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Showing 1 to 18 of 18 for “"Whole school reform"”.
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Has the adoption of whole school reform benefitted eighth grade students at Cantrell Middle School?
… to describe and evaluate the effectiveness of Whole School Reform on the delivery of instructional services to eighth graders using a community-based action research design. The study will result in a feasibility report to inform parents, teachers, students, administrators, and board members. …
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The effects of Success for All as a whole school reform on the GEPA scores in a particular Abbott District
… had on the state standardized test scores of a school district that was identified as being low income and having poor test scores. Data from the literacy/language arts portion of the Grade Eight Proficiency Assessment were compared for the years 2001 and 2003. Students who took the test in 2001 …
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Accountability and transformative literacy
… investigates the accountability measures in schools such as high-stakes tests and teacher evaluation methods. The study also examines how teachers and schools can meet obligations by federal mandates while still incorporating effective and critical literacy practices using democratic literacy …
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Sustainability of a comprehensive school reform model from the perspectives of three participating principals
School reform is a deliberate process that requires a strong commitment at all levels. The school leader plays a crucial role in establishing a vision and nurturing an environment that facilitates reform efforts. School reform efforts have witnessed a change in the role of the elementary principal …
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Building a community for learning by creating a school management team at Rittenberg Middle School
… study was to determine if the formation of a School Management Team (SMT) at the Rittenberg Middle School in Egg Harbor City, New Jersey, would foster positive academic change in the subject of eighth grade mathematics. The creation of the SMT was part of a comprehensive whole school reform. …
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A study of the predictive validity of the Gates-MacGinitie Reading Test and the New Jersey Assessment of Skills and Knowledge at the 4th, 5th and 6th grade levels
… a sample of students from the Gloucester City School District. Success For All has been implemented in the Gloucester City School District for over eight years as a Whole School Reform Model to raise student achievement in reading and language arts literacy. The effectiveness of this program …
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Using the urban design process as a catalyst for ongoing collaboration between communities and schools : Northside, Paterson, New Jersey
Inner city neighborhoods and schools are inextricably linked to each other. While this fact seems obvious and irrefutable, cooperation between urban schools and the neighborhoods they are in is often either non-existent or counterproductive. In planning for whole school reform, discussions of how …
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Developing an Instrument to Measure School Community Engagement with Implementation of Information Literacy Curriculum
… leaders to measure implementation of a school's information literacy program. The goal was to create an instrument that would consider implementation of a library-centered program within the context and culture of the whole school. Once developed, the survey would identify areas of …
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AVID demonstration and highly certified school principals and leaders: the critical decisions of those who lead the reform of their schools
… but this is only a dream in many K-12 public schools today. Researcher Shor (1999), inspired by the works of Freire, purported, “Critical teaching is not a one-way development… It is not a paternal campaign of clever teachers against defenseless students. Rather, a critical process that is …