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Examination of Practices Used by Rural Georgia School Principals in Hiring Highly Qualified Teachers
… perceived to be working best to attract teachers, hiring practices most influential to the final selection of the teacher, and principals suggested improvements to the hiring process. Each of the three participants was purposefully chosen for the study, was assured confidentiality, and …
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A needle in a haystack : a single case study on how school administrators attract, select, and retain highly qualified teachers in rural private schools.
The recruitment and retention of highly qualified teachers continue to challenge rural private schools due to limited applicant pools, teacher attrition, insufficient salary and benefits, and financial constraints (Ingersoll & Tran, 2023; Sutcher et al., 2019; Taie & Lewis, 2023; Wilson, 2024). …
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When Perception Becomes Reality: A Study of the Efficacy Beliefs of Texas Student Teachers Stemming from Personal Interactions with Cooperating Teachers
Teacher preparation programs help ensure that highly qualified teachers are prepared for the challenges faced in every classroom. The student teaching experiences within the teacher preparation programs have been identified as the capstone of developing highly qualified teachers. Education leaders …
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Factors Influencing Teachers To Remain At Charter Schools
… used to collect data regarding charter school teachers’ perceptions by conducting in-depth interviews. Charter school teachers who had remained with the same charter school for 2 or more years were asked to provide information about factors that influenced them to remain. Fourteen teachers were …
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Addressing The Teacher Shortage: A Study Of Local School Human Resource Efforts In Illinois
<p>Shortages of highly qualified teachers may be one of the greatest challenges school districts face today. This study is an exploration of how eight school districts in Illinois, ranging from rural to suburban and encompassing elementary, high school, and unit organizations, experienced the …
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A Program Evaluation of Prekindergarten Program in One School District
… of position and salary change on prekindergarten teachers in a public-school district in a southern state. I provided an educational, economic, political and moral/ethical analysis in partial support of this change for the district.</p> <p>The current policy in the district is that the school year …
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Alternative Teacher Certification: An Investigation To Determine The Effectiveness Of Alternative Teacher Certification In The State of Florida According to Principals' Perspective
… to be more prevalent in areas where fully qualified and committed teachers are most needed. Current literature has identified areas such as inner-city schools, at-risk and minority students, bilingual education, math and physical sciences, and the special education field as the educational …
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Public school principals' perceptions of California peer assistance and review program
<p>Highly qualified teachers became a federal mandate with the passing of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) in 2002. When teachers are evaluated and acquire tenure status, it does not mean the performance of the teacher remains effective. If they have unsatisfactory performing tenured teachers on …
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An Analysis of Early Career Educator Experiences and the Impact of Teacher Recruitment Initiatives, Induction Programs, and Retention Efforts in One School District
… At the onset of the school year, out-of-field teachers, underqualified teachers, or long-term substitutes often fill instructional vacancies, causing many students to begin the school year with uncertainty. Recruiting, training, and retaining highly qualified teachers is critical to student …
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Practices in alternative teacher preparation programs in California
… popular topic, especially since the term "highly qualified teachers" will soon be up for re-assessment. Concerns over the quality of teacher preparation programs have yet to yield conclusive results and seems to be an unending debate. This study has provided a glimpse into two intern …
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Implementing a Flexible Approach to Teacher Assignments and Placement of Students with Special Needs: A Policy Advocacy Document
… to receive instruction and support services by highly qualified teachers and other staff.<strong> </strong>This researcher argues that the special education rules and guidelines in place as of February 2014 should be maintained in order to allow school districts to address the unique needs of …
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Local School Boards and "No Child Left Behind"
… by the federal and state governments and that Highly Qualified Teachers are in every child's classroom. This thesis looks at the actions of six districts in southern New Jersey that are not meeting these mandates and the actions of the Boards of Education towards student achievement and hiring …
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Summative Evaluation of an Alternative Teacher Licensure Program Sponsored by a Large Suburban School Division
… 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 and …
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Principals' Perceptions of the Effectiveness of Alternatively Certified Teachers in New Orleans Public Schools
… teacher quality, quantity, and the mandate for highly qualified teachers, alternative approaches to teacher certification have become widespread. Alternative certification allows individuals who typically posses an undergraduate degree in a field other than education to participate in shortened …
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The Interdependency of Impactful Teacher Induction Programs and Teacher Retention
… to improve the instruction of new and beginning teachers through ongoing professional development and instructional coaching with the hopes of retaining highly-qualified teachers and improving student learning. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of new teacher induction programs based …
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A Descriptive Statistical Analysis of the Relationships Between Socioeconomic Status, Attendance Rates, Per Pupil Expenditures, Teacher Qualifications, and On-Time Educational Attainment Rates within the State of Virginia Including a Comparative Study of the Appalachian and Non-Appalachian School Division
… status, per pupil expenditures, percentage of highly qualified teachers and attendance rates for on-time educational attainment in the state of Virginia and (b) to compare the Appalachian School Divisions of Virginia with the non-Appalachian school divisions for each of these variables. METHOD …
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The Expectancy Theory: Teachers' Perspectives Of Motivation And Compensation
… can be used to obtain a better understanding of teachers' perceptions about motivation and compensation. There were 198 teachers invited to complete the survey, representing the elementary, middle-school, and high-school levels. Of the 198 teachers invited, 131 teachers began the survey, and …
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Dispositions of Effective Elementary Teachers in an Urban District in Southeastern Virginia
In an attempt to staff every classroom with a highly qualified teacher, the No Child Left Behind Act (2001) mandated that only "highly qualified" teachers be hired to teach beginning in the 2005 school-year (U.S. Department of Education, 2002). Highly qualified is defined by a teacher's background …
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Factors that Affect Retention of Novice Teachers in Hard-to-Staff High Schools in Virginia
… many challenges when attempting to retain highly qualified teachers in schools. Despite the state's efforts to staff all schools, high teacher turnover rates persist. Novice teacher attrition is more prevalent in schools identified as hard-to-staff. Turnover affects not only the composition …
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How States are Meeting the Highly Qualified Teacher Component of NCLB
… all schools receiving Title I funds must have "highly qualified teachers" in every classroom. The term "highly qualified teacher" comes from the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. What exactly is a "highly qualified" teacher? This part of the law is widely debated throughout the fifty states, but …
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