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Do Principals and Teachers Agree about the Middle School Concept?  \nCherry Watts, Ph.D.  \nUniversity of Tennessee at Martin  \nAllen H. Seed, Ph.D.  \nRetiredfrom University of Miami  \nLouisA. Franceschini III, Ph.D.  \nUniversity of Memphis  \nIn 2009, the Tennessee Professors of Middle Level Education (TPOMLE) examined how Tennessee schools implemented the middle school concept. Of concern was the impact that emphasis on accountability and achievement had on the middle school concept which emphasizes the development ofthe whole child. A survey was developed based on the tenets of middle level reform presented by George and Anderson (1989). The survey was then distributed to all Tennessee schools which contained middle level grades. The intent of the survey was to determine the degree to which the principles and tenets of the middle school concept were considered important and implemented in Tennessee schools. The results indicated that middle level educators considered the principles ofthe middle school concept to be important and that mostfelt that their school implemented these principles. The researchers then examined if teachers and administrators agreed or disagreed on the importance and implementation ofthe middle school concept.  \nThis study addressed the extent to which the stakeholders in middle level education agree with the importance of the middle school philosophy and support its precepts in schools. This We Believe, the mission statement of the Association of Middle Level Education, articulates 16 characteristics and four essential attributes as the vision for successful middle level schools (see Table 1) . Without a clear vision of educational pathways, teachers lose direction and students do not achieve (DuBois, 2012) . The key to implementing this vision is the principal of the middle school.  \nPrincipals, as leaders of schools, provide the leadership in middle level education. Research on middle level schools supported the importance of the shared vision of the organization and role of middle level education (George & Anderson, 1989) . Foundational to promoting this shared vision is school leadership which promotes middle level organization, keeps the school focused on instructional and learning improvement, and promotes collaboration among educators (Epstein & Mayers, 2002) . The role of the principal is essential to the success of middle level schools. It is important to have all stakeholders with eyes on the same vision.  \nIn the summer of 2009, the Tennessee Professors of Middle Level Education (TPOMLE) in collaboration with the Tennessee  \nAssociation of Middle Schools (TAMS) examined how Tennessee schools implemented the middle school concept. Of concern was the impact that emphasis on high academic achievement from the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation had on the middle school concept which emphasizes the development of the whole child (Watts & Seed, 2010) . It was hypothesized that“many middle level administrators and teachers feel pressured to focus on improving test scores rather than on integrating curricula, developing strong teams, or providing for the emotional and physical well-being of their students” (Watts & Seed, 2010, p.61) . By using The Exemplary Middle School (2003) as a guide, a survey was developed based on the tenets of middle level reform presented by George and Alexander (Watts & Seed, 2010) . The middle school concept was defined using 17 themes cited by George and Alexander. These characteristics were compared to the position statement from the Association of Middle Level Educators, This We Believe: Keys to Educating Young Adolescents (2010) .  \nThis survey distributed to all Tennessee schools which contained middle level grades. The initial intent of the survey was to determine the degree to which the principles of the middle school concept were considered important t","cbCaigCf4v6ISK2y","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaigCf4v6ISK2y","pdf",402129,"English","# In the Middle: Do We Share the Vision?\n## Accountability, achievement, and whole-child development\n## Survey design and comparative frameworks\n## Educator perceptions and stakeholder agreement\n## The principal’s role in sustaining shared vision","[{\"question\":\"What central question does the study investigate about middle school education?\",\"answer\":\"It investigates whether principals and teachers share agreement about the middle school concept and whether they support its importance and implementation in schools.\"},{\"question\":\"How did the researchers examine Tennessee schools’ implementation of the middle school concept?\",\"answer\":\"They developed and distributed a survey to Tennessee schools with middle level grades, grounded in middle-level reform tenets and compared with characteristics from association statements.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is the principal’s role emphasized in the article?\",\"answer\":\"The article argues that effective middle level leadership is essential to promoting a shared vision, improving instruction and learning, and supporting collaboration among educators.\"}]","CIMLE Current Issues in Middle Level Education - In the Middle | PDF",1792089284,18]