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Showing 1 to 20 of 208 for “"School Division"”.
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Perceptions of School Leaders, School Division Leaders, and non-SRO Model Employees Regarding a New School Safety Model in One Urban Virginia School Division
… study was to examine the perceptions of school leaders, school division leaders, and non-SRO model employees regarding the transition from a school safety model with School Resource Officers (SROs) to a model with non-SRO (NSRO) employees in one urban school division in Virginia. The …
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Principal Leadership for Equity: Actions and Preparedness in One Urban School Division
As schools are growing more diverse and opportunity and achievement gaps remain, educational leaders are called to develop an equity lens to meet the needs of students (Grissom et al., 2021). The Professional Standards for Educational Leadership explicitly outline critical dispositions for …
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Discipline Disproportionality in an Urban School Division within the Commonwealth of Virginia
… with disabilities after the introduction of a division-wide, systematic approach to discipline that aligned behavior, social-emotional wellness, and academics into one decision-making framework. This research used quantitative data with a nonexperimental descriptive design. The researcher …
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Instructional Coaches' Perceptions of Principal Support in a K-12 Public School Division
… to instructional coaches in one large, suburban school division in Virginia. Data were collected through an online survey and optional participation in focus groups. Findings included a misalignment between the instructional coaches' knowledge of the role of an instructional coach and that of the …
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Preschool and the Literacy Achievement Gap in one Rural School Division in Virginia
As the number of public school students identified as living in poverty increases, so does the number of children entering kindergarten with inadequate pre-literacy skills. This lack of preparation creates a gap in literacy achievement that is persistent and grows throughout a child's K-12 …
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Factors that Influence Teacher Perceptions of Safety in One School Division in Virginia
School divisions have spent billions of dollars on school safety upgrades since the events at Columbine (Cox and Rich, 2018). However, the research on the effectiveness of policies and safety upgrades has been inconsistent. Further, research dedicated to teacher perceptions of school is limited. An …
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Role Outcomes of School Division Socialization Tactics for Middle School Principals in Virginia
This study investigated how school divisions in Virginia socialized new middle school principals, and the effects this socialization had on the principals' role. It also examined the effects of school division characteristics and principal traits on the selection of socialization tactics and on …
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Academically Resilient Elementary Students in one Virginia school division: Identifying and Exploring Protective Factors
… and external protective factors found in family, school and community as perceived by rural elementary students who experienced poverty and demonstrated academic resilience in a Virginia school division. By identifying the common protective factors among the academically resilient elementary …
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Essential skills for potential school administrators : a case study of one Saskatchewan urban school division
Some school divisions find themselves with a limited number of qualified applicants for administration positions. Aspirants require suggestions of and guidance toward effective leadership training programs and supports. A clear understanding of essential leadership skills may create an incentive …
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Summative Evaluation of an Alternative Teacher Licensure Program Sponsored by a Large Suburban School Division
… decade. Faced with critical shortages of public school teachers in several subject areas, the Commonwealth of Virginia first approved an alternative route to licensure in 1998. In accordance with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, school divisions must ensure that teachers are highly qualified …
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A Study of the Recruitment of Teachers in a Rural School Division in Southeastern Virginia
This is a case study of how one rural school division in Virginia used continuous process improvement to change the way it recruited teachers. The report includes the step-by-step process used by a team of school personnel to: (1) gain support of upper-level management, (2) define the current …
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The Experiences of Teachers and Administrators with a New Teacher Evaluation System in a Local School Division
School divisions in Virginia implemented revised or new teacher evaluation systems beginning in 2012. These evaluation systems incorporated teacher portfolios, goal setting, and teacher performance assessment based on student achievement, and they were substantially different from those previously …
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Formulation of goals and objectives for the high school division of the Distributive Education Clubs of America
… experts of goals and objectives for the High School Division. of the Distributive Education Clubs of America. The Delphi research technique was utilized as the primary methodology in formulating goals and objectives. Six Delphi Questionnaires--three to formulate the goals and three to …
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The Relationship Between School Division Climate and Student Achievement of School Divisions in the Commonwealth of Virginia
Researchers and reformers have suggested that school climate is an important aspect of effective schools (Hoy & Hannum, 1997, p. 290). Literature also suggests that effective schools have a positive school climate (Chrispeels, 1990). The purpose of this study is to determine if the climate of …
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Teacher Perceptions of Social-Emotional Learning Program Implementation and Sustainability in One School Division in Northern Virginia
In recent years, leaders in school divisions across the nation have begun to implement social-emotional learning (SEL) curricula and programs explicitly within the academic day (DePaoli et al., 2017; Graczyk et al., 2013; Oberle et al., 2019). The purpose of this study was to examine teachers' …
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Perceptions of Returning Adult Education Students Regarding Dropping Out of High School in One Virginia School Division
… over one million students do not complete high school. Furthermore, more than 80% of those students fall behind at the beginning of Grade 9, leaving behind costs for society, including relying upon public assistance (Hughes et al., 2018; Letgers and Balfanz, 2010). Gaining a proper education is …
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Perceptions of Middle School Counselors on Adolescent Anxiety Coping Skills Post-Pandemic in One Suburban School Division
… many challenges when returning to the physical school building and environment after the disruption to our educational systems throughout the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Educational leaders across the U.S. have expressed concerns over the substantially higher levels of anxiety and chronic …
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Online Credit Recovery in a Large School Division in Virginia: Examining Factors for Participation and On-Time Graduation
… the pressure of federal accountability for high schools in the United States to improve and maintain high rates of on-time graduation, online credit recovery has become an increasingly popular intervention to help students earn credit in a course that they have previously failed. While some …
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A study of the articulation between a high school and certain elementary schools in a suburban school division
… to the transition from elementary to high school. To serve as a subject for such a study, a complex of schools was chosen which included a number of elementary schools associated with one central high school.
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The Relationship Between Elementary School Climate and Student Achievement in a School Division in The Commonwealth of Virginia
Studies suggest a relationship exists between school climate and student achievement (Hoy & Woolfolk, 1993; Smith, 2005; Warren, 2007). This study investigated the relationship between school climate and student achievement in elementary schools located in a school division in Virginia. School …
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