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Showing 1 to 15 of 15 for “"School Improvement Plans"”.
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Alignment Of School Improvement Plans With District Professional Learning Plan: A Policy Advocacy Document
… professional learning plan to individual school improvement plans for the purpose of improving targeted instructional behaviors and student learning outcomes. Currently, my district’s school improvement plans follow a general template focused on student subgroup deficits and standardized …
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Principal Perspectives toward Parental Involvement in Pennsylvania Public High Schools
Historically, school systems have used their personnel, curricular, and fiscal resources to improve student performance. Faculty members in nearly every school have participated on committees focused on preparing school improvement plans to address the needs of their specific student populations. …
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Program Evaluation of the Effects of Principals on the Success of Charter School Dropout Prevention High Schools
<p>The role of school principals in dropout prevention high schools is critical to enhancing federal cohort graduation rates. This study examined how principals in one dropout prevention high school organization influenced graduation rates. The purpose of this research study was to investigate the …
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Improving Academic Achievement for Students in Poverty: A Case Study Analysis of a Rural Elementary School
… achievement at a rural, high poverty, elementary school in 2014-2019. Student academic achievement was measured through the pass rates of students in third, fourth, and fifth grades on the Virginia SOL assessments in English and mathematics. In English, student pass rates increased by 22 …
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A case study of the essential supports which make up the framework of a turnaround school
… Left Behind to create need-driven comprehensive school improvement plans with an approved accountability system, however those unable to show increased student learning will be deemed as failing. Schools labeled as failing require a comprehensive framework for improvement. Research has identified …
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High School Students' Perceptions of Their High School Experience
Perception data are invaluable to school improvement plans. Student perception data, in particular, is useful when determining indicators related to student success or failure. The purpose of this study was to understand high school students' perceptions of their high school experience. Data for …
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The Principal's Roles in Creating and Maintaining Working Conditions in Schools in Georgia
… creating and maintaining working conditions in schools in Georgia. The researcher reviewed the literature related to the five major domains of teacher working conditions in schools. The five major domains were time: facilities and resources; teacher empowerment; leadership; and professional …
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Elementary School Principals' Utilization of Walkthroughs in the Role of Instructional Leaders
… find themselves in the age of accountability and improvements with the expectation that they will function as instructional leaders. Walkthroughs provide a vehicle for principals to step into the role of instructional leaders. The purpose of this qualitative study was to understand how elementary …
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The Simultaneous Implementation of Two School Improvement Models in a Rural Southwest Virginia School System
… implementation of the Indistar model of school improvement and the University of Virginia School Turnaround model of school improvement and how those models influenced school improvement practices in a rural Southwest Virginia school system. Best practices from each of the school …
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Improving Student Achievement through the TSIPP: Case Studies of Four Tennessee Schools Removed from the Sstate's "Heads-Up" List.
… state initiatives. In Tennessee, the Tennessee School Improvement Planning Process (TSIPP) is the state mandated vehicle for accountability. During the Fall of 2000, the Tennessee Department of Education’s Accountability Office placed four schools in one area of Tennessee on the “heads-up” list …
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The Leadership Factor: Identifying Leadership Skills and Characteristics Essential For Student Achievement in High Poverty Elementary Schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia
The success of a school is primarily dependent upon leadership (Marzano, McNulty, and Waters, 2005). A principal's skills greatly impact teaching and learning; thus, the degree to which a school is successful depends on an effective leader with a vision for transforming a school. Research from the …
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The Relationship Between Teacher Perceptions Of Professional Learning Communities And Student Achievement
<p>A significant challenge facing public schools is the need to increase student achievement while having student gains enhanced through growth models. Teaching strategies/methods have evolved over the years from an "island" approach where the teacher was alone in his/her classroom and responsible …
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The impact of no child left behind (nclb) on school achievement and accountability
… the public that AYP is a consistent measure of school effectiveness across the country. The literature review (which was previously published, Maleyko & Gawlik, 2011) identifies the measurement concerns with the implementation of AYP, the benefits of AYP, the unintended consequences, along with …