Letter from the Editors
This issue of the Administrative Issues Journal begins with an article from Laura B. Kent, who discusses professional development programs for K-8 mathematics teachers and impact of the programs. In Teacher hiring: The disconnect between research based best practice and processes used by school principals, Kimbrel presents a study on teacher hiring practices in the southern and western regions of the United States. Transparency of website policies regarding tenure clock extensions and child-related events are examined in the article by McEacharn, Boswell, Chauhan, and Siereveld. In Admission assessment: Linking a standardized admission exam to nursing program outcomes, the results of academic program evaluation of graduate nursing programs are examined.Letter from Editor
Letter from the Editors
Administrative Issues Journal Editors
Articles
Attaining philosophical alignment: Localizing systemic change through adaptive professional development
Laura B. Kent
Teacher Hiring: The disconnect between research based best practice and processes used by school principals
Laurie Kimbrel
Tenure clock policy transparency for biological clock (family friendly) events
Michelle McEacharn, Katherine Boswell, Kriti Chauhan, and Sarah O. Siereveld
Admission assessment: Linking a standardized admission exam to nursing program outcomes
Anita C. Reinhardt, Teresa Keller, Alyce Kolenovsky, Hallie Keller, and Pamela Schultz