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9780791456767

Educational Leadership in an Age of Accountability: The Virginia Experience

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  • ISBN13:

    9780791456767

  • ISBN10:

    0791456765

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-03-01
  • Publisher: State Univ of New York Pr

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The insistence by policymakers and politicians that educators be held accountable for student outcomes has resulted in dramatic shifts in the responsibilities of department chairs, principals, and superintendents. Educational Leadership in an Age of Accountability explores these changes in Virginia, following its implementation of an ambitious accountability plan that called for standards of learning, statewide high-stakes tests, standards of accreditation, and annual school performance report cards. This book examines factors such as the fate of students who fail state tests, achievement differences between black and white students, ethical issues surrounding accountability measures, and the increasing politicization of local schooling. Educational Leadership in an Age of Accountability shows that accountability pressure has done more than previous reforms to foster instructional leadership.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 1
U.S. Schools and the New Standards and Accountability Initiativep. 7
The Evolution of Educational Accountability in the Old Dominionp. 36
Initial Responses of Virginia High Schools to the Accountability Planp. 69
The Principalship: Renewed Call for Instructional Leadershipp. 97
A Study of Successful Teachers Preparing High School Students for the Standards of Learning Tests in Virginiap. 114
The Impact of Virginia's Accountability Plan on High School English Departmentsp. 135
How Superintendents in Virginia Deal with Issues Surrounding the Black-White Test-Score Gapp. 155
Educators' Ethical Concerns Arising from the Virginia Accountability Planp. 181
Educational Leadership in an Age of Accountabilityp. 198
Contributorsp. 215
Indexp. 219
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