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Showing 1 to 19 of 19 for “"Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA)"”.
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Schoolwide Services for Students That Attend Private Schools: A Policy Recommendation to the Every Student Succeeds Act
<p>The Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, reauthorized under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015, provides federal funding for equitable services to nonpublic school students, families and teachers. This act was signed by President Obama on December 10, 2015 and …
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Advocating for Cycles of Inquiry as Alabama's Professional Development Model for Teachers
<p>The single most important variable in student achievement is the quality of the teacher in front of them (Darling-Hammond 2014). As Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) professional development mission statement has included adult learning principles, states must begin to align to this expectation. …
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Leading turnaround : the experiences of successful elementary leaders in Missouri turnaround schools
… programs have largely been unsuccessful. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) brought on a new era of school turnaround, one in which states were given significant funding and autonomy to run the turnaround process of the lowest 5% of Title I schools. These schools are deemed CSI schools,, …
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An Investigation into the Effectiveness of High School Models of Instruction in English Language Arts for Exceptional Education Standard Diploma Students
… in English Language Arts (ELA) for Exceptional Student Education (ESE) students pursuing a standard diploma. The purpose was to compare self-contained and inclusion models within the framework of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), emphasizing Free and Appropriate Public …
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Elementary School Enrollment Size and the Academic Success for English Language Learners in High and Low English Learner Population Schools
… version of the Elementary Secondary Education Act through the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA, 2015). In addition to the requirements for all students, this document includes provisions for English Language Learners (ELLs) and immigrant students. ESSA (2015) not only required annual …
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Parent Perception Of The Parent And Placement Team Process
… of legal implications as they strive to meet students’ needs as identified on Individualized Education Plans (IEPs). Once identified as requiring special education services, students have an (IEP) to track their progress on goals and objectives. All IEP meetings require the family’s attendance …
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Teacher Perceptions of Student Growth Measures in Performance Evaluation
… (NCLB) legislation established links between student and teacher performance. Race to the Top (RttT) initiatives and waivers for the original Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) legislation required these links be used for teacher accountability in the form of including student …
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Exploring the Impact of Inclusive Education Knowledge on School Administrators' Attitudes: A Quantitative Analysis of Influencing Factors and Leadership Preparedness
… as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) establish the legal foundation for inclusive education and mandate that students with disabilities (SWD) receive access to education in the Least …
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Building and Maintaining Relationships Between Superintendents and School Board Members: The Approach of Two Public School Superintendents
… 1980s, the launch of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in 2001, and the signing of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) in 2015 by President Barack Obama, the role of superintendent has seen a shift from that of an organizational manager to that of an instructional leader. </p> <p>Much has …
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Teachers' Implementation of and Stages of Concern Regarding English Language Arts (ELA) Common Core State Standards (CCSS) in New York State
… have sparked debates among educators, parents, students and politicians. Educators are concerned about its impact on students' test scores, graduation rates and school funding. With mounting accountability threats, teachers are forced to teach to the test in order to produce desirable test …
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College and career readiness: Principal perceptions and implications for leadership in Illinois high school districts
… Ideally, such a definition would provide all students access to the curriculum and instruction that weaves together career skills and knowledge with the traditional academic curriculum. Researchers have previously explored what college and career readiness (CCR) entails and how school leaders …
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Exploring A New Path For School Climate & Safety Assessment
<p>The passage of the No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act in 2001, ushered in a new era of federal oversight in state educational accountability systems. While the act may have succeeded in identifying schools in need of support and creating data systems to help inform parents and assist educators in …
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Resolving Insanity: Improving Professional Development Structures to Support Student Success
… of the educators who provide instruction to students. The constant pressures applied to leaders regarding improving test scores adds to this insanity. The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) adds pressure to leaders to improve scores while at the same time requiring leaders to provide teachers …
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The implementation of response to intervention (RTI) : an Indiana case study
… Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) as the practice of providing high-quality instruction and intervention matched to student needs and using learning rate over time and level of performance to make important educational decisions (2007). Both IDEA 2004 and the Every Student Succeeds Act …
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Well-Trained Mentors: The Missing Component of the Comprehensive New Teacher Induction Program in the Silver Oak Area School
… competent, caring teachers were present in every classroom, we would witness a staggering increase in student achievement, motivation, and character improvement along with a marked decrease in discipline problems” (Breaux & Wong, 2003, p.22). If school districts do not take the initiative to …
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Improving Academic Outcomes for Students with Disabilities: Peeling Back the Onion
… perception but also, more importantly, to impact student academic achievement positively. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to demonstrate the need to implement the prepare-inquire-act (PIA) cycle in a fast-growing rural school district. The cycle provides a process for leaders and …
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Central office leadership for learning in an Illinois school district: Building collective capacity to improve achievement for all students
… are challenged by the demand to increase overall student performance. The 2015 reauthorization, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), continues to require an improvement of instructional effectiveness for all students to close achievement gaps. As our nation’s public school enrollments grow more …
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Examination of K-12 School Administrators’ Perceptions of Their Preparation to Lead Special Education Programs
… result can be an educational detriment to the student involved and cause a costly fiscal impact to the school district. The researcher set out to ascertain school administrators’ perceptions of the skills necessary to effectively lead special education programs; it was also important to gauge …
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School Libraries, Disabilities, and a Phenomenological Progression to Policy Change
… librarians are not well equipped to work with students who have disabilities. Applying a conceptual framework culled from the public policy process literature, this phenomenological study used interviews with Washington, DC, policy workers--some of whom advocate for students with …