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connection to data and goals. This concept is interesting as a possible indication of what Rick
DuFour refers to as the "cubs' fan" style of leadership (DuFour & Dufour, 2009). These leaders
enjoy the game, hope the students are successful, but are not strategic and intentional about
ensuring that all students are learning. These campus leaders may benefit from specific support
in how to use and analyze student performance data to set and monitor campus goals.
The finding show that Title I status was not the most significant factor to distinguish
between high and low engagement. One of the campuses in the top quartile was a Title I campus,
and one of the campuses in the bottom quartile was not a Title I campus. Additionally, campuses
in both the higher and lower engagement quartile are led by principals in both experience groups.
These data points suggest Title I status and principal experience are not primary factors for high
engagement.
There was found to be a distinct difference in engagement scores based upon campus
level. All five campuses scoring the highest engagement are elementary schools, whereas all five
scoring in the bottom quartile are secondary campuses. The studied district has four
comprehensive high schools, and one high school of choice. Three of the bottom quartile
campuses were high schools, with the remaining two high schools reporting in the third quartile.
In fact, in the top two quartiles of engagement scores, only one secondary campus is reported.
High school campuses have much larger staff populations, which may suggest the ability of oneleader to effectively engage all members is challenging. It would benefit the district to focus on
developing more shared leadership expectations for larger campuses to better engage all staff
members.
One additional point of interest from this study is specific to Q7, "My principal conducts
informal observations in classrooms on a regular basis. " This specific leader behavior scored in69
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O'Bara, Susannah Holbert. A Leadership Framework to Raise Teacher Engagement, dissertation, May 2023; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc2137579/m1/80/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .