Rate My Professor Mary Derrington

Derrington's research interests center on teacher and principal evaluation, supervision, and instructional leadership. She teaches courses in leadership, ethics, and personnel administration. Her scholarship has significantly influenced the field, with over 1,957 citations on Google Scholar. She has authored three books: Differentiated Teacher Evaluation and Professional Learning: Policies and Practices for Promoting Career Growth (2019, co-authored with Jim Brandon), Developing the Organizational Culture of the Central Office: Collaboration, Connectivity, and Coherence (2020, co-authored with Philip D. Lanoue), and Actionable Feedback to PK-12 Teachers (2023). Notable peer-reviewed articles include "Teacher Leadership and Collective Efficacy: Connections and Links" (2013, cited 221 times), "Female Superintendents: Breaking Barriers and Challenging Life Styles" (2009, cited 181 times), "Implementing New Teacher Evaluation Systems: Principals’ Concerns and Supervisor Support" (2015, cited 170 times), and "Qualitative Longitudinal Methods: Researching Implementation and Change" (2018). Recent works encompass "School Leadership in Uncertain Times: Identifying Dimensions of Effective Principal Leadership" (2023) and "Virtual High Schools: Principal Leadership in an Underexplored Context" (2023). Derrington received the 2023 Distinguished Research Award from the AERA Supervision and Instructional Leadership Special Interest Group. She has delivered numerous refereed presentations nationally and internationally and served as an invited speaker on topics in leadership and teacher evaluation.