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A Phenomenological Study Examining Experiences of Families of Students with Disabilities in Georgia Public Schools during the COVID-19 Pandemic and Looking Forward
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Abreu, Ami – ProQuest LLC, 2023
The focus of this exploratory study was to examine the experiences of students with disabilities and their families being serviced through public schools in the state of Georgia and to better understand parent perceptions of special education services pre-pandemic, during, and as schools emerge from the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study…
Descriptors: Experience, Family (Sociological Unit), Students with Disabilities, Public Schools
Beyond Buses, Boilers, and Books: Instructional Support Takes Center Stage for Principal Supervisors
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Syed, Sarosh – Journal of Staff Development, 2014
Denver Public Schools, one of 14 districts that receive funding from The Wallace Foundation to improve principal effectiveness, is also one of a number of districts around the country emphasizing the development of principals' managers in the central office. The principal's job has changed over the last decade, going from a role that revolved…
Descriptors: Public Schools, School Districts, Financial Support, Principals
Making Time for Instructional Leadership. Volume 1: Executive Summary
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Goldring, Ellen; Grissom, Jason A.; Neumerski, Christine M.; Murphy, Joseph; Blissett, Richard; Porter, Andy – Wallace Foundation, 2015
This three-volume report describes the "SAM (School Administration Manager) process," an approach that about 700 schools around the nation are using to direct more of principals' time and effort to improve teaching and learning in classrooms. Research has shown that a principal's instructional leadership is second only to teaching among…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Administrator Role, Educational Improvement
Making Time for Instructional Leadership. Volume 1: The Evolution of the SAM Process
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Goldring, Ellen; Grissom, Jason A.; Neumerski, Christine M.; Murphy, Joseph; Blissett, Richard; Porter, Andy – Wallace Foundation, 2015
This three-volume report describes the "SAM (School Administration Manager) process," an approach that about 700 schools around the nation are using to direct more of principals' time and effort to improve teaching and learning in classrooms. Research has shown that a principal's instructional leadership is second only to teaching among…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Administrator Role, Educational Improvement
Making Time for Instructional Leadership. Volume 2: The Feasibility of a Randomized Control Trial of the SAM Process
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Goldring, Ellen; Grissom, Jason A.; Neumerski, Christine M.; Murphy, Joseph; Blissett, Richard; Porter, Andy – Wallace Foundation, 2015
This three-volume report describes the "SAM (School Administration Manager) process," an approach that about 700 schools around the nation are using to direct more of principals' time and effort to improve teaching and learning in classrooms. Research has shown that a principal's instructional leadership is second only to teaching among…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Administrator Role, Educational Improvement
Making Time for Instructional Leadership. Appendices
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Goldring, Ellen; Grissom, Jason A.; Neumerski, Christine M.; Murphy, Joseph; Blissett, Richard; Porter, Andy – Wallace Foundation, 2015
This three-volume report describes the "SAM (School Administration Manager) process," an approach that about 700 schools around the nation are using to direct more of principals' time and effort to improve teaching and learning in classrooms. Research has shown that a principal's instructional leadership is second only to teaching among…
Descriptors: Instructional Leadership, Principals, Administrator Role, Educational Improvement
A Survey of Pupil Transportation in Georgia. Monographs in Education No. 5.
Carter, Martha S.; Doster, Priscilla – 1987
The goal of this study was to describe student transportation programs in Georgia and to identify common areas of concern and common characteristics of these programs. The report summarizes the literature regarding transportation issues and the accumulated knowledge of experienced transportation managers. The study team met with the…
Descriptors: Administration, Bus Transportation, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools
Fusing the Career Education Concept into the Fiber of the State Educational System.
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Bottoms, Gene – 1976
The approach of Georgia's career education program is one in which the state leadership serves first as a catalyst in stimulating local educators to re-examine the educational needs of their students, and second, as a source of assistance to local educators as they think through, within the context of their local environments, the changes they…
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Agency Role, Career Education, Educational Planning
Using School-Site, Contextual Research: Contributions to a New EA Paradigm.
Keedy, John L. – 1991
Findings of a study that examined successful high school principals' strategies for implementing school improvement visions are presented in this paper. Methodology involved case studies of four Georgia high school principals with reputations for effective school improvement. Interviews were conducted with the principals and 10 teachers from each…
Descriptors: Administrator Effectiveness, Administrator Responsibility, Administrator Role, Board Administrator Relationship