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Mid-Atlantic

Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C.

Principal Effectiveness Research Alliance, REL Mid-Atlantic

The Principal Effectiveness Research Alliance (PERA) is a group of State and local education agencies and other stakeholders focused on issues related to the effectiveness of school leaders. The aim is to use data-driven approaches to help alliance partners better understand principal effectiveness and improve the quality of their principal evaluations by using multiple empirically sound measures.

Research Questions:

  • What leadership models are most effective in producing desirable schooling outcomes?
  • How can we best measure the effectiveness of leadership practices among school principals?

Geographical Areas Served:

Delaware, New Jersey, Pennsylvania

Member Organizations:

  • Altoona Area School District (PA)
  • Appoquinimink School District (DE)
  • Erie School District (PA)
  • New Jersey Department of Education
  • Pennsylvania Department of Education
  • Pennsylvania Principals Association
  • School District of Philadelphia

Contact Information:

Jerry Johnson
jjohnson@relmidatlantic.org

External Website

https://www.relmidatlantic.org/pera-page

Keywords

Performance Evaluation, School Leaders Evaluation or Effectiveness, School Leaders, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware