Elementary schools led by LAUNCH principals showed statistically significant but very small reading learning gains over schools led by other new principals, similar to veteran principals¶

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q2 i? Schools led by LAUNCH principals showed slightly higher ITBS reading learning gains than schools led by other new principals, though the difference was practically very small. → Penny Bender Sebring 2004

Evidence¶

Penny Bender Sebring 2004¶

Penny Bender Sebring, Susan Sporte, Stephen Ponisciak, Elaine Allensworth. (2004). Principal and Teacher Leadership in Chicago: Early Evidence on Two Initiatives. Consortium on Chicago School Research at the University of Chicago. https://consortium.uchicago.edu/publications/principal-and-teacher-leadership-chicago-early-evidence-two-initiatives

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Analysis of ITBS reading gains from 1997 to 2003 comparing elementary schools led by LAUNCH principals with schools led by other new and veteran principals, with statistical controls. The article reports the advantage as "only about 1.5 percent per year." LAUNCH gains resembled those of veteran-led schools.

"Although the difference was statistically significant, in practical terms it was very small—only about 1.5 percent per year. (There were too few LAUNCH high school principals to conduct a similar analysis.)"

Discussion¶

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