Sentences with phrase «principals than middle»

Over half of all principals were women and women were more likely to be elementary school principals than middle or high school principals.

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So he instituted the middle school concept of team teaching to Hadley Junior High School in Glen Ellyn, where he was principal for more than 20 years and developed a tight bond with hundreds of students.

After her rich fiance dumps her, slacker teacher Elizabeth (Diaz) returns to her middle school classroom with even less interest than before, fending off the interest of hang - dog coach Russell (Segel), perky colleague Amy (Punch) and gullible Lynn (Smith), while the oblivious principal (Higgins) fails to notice that she's merely showing school - themed movies to her students.

One researcher suggested that recent studies saying current middle school programs focus more on developing a nurturing climate than strong academics, and the emphasis on high - stakes tests in eighth grade, may have spurred some principals to drop service - learning programs, according to Kielsmeier.

Such is the case with sixth - graders, who are usually nervous about starting middle school and are sometimes much smaller than the eighth - graders, said Judy Klinek, principal of Florida's Loggers» Run Middle School, which has 56 portables on its campus thismiddle school and are sometimes much smaller than the eighth - graders, said Judy Klinek, principal of Florida's Loggers» Run Middle School, which has 56 portables on its campus thisMiddle School, which has 56 portables on its campus this year.

The most effective principals are more likely to remain in the same position than those in the bottom quartile, but are considerably more likely to move on than those in the middle of the quality distribution.

Principal surveys indicate that aspects of school climate, such as safety and order, are worse in Florida middle schools than in K - 8 schools.

In far too many places, the principal's role is more akin to «middle manager» than to «executive.»

The middle school had gone through six principals in two years, the last staying less than two months.

It could be that you stop being in the middle of a hierarchy «sandwich», which causes a lot of health and wellbeing difficulties for principals, and you may in fact have a lot more capacity to take action rather than being a bit frustrated.

Middle school principals were more likely than elementary or high school administrators to report that student - bullying incidents occur on their campuses at least once a week, according to a federal study.

Brig Leane, principal of Fruita Middle School in Colorado, has more than 16 years of experience in education.

In the United States, for example, 65 percent of teachers work in middle schools where the principals surveyed said that more than 30 percent of their students come from socieconomically disadvantaged homes, the highest perception - of - poverty rate among the 30 countries analyzed by Schleicher.

About NASSP The National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) is the leading organization of and national voice for middle level and high school principals, assistant principals, and all school leaders from across the United States and more than 35 countries around Principals (NASSP) is the leading organization of and national voice for middle level and high school principals, assistant principals, and all school leaders from across the United States and more than 35 countries around principals, assistant principals, and all school leaders from across the United States and more than 35 countries around principals, and all school leaders from across the United States and more than 35 countries around the world.

R. THOMAS DEWING has spent more than 35 years in public education as an elementary and middle school teacher, principal, instructional coordinator, and educator of gifted students.

Thomas Dewing has spent more than 35 years in public education as an elementary and middle school teacher, principal, instructional coordinator, and educator of gifted students.

R. Thomas Dewing, EdD, has spent more than 35 years in public education as an elementary and middle school teacher, principal, instructional coordinator, and educator of gifted students.

«Parent engagement, especially at the middle school level, has to be seen as something more than coming to a conference or being seen in the school,» said Gloria Henderson, an assistant principal at Totem Middle School in Marysville, Wash. «We have to look at it differently.&middle school level, has to be seen as something more than coming to a conference or being seen in the school,» said Gloria Henderson, an assistant principal at Totem Middle School in Marysville, Wash. «We have to look at it differently.&Middle School in Marysville, Wash. «We have to look at it differently.»

In addition, among elementary and middle school principals on the job less than three years, graduates of the academy were about a third as likely to get A's as those who did not attend the program.

The improvement network's initial project is focusing on finding better ways to teach 9th - grade Algebra because middle and high school students struggle more with math than younger students, said Leyda Garcia, principal of the UCLA Community School, a district school that operates in partnership with UCLA and is part of the network.

«The first half of his tenure was marked by a series of reforms: closing more than one dozen failing schools and programs and creating several others that have thrived; decentralizing the system by cutting the headquarters staff by more than half; giving principals power over budget decisions; creating choice for city families, and competition among middle and high schools; and signing a landmark pay - for - performance teachers» union contract that was hailed as a model in the nation.

In English, graduates of the program, the New York City Leadership Academy, helped increase test scores at elementary and middle schools at a faster pace than new principals with more traditional résumés, the study showed.

His most notable accomplishment came as principal of Levey Middle School in Southfield, Michigan, a National School of Excellence, where student proficiency on state assessments more than doubled in five years.