Leading Through Crisis: The COVID-19 Pandemic’s Impact on the School Principalship, A Delphi Study

This dissertation study examined the impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the K-12 School Principalship and attempted to forecast the future of the principalship post-Pandemic. Using a forecasting method known as the Delphi Technique, I solicited public K-12 principals working in the Commonwealth of Virginia with at least 3 years of administrative experience to serve as participants. In total, 26 practicing principals completed three questionnaires offering their expert opinions on pre-Pandemic roles and responsibilities of the school principal and how those roles were impacted throughout the Pandemic. Additionally, the participants made predictions about the future of the school principalship. Findings revealed the top three pre-Pandemic roles and responsibilities were building relationships, instructional leadership, and promoting school safety. Participants also explained that their job throughout the Pandemic evolved from supervising virtual instruction, to monitoring COVID-19 mitigation strategies, to managing teacher absenteeism and increased student disciplinary infractions. Participants forecasted that each of the following will be long term challenges (lasting more than five years) for school principals: decreased student achievement, low morale among teachers, student social emotional challenges, and teacher shortages

Economic Evaluation of Teacher Induction Programs: A Report

Research shows that teacher induction programs can be effective as measured by a number of outcomes. However, research also shows that teacher induction programs vary greatly from one district to another. Furthermore, there is no research that examines teacher induction programs with respect to costs and benefits. Educational leaders and stakeholders do not need to wait on formal institutional research to do such an economic evaluation. This report, in combination with a How-to-Guide, the Teacher Induction Program Cost Matrix and the Teacher Induction Program Benefit-Cost Workbook, comprises a toolkit designed to allow school and district leaders to conduct an economic evaluation of their teacher induction program

Economic Evaluation of Teacher Induction Programs: A Toolkit How-to Guide

Research shows that teacher induction programs can be effective as measured by a number of outcomes. However, research also shows that teacher induction programs vary greatly from one district to another. Furthermore, there is no research that examines teacher induction programs with respect to costs and benefits. Educational leaders and stakeholders do not need to wait on formal institutional research to do such an economic evaluation. This how-to guide, in combination with a comprehensive report, the Teacher Induction Program Cost Matrix and the Teacher Induction Program Benefit-Cost Workbook, comprises a toolkit designed to allow school and district leaders to conduct an economic evaluation of their teacher induction program