Patricia L. Pickles, Ph.D.

Publications & Videos

Are You In A Pickle? Lessons Learned Along the Way: Students’ Performance and Achievement Gaps (2012)

•  Developing the Effective Principal, Aspen Publishers, Inc., (2002)
• “Superintendent’s Quarterly District Newsletter,” Progress Report, 1997 – 2002
• “A Place for Mandatory School Uniform Policy: A District Perspective,” American Association of School Administrators, 2000
• “Family and Community Support: Coordinated Health and Human Services,”
• The Commissioner’s Critical Analysis Series Number II, 1993
• “A Motivational Program to Empower High Risk Students: What Principals Can Do,” The Reading Teacher, 1992
• “The Writing to Read Program,” Exemplary Practices in Education, 1992
• “Do You Really Understand Your Students?” Principal (NAESP), 1992
• “Do Your Students Read To You? When the Principal Listens, Everybody Wants to Read,” Principal (NAESP), 1991
• “The Reading/Writing Connection and Children from Economically Disadvantaged Homes,” TEPSA Journal, 1991
• “Building Morale/School Climate – Are You on Your Way to the Top?” Instructional Leader (TEPSA), 1990
• “Factors Relating to Dissimilar Reading Achievement,” Dissertation, TWU, 1990
• Action Plan Goals & Priorities, 2003 – 2004
• Action Plan Implementation, 2004 – 2005
• “Policy on Developmentally Appropriate Practice,” Texas Education Agency, 1994.
• “From Policy to Implementation,” Texas Star Series, 1993 (public broadcast system)
• “Drugs Out, Kids In,” Baylor Hospital (Dallas, Texas), 1989 (video)
• “Effective School Correlate: School Climate,” State of Texas (Region X), 1989 (video)
• “Motivating Students to Learn and Motivating Teachers to Teach,” Phyllis Wheatley Elementary (Dallas Independent School District), 1988