LEADER 02944nam 22004693u 450 001 9910463167003321 005 20210111234024.0 010 $a0-8330-7722-8 035 $a(CKB)2670000000414014 035 $a(EBL)1365147 035 $a(OCoLC)857365326 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1365147 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000414014 100 $a20140303d2012|||| u|| | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 200 10$aAddressing Challenges in Evaluating School Principal Improvement Efforts$b[electronic resource] 210 $aSanta Monica $cRAND Corporation$d2012 215 $a1 online resource (41 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 327 $aCover; 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 Impact 327 $aControlling 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; References 330 $aGiven 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. 606 $aSchool administrators 606 $aSchool improvement programs 606 $aSchool management and organization 608 $aElectronic books. 615 4$aSchool administrators. 615 4$aSchool improvement programs. 615 4$aSchool management and organization. 676 $a371.1 700 $aBurkhauser$b Susan$0883240 701 $aPierson$b Ashley$0883241 701 $aGates$b Susan M$0496828 701 $aHamilton$b Laura S$0879896 801 0$bAU-PeEL 801 1$bAU-PeEL 801 2$bAU-PeEL 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910463167003321 996 $aAddressing Challenges in Evaluating School Principal Improvement Efforts$91972924 997 $aUNINA