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Effective School Leadership In High-Performing High-Poverty Elementary Schools In South Texas, George Padilla, Federico Guerra Jr., Roberto Zamora

Organization and School Leadership Faculty Publications and Presentations

A mixed-research case study was conducted to identify effective school characteristics of highperforming, high-poverty schools. Four High-Performing Reward schools in South Texas were selected to study. An eleven effective school characteristics model including processes was developed from the effective school research literature as the framework for the study. Onsite data collection from each school included a staff survey and focus group session, parent survey and focus group session, and principal interview. The study findings supported the eleven effective school characteristics model.

An area of improvement in school application identified among these high-performing schools was Leadership. School staff and parent perceptions …

Re-Membering, Re-Framing, And Re-Imagining Latino Leadership In Education: Reflections On Community, Higher Learning, And Higher Education, Miguel Guajardo, Francisco Guajardo, Cristina Salinas, Liza Cardoza

Organization and School Leadership Faculty Publications and Presentations

This document traverses through a series of genealogical stories that span close to a century to provide context to higher learning, education, and development. The stories of elders help us re-member their dreams, re-frame the process for growth, and re-imagine the possibilities for development at the self, organizational, and community levels. Grounded in a community context, the authors present the history of people, place, and work as they learn to become more effective educators. -

Este documento atraviesa una serie de historias genealógicas que cruzan cerca de un siglo para proveer contexto al aprendizaje a nivel superior, la educación, y …

Technologies Frequently Used By Elementary Principals, Alejandro Garcia, Jesus Abrego, John Jauregui

Organization and School Leadership Faculty Publications and Presentations

Technology continues to be a driving force for change in instructional practices. Principals have transitioned from managers to instructional leaders that support innovative technology practices. This study sampled 30 elementary school principals’ technology usage from two school districts and focused on discovering the hardware and software used directly by the elementary principals and how they learned to use those technologies. Data analysis from the online questionnaire and the interviews revealed that the elementary principals used technology predominately for administrative purposes. All the elementary principals surveyed reported that the type of software applications used by them on a daily basis consisted …