The Assistant Principalship as a Legitimate Terminal Career Alternative

Pellicer, Leonard O.; Stevenson, Kenneth R.

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“…Several subsequent studies (Austin & Brown, 1972;Gorton, 1987;Mitchell, 1980;Reed & Himmler, 1985) agreed the primary responsibilities of APs were student discipline, student activities, and student attendance. For example, Pellicer and Stevenson (1991) found, "Student discipline is still the number one responsibility of high school assistant principals" (p. 61). Hassenpflug (1996) indicated that APs have three primary responsibilities: disciplining students, distributing textbooks, and supervising the cafeteria.…”

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“…Boyer (1991) also feels that principals are instrumental in choosing which tasks and responsibilities APs must accomplish. Pellicer and Stevenson (1991) claim that the principal and the AP ought to work together to develop appropriate duties to fit their school's needs, rather than principals simply assigning undesirable tasks they do not want to complete. Several researchers concur (Gorton, 1987;Marshall & Hooley, 2006;McIntyre, 1988;Rodrick, 1986) that the principal is vital to the improvement of the assistant principalship.…”

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The Assistant Principal as Instructional Leader: The Redesign of the AP Position in the 21st Century

Somoza-Norton

Neumann

2021

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Every campus leader is critical in supporting student achievement, most notably the principal and the often-unnoticed assistant principal (AP). The problem this study addresses is the lack of advancement in the AP’s role as an instructional leader in light of educational reform and the demands of the 21st century. To address this issue, the purpose of this study was to mine the literature to understand the role of the AP. A semi-systematic review of the limited literature on this topic indicated the AP, whose role has historically been a manager and disciplinarian, must be redefined to reflect an instructional and equitable leader actively seeking to ensure access and opportunity for all students. These findings suggest that the AP should be duly prepared and supported as teaching, learning, and educational leadership continue to evolve in these extraordinary times. Based on a synthesis of the literature, we argue for a revision of the outdated AP role to one more reflective of increased awareness regarding instructional leadership, student diversity, equity, and access within the current educational environment of standards-based reform.

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The Assistant Principal as Instructional Leader: The Redesign of the AP Position in the 21st Century

Somoza-Norton

Neumann

2021

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“…abrese and Tucker-Ladd, 1991;Pellicer and Stevenson, 1991). Tradi-tionally, the assistant principal was in charge of disciplinary and selected administrative matters.…”

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Where Did the Assistant Principalship Begin? Where Is It Headed?

Glanz

1994

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“…Yet, supervising student behavior in school buildings and grounds and dealing with student discipline problems continue to be the number one rated actual role of assistant principals (Calabrese, 1991;Pellicer & Stevenson, 1991;Smith, 1987).…”

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Grandfamilies--Grandchildren raised by Grandparents: Impact on students and school services

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All rights reservediii I dedicate this dissertation to my wife, Pamela and daughters, Jasmine, Rebekah, and Misha, a family so caring and supportive that it made the considerable effort expended in completion of this work seem all the more gratifying. The term "grandfamily" was coined by this researcher to identify families where children are raised by grandparents."Supergrands" are the grandparents and "grandkin" are children in these families. Supergrands who raise their grandkin tend to have elevated levels of stress that negatively impact their well-being.

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The Assistant Principalship as a Legitimate Terminal Career Alternative

Abstract: Without question, say these writers, the assistant princi pal is critical to a functioning principalship. However, the role must be enhanced if tal ented, experienced educators are to continue to be attract ed to, and remain in, the role.

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The Assistant Principal as Instructional Leader: The Redesign of the AP Position in the 21st Century

The Assistant Principal as Instructional Leader: The Redesign of the AP Position in the 21st Century

Where Did the Assistant Principalship Begin? Where Is It Headed?

Grandfamilies--Grandchildren raised by Grandparents: Impact on students and school services

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