.

He is also fearful that Lord Mandelson will further steal his thunder by giving away the tastiest secrets of the New Labour era, which spanned Mr Blair's assumption of the leadership in 1994 and lasted until Gordon Brown lost the general election in May.