Educational Leadership in an Age of Accountability: The Virginia Experience

Using Virginia as a case study, examines the role that educational leaders play in the implementation of statewide accountability plans.

Education & Teaching

Daniel L. Duke

Pamela D. Tucker

Walter F. Heinecke

Margaret Grogan

Schools & Teaching

State Univ of New York Pr

Using Virginia as a case study, examines the role that educational leaders play in the implementation of statewide accountability plans. The insistence by policymakers and politicians that educators be held accountable for student outcomes has resulted in dramatic shifts in the responsibilities of department chairs, principals, and superintendents. Educational Leadership in an Age of Accountability explores these changes in Virginia, following its implementation of an ambitious accountability plan that called for standards of learning, statewide high-stakes tests, standards of accreditation, and annual school performance report cards. This book examines factors such as the fate of students who fail state tests, achievement differences between black and white students, ethical issues surrounding accountability measures, and the increasing politicization of local schooling. Educational Leadership in an Age of Accountability shows that accountability pressure has done more than previous reforms to foster instructional leadership.

State University of New York Press

Easy-to-use, authoritative, and flexible, the tools in this book and CD-ROM have been developed over the last 15 years and have been field tested in over 500 schools. These tools will empower you to do your evaluations based on current thinking and best practices.

Handbook on Teacher Evaluation with CD-ROM: Assessing and Improving Performance

James H. Stronge

Eye On Education

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