Degree Name

Education Specialist (EdS)

Semester of Degree Completion

1999

Thesis Director

Freddie A. Banks, Jr.

Abstract

This study was conducted to address the need for teacher feedback regarding principal performance at Casey-Westfield Community Unit School District C-4. It examined current uses of critical elements and determined which elements should be used to compose a model program utilizing teacher feedback regarding principal performance. A program which could be used in District C-4 to provide teacher feedback to principals regarding their performance was developed. The program was developed by determining (a) applicable critical elements, (b) type of feedback to be obtained, (c) procedures for administration of the program, (d) procedures for assessment of data, (e) selection of facilitator, and (f) desired impact on the principal.

The critical elements which should be used to compose a model program utilizing teacher feedback regarding principal performance were found in the National Association of Elementary School Principals' publication Standards for Quality Elementary and Middle Schools (1996). The identified standards were grouped into six critical elements: (a) organization, (b) leadership, (c) curriculum and instruction, (d) staff development, (e) school climate, and (f) assessment.

The District C-4 program for providing teacher feedback regarding principal performance was designed to use the previously identified critical elements. Feedback should be collected through the use of a survey with a rating scale and both required and optional narrative comments. The program should be conducted in May of each year. A teacher should be selected as the facilitator to distribute the feedback instrument to teachers via mailboxes and collect the instruments after a specified amount of time. The principal should be responsible for assessing the data by tabulating the results of all scaled items and summarizing the narrative comments by critical elements for easier analysis.

Other schools interested in providing principals with teacher feedback regarding principal performance are encouraged to first identify critical elements. Those critical elements should reflect state and national standards for learning. The research on what makes a quality school is comprehensive and should be utilized in any school improvement effort. After critical elements are identified, a program can be developed utilizing this study as a reference.

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