Interstate school leaders licensure consortium standards for school leaders : a pilot study
- UNCW Author/Contributor (non-UNCW co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Richard Neilson (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina Wilmington (UNCW )
- Web Site: http://library.uncw.edu/
- Advisor
- Catherine Nesbit
Abstract: In 1996, the Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium (ISLLC) developed
their Standards for School Leaders for what they describe as those topics that formed
the heart and soul of effective leadership. Seventeen states and the District of
Columbia now require a licensure exam for all new administrators based on these
standards of leadership.
The purpose of this pilot study was to establish the feasibility and usefulness of
the research model and data collection instruments for a future larger study to test the
prevailing assumption that school administrators who adhere to the ISLLC Standards
will have academically successful schools as determined by federally approved state
standardized testing.
Data regarding the academic performance of three middle schools was collected
from North Carolina ABCs school report cards, and No Child Left Behind Adequate
Yearly Progress statistics. School Improvement Plans were reviewed for evidence
relating to the ISLLC Standards, principals and teachers were surveyed regarding
administrator attitudes and assumptions concerning the ISLLC Standards, and the
administrators’ activities as they related to the ISLLC Standards were observed and
recorded during a school day.
It is apparent as a result of this pilot study that the research model proved sound
and that professional standards such as those articulated by ISLLC may have an affect
on student achievement. But, one must also take into account the socio-economics of
the school system, students, and community when determining the impact of
professional standards on academic performance.
Interstate school leaders licensure consortium standards for school leaders : a pilot study
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Additional Information
- Publication
- Thesis
- A Thesis Submitted to the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of School Administration
- Language: English
- Date: 2009
- Keywords
- Educational leadership--Standards--United States, Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium, School management and organization--United States
- Subjects
- Educational leadership -- Standards -- United States
- School management and organization -- United States
- Interstate School Leaders Licensure Consortium