Blending Together, Step by Step: Principal Uses Professional Learning to Combine Two School Cultures into One

Autor/inn/en	Martin, Linda E.; Shafer, Tracy; Kragler, Sherry
Titel	Blending Together, Step by Step: Principal Uses Professional Learning to Combine Two School Cultures into One
Quelle	In: Journal of Staff Development, 30 (2009) 5, S.20-22 (4 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0276-928X
Schlagwörter	Elementary Schools; Consolidated Schools; School Culture; Synthesis; Rural Schools; Professional Development; School Personnel; Trust (Psychology); Group Unity; Cooperation; Administrator Attitudes; Administrator Effectiveness; Administrator Role; Teacher Administrator Relationship; Principals; Instructional Leadership; Indiana + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Elementary school; Grundschule; Volksschule; Consolidated school; Mittelpunktschule; Zentralschule; Schulkultur; Schulleben; Rural area; Rural areas; School; Schools; Ländlicher Raum; Schule; Schulen; Schulpersonal; Gruppenidentität; Co-operation; Kooperation; Principal; Schulleiter; Instruction; Leadership; Bildung; Erziehung; Führung
Abstract	There is no denying that combining two schools, or even opening a new school, is loaded with challenges and frustrations as well as high expectations. Principal Tracy Shafer saw a rural school consolidation as an opportunity to use professional development to create a community focused on student learning, meeting the need for high-quality schools. Wes-Del Elementary, a rural school in east-central Indiana with approximately 355 students, was built to consolidate Gaston Elementary (grades K-2) and Harrison Elementary (grades 3-5). The newly joined staff and a focus on basic elements of professional development proved to be the ingredients for success for both adult and student learners. This article describes how the fundamentals of collaboration and learning boosted student results in Wes-Del Elementary. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	National Staff Development Council. 504 South Locust Street, Oxford, OH 45056. Tel: 513-523-6029; Fax: 513-523-0638; e-mail: NSDCoffice@nsdc.org; Web site: http://www.nsdc.org/news/jsd/index.cfm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10