ERIC Number: EJ1041975
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2014-Jul
Pages: 26
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A Preliminary Analysis of a Strategic Staffing Initiative
Pulliam, Cheryl L.; LaCaria, Lynne; Schoeneberger, Jason; Algozzine, Bob
Educational Policy, v28 n4 p578-603 Jul 2014
The authors evaluated a reform program known as "Strategic Staffing" in which principals were given increased autonomy to modify the delivery of instruction without compromising academic content. The program's central feature was reassignment of school leaders and key staff members from settings in which they were successful to schools experiencing deep and chronic levels of low student performance. The authors used a causal-comparative design with schools matched on key demographic variables as well as qualitative analyses of key features of treatment schools. After 1 year of implementation, the authors found that achievement scores and other indicators were not statistically significantly different across turnaround schools. Participating principals reported similar concerns, plans, and challenges to those documented in previous studies. The authors discuss their work in the growing knowledge base addressing turnaround in chronically low-achieving schools.
Descriptors: Educational Change, School Turnaround, Academic Achievement, Professional Autonomy, Principals, Personnel Selection, School Personnel, Comparative Analysis, Mixed Methods Research, Attendance, Suspension, Teacher Attitudes, Administrator Attitudes, Teacher Surveys, Interviews, Elementary Schools, School Culture, School Policy, Program Effectiveness
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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