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Principal's Project

~ A Completed Project ~

PROJECT DIRECTOR	FUNDING SOURCE	PROJECT PERIOD
Lucille Zeph	Subcontract from Allegheny University, U.S. Department of Education - Research to Practice Division	October, 1997 - September, 2000

Summary

The aim of the Principal's Project is to identify, enhance, and disseminate effective strategies for ensuring that students with disabilities are integrally included as part of building-wide school improvement and reform initiatives and are accommodated accordingly. This purpose will be addressed through a directed, focused investigation of how selected principals in 5 states (Maine, Pennsylvania, Missouri, Colorado, and Montana) align inclusive educational practices with school-wide improvement and reform initiatives, and how those decisions and strategies manifest themselves at the school and classroom level. Specific attention will be dedicated to (1) describing the strategies administrators use to align general and special education reform initiatives for all learners; (2) maximizing the effectiveness of these strategies; and (3) identifying ways to disseminate findings that will enhance adoption and use by others.

OUTCOMES	PRODUCTS
Compilation and dissemination of effective strategies Development and dissemination of instruments to examine/evaluate characteristics of effective schools	Peer reviewed journal articles Written materials promoting effective change strategies

Project Activities

Interdisciplinary Education

Guest lectures

Community Service

Technical assistance

Dissemination

Dissemination of project materials (e.g., research instruments) and findings to Maine Department of Education and schools/school districts throughout the state of Maine
National dissemination of project findings

Research/Evaluation

Identification and analysis of strategies to align reform initiatives and ensure inclusion of all students
Identification of characteristics to align general and special education reform
Analysis of how students with and without disabilities are included in the culture and activities of schools
Examination of strategies by principals to unify inclusive education and general education reform through participatory action research

IMPACT

Effective strategies used by selected principals in 5 states to unify inclusive educational practices and general education reform initiatives will be identified. Both the strategies and the processes used by principals to evaluate and enhance them will provide valuable tools for other schools or individuals in their efforts to include all students in school improvement and reform initiatives.

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