02941nam 22004693u 450 991077616050332120230801231304.00-8330-7724-40-8330-7722-8(CKB)2670000000414014(EBL)1365147(OCoLC)857365326(MiAaPQ)EBC1365147(EXLCZ)99267000000041401420140303d2012|||| u|| |engur|n|---|||||Addressing Challenges in Evaluating School Principal Improvement Efforts[electronic resource]Santa Monica RAND Corporation20121 online resource (41 p.)Description based upon print version of record.Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Chapter One: Introduction; Chapter Two: RAND's Evaluation of the New Leaders Program; Program Overview; Student Outcome Analysis; Additional Components of the Evaluation; Chapter Three: Challenges in Using Outcome Data to Evaluate School Leadership Improvement Efforts; Using Student Outcome Measures; Inconsistency in Outcome Measures; Measure Manipulation; Tracking Students Across Districts; Lack of Adequate High School Outcome Measures; Effects of Student Dropout; Timing of Data and ImpactControlling for Student CharacteristicsUnobserved Characteristics; Observed Characteristics; Accounting for School Context; Determining Appropriate Comparison Schools; Developing Measures of School Context; Measuring Principal Impact in Differing Contexts; Controlling for Principal Characteristics; Quality and Availability of Principal Tenure Data; Variation in Principal Career and Training Paths.; Incorporating Multiple Measures; Chapter Four: Conclusion; ReferencesGiven the focus on accountability in education, stakeholders are interested in evaluating whether efforts aimed at improving school leadership show results; the key criteria are student outcomes. This report describes challenges that states, districts, and other entities can expect to encounter as they evaluate efforts targeting school leadership as a way to improve student outcomes and offers suggestions for dealing with those challenges.School administratorsSchool improvement programsSchool management and organizationSchool administrators.School improvement programs.School management and organization.371.1Burkhauser Susan883240Pierson Ashley1568159Gates Susan M496828Hamilton Laura S879896AU-PeELAU-PeELAU-PeELBOOK9910776160503321Addressing Challenges in Evaluating School Principal Improvement Efforts3840105UNINA