ERIC Number: EJ874384
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 26
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ISSN: ISSN-1741-1432
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Key Decisions of a First-Year "Turnaround" Principal
Duke, Daniel; Salmonowicz, Michael
Educational Management Administration & Leadership, v38 n1 p33-58 2010
This article examines the decisions made by one principal in her first year as a school turnaround specialist in a low-performing urban elementary school. Researchers focused on decisions related to the principal's three high-priority concerns: (1) elimination of an ineffective instructional program; (2) creation of a culture of teacher accountability; and (3) development of an effective reading program. Forty-nine decisions were identified and organized into five categories--performance, policy, program, process, and personnel decisions. The study concludes with a discussion of what principals need to know in order to make the kinds of decisions required of a "turnaround" principal. (Contains 2 tables and 2 figures.)
Descriptors: School Culture, Low Achievement, Instructional Leadership, Beginning Principals, Decision Making, Classification, Educational Change, Educational Improvement, Urban Schools, Elementary Schools, School Personnel, Personnel Management, Teacher Administrator Relationship, Reading Programs, Accountability, Central Office Administrators, Social Support Groups
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: Virginia
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