Effective Instructional Practices of Principals in High-Performing Title I Schools in California's San Joaquin Valley

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Abstract

The role of the school principal requires that instructional leadership be evident daily to increase academic achievement. The purpose of this study was to investigate the phenomena between principals’ practices and student achievement. This study provides insight to practices, which lead to improve student achievement. This case study examined 13 Title I elementary schools in California’s San Joaquin Valley. The criteria for the schools had: 1) a high percentage of students from poverty, over 50% of the student population, 2) results from the CAASPP assessment in English language arts that were higher than the state average in years 2016-17 and 2017-18, and 3) principals that remained in their schools for 3 years or more and specifically in 2016-17 and 2017-18.

Author

• Jesse Sanchez, Dinuba Unified School District