Leading the Way: Administrator Experiences Implementing a New Educator Effectiveness and Support System

• In Event: Stakeholder Perceptions and Experiences

Abstract

School reform efforts are typically reliant on administrators to implement and direct large-scale change. This study uses a mixed-methods design to examine school administrator experiences during a federal grant that enabled a partnership between a nonprofit organization and 12 Louisiana school districts serving almost 34,000 students. This partnership enacted a plan to strengthen each district’s human capital management system. The improvement system incorporates professional development delivered via teacher leaders and employs a rigorous evaluation rubric and performance-based compensation to improve educator effectiveness. The system is founded on the evidence-based principle that increased instructor quality improves student achievement. Findings from this study contribute to previous literature on the impact of teacher quality improvement strategies on educator, student, and school outcomes.

Authors

• Tanee Hudgens, National Institute for Excellence in Teaching

• Handrea A Logis, National Institute for Excellence in Teaching

• Trevor Leutscher, National Institute for Excellence in Teaching

• Jessica E. Hall, National Institute for Excellence in Teaching

• Joshua H. Barnett, National Institute for Excellence in Teaching