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Factors related to special education services in Virginia school divisions
… of special education services in Virginia school divisions and to compare obtained results with similar research completed in the era of permissive legislation by Chalfant in 1965 in Illinois. A diagnostic technique was developed to indicate the proportions of children identified as …
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Public School Foundations' Support of K-12 Public School Divisions in Virginia
Public school districts nationwide are subject to increased performance expectations as financial resources have decreased and school budgets are stretched to their limits. Less financial support from the state government means that localities must fill the gaps in their respective budgets to avoid …
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Principals' Perceptions of Online Learning Post-Pandemic in Small Virginia School Divisions
… study was to identify the perception of school principals in school divisions with a student population of fewer than 2,500 as of June 2022, within the Commonwealth of Virginia regarding their school's use of online learning post-pandemic. School principals' perceptions regarding online …
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The history of industrial arts in three selected Virginia public school divisions
… second half of the 19th century. Of the three school systems studied (Danville, Lynchburg and Richmond), Lynchburg was the first to offer manual training classes. Started in 1901, the classes were almost exclusively hand woodworking, and were taught at the secondary school level. In 1903, …
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Counseling parents of handicapped children: a study of selected school divisions in Virginia
… for parents of handicapped children in selected school divisions in Virginia. The 135 school divisions in Virginia were ranked by size of special education population as of the child count of December 1982. Thirty of the school divisions were selected as the sample by systematic random sampling …
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Senior Administrators in School Divisions (Re)Composing Stories to Live By: A Narrative Inquiry
… inquiry is about senior administrators in school divisions (re)composing stories to live by during a period of heightened accountability to improve student achievement. As this study unfolds, Clandinin and Connelly’s (2000) understanding of a narrative inquiry approach is used to explore …
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The Quality of Public High School Facilities Among Selected School Divisions, Commonwealth of Virginia
… not a variance in the quality of the public high school facilities existed among the Commonwealth of Virginia school divisions, since the 1982 Peccia study, An Analysis Of The Financing Of Public High School Capital Facilities In Virginia. Reasons for the variance in the quality of the public high …
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An examination of risk management practices in the public school divisions of Virginia, with recommendations
… study of risk management practices in the public school divisions of Virginia. The purposes of the study were to (1) examine the risk management practices of the public school divisions of Virginia, (2) probe the relationship between school division size and risk management practices in the public …
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Facilities Infrastructure Needs and Practices to Support Technology Implementation in Two Rural School Divisions in Virginia
… installation, and maintenance necessary for school buildings to support technology initiatives in two rural school divisions in Virginia. The research questions guiding this study were: (1) What short-term and/or long-term plans are put in place for building and maintaining facilities …
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Virginia Principals' Characteristics in Virginia School Divisions with high or no Incidences of Special Education Complaints
School administrators are responsible for ensuring state and federal special education laws and regulations are being implemented properly. This study examined the amount of training a Virginia school principal receives while attending principal preparation programs as well as professional …
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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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How Professional Development Supported Principals as Instructional Leaders Within Two School Divisions in Virginia: A Qualitative Investigation
… teaching and learning that takes place in their schools. This research focuses on principal involvement in professional development (PD) to meet policy requirements while developing principals' skills to meet their changing roles to serve as instructional leaders accountable for student academic …
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The Impact of Online Credit Recovery Programs on the On Time Graduation Rate in Virginia School Divisions
The choice to drop out of high school often follows a progression of disengagement from school (Bridgeland, Dilulio, and Morison, 2006). Students often begin this process as a result of attendance challenges, disciplinary consequences, and persistent failure in traditional learning environments …
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The Relationship Between Budget Expenditures and Building Conditions of Selected School Divisions in The Commonwealth of Virginia
… question and three sub-questions for selected school divisions were used to investigate this topic. The major data components used in this study were provided by the Virginia Department of Education. Twenty -two school divisions in the Commonwealth of Virginia were selected for the study, based …
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A Description of the Personnel Function in School Divisions of 5,000 Students or Less in the Commonwealth of Virginia
… for the personnel function in 60 out of 83 school divisions in the Commonwealth of Virginia with 5,000 students or less that responded to the survey. The primary objective was to ascertain who had the responsibilities, if they were delegated or shared, and if so, to whom. Other objectives …
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Practices middle school principals in large school divisions located within the Commonwealth of Virginia employ during the supervisory process
… this study was to examine the practices middle school principals employed during the supervisory process. This qualitative research study examined the practices middle school principals followed during the pre-observation process, observation process, and post observation process. The study also …
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Equitable Representation of Culturally Linguistically Economically Diverse Students in Intellectual Gifted Programs in School Divisions in the Commonwealth of Virginia
The purpose of this study was to identify which school divisions in the Commonwealth of Virginia have equitable representation of Culturally Linguistically Economically Diverse (CLED) students in gifted programs within their schools. Existing literature on CLED students was reviewed. Three years of …
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Middle Level Leaders' Responsiveness to the Needs of the Sixth Grade Student Transitioning to Middle School in Two Virginia School Divisions
… Participants in the study included middle school principals and assistant principals in two Virginia school divisions. Participants completed an online questionnaire reporting their self-perceptions about their responsiveness to their students' developmental needs and their support of staff …
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Cooperative purchasing practices and procedures in the public school divisions of Virginia and their relationship to the Virginia Public Procurement Act
… analysis of cooperative purchasing in the public schools in the Commonwealth of Virginia with attention to any effects brought about by enactment of the Virginia Public Procurement Act. Questionnaires were sent to each division superintendent of public schools in Virginia with follow up done on …
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