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Showing 1 to 20 of 166 for “"urban school district"”.
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Principals' perceptions of teacher evaluation practices in an urban school district
… for the implementation of the process at their school site, their perceptions of current processes is of value if evaluations are to be of value. Therefore, this study investigated K-12 principals' perceptions of teacher evaluation practices in an urban northern California school district. Data …
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A Program Evaluation Of Job-Embedded Professional Development In An Urban School District
… rather than closing in Bullock County Public Schools and the overall proficiency level of students in both English Language Arts and Math at less than 15%, it’s apparent that quality teaching and learning is a concern. This coupled with teachers’ perception that professional development is …
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A Case Study of Why Teachers Choose to Remain in One Urban School District
… most from shortages of qualified teachers. Schools with these characteristics are often our Title 1 schools. Staffing these schools can be a very difficult task. Haberman (1987) attributed the shortage of qualified urban educators to factors such as racism, fear, a generally negative …
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The effects of a looping classroom among third grade students in an urban school district
… classrooms and non-looping classrooms in one urban school district. Further, the study examined the parent perceptions of their students' academic and affective experiences in the looping classrooms and non-looping classrooms. Parents of the third grade looping classrooms and non-looping …
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Who Stays and Why? Principal Retention in a Large Urban School District: Analysis and Implications
… choose to remain employed with a large urban school district were examined. The district faced challenges with recruiting, hiring, and retaining principals. As such, the purpose of this study was to examine and extract meaningful insights about the personal and organizational reasons …
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A Study of Teacher Induction in High Schools of an Urban School District in Georgia
… programs to the development of novice high school teachers in an urban school district in Georgia. The researcher utilized a quantitative method to gather data. The purpose of the survey was to collect opinions and attitudes about the induction process from first year teachers in an urban …
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Home and school factors associated with high school truancy in a southeastern Virginia urban school district
… perceptions of student participation in school activities? (2) What are chronic truant students' perceptions of school curriculum? (3) What are chronic truant students' perceptions of relationships with counse1ors? ( 4 ) What are chronic truant students' perceptions of relationships with …
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Promotion and Retention of English Learners (ELLs) in an Large Urban School District: A Policy Advocacy Document
… learners (ELLs) in elementary grades of a large urban school district. Increasing access and instructional opportunities within bilingual/ESL services combined with more accurate measures of English proficiency would help mitigate random or unfair promotion and retention practices. A needs …
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The Principals' Perceptions of Literacy Development: The Influence of Instructional Leadership in an Urban School District
… the literacy instructional practices in school settings find that teachers on their campuses usually have positive attitudes regarding supporting the achievement of students through the implementation of district-level mandates that outline the steps needed to teach literacy skills. In …
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Perceptions of High School Principals in A Southeastern Urban School District on Leadership Practices and Parental Involvement
… was to examine the leadership practices of high school principals and parental involvement and to examine to what extent those practices differed between principals and how they related to parental involvement. The study revealed major issues surrounding parental involvement such as how …
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Where Is the CommUNITY? A Qualitative Case Study of a School Closure in an Urban School District
… are a proven strategy for strengthening schools. Across the United States, parents and community members have pressed school boards and district leadership for more transparency and broader participation in decisions about school turnaround. The purpose of this qualitative case study is …
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Students or Suspects? Safety Policy: Is the Wanding Policy in an Urban School District Racializing Latinx Youth?
<p>The ongoing debate over school safety, driven by rising concerns about national school violence, has led to the widespread adoption of preventive measures under the national zero-tolerance discipline policies in U.S. schools. While these policies aim to create safer environments, they have …
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Thoughts, reflections, and perceptions of African American students about becoming teachers in a small urban school district
Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2022-11-11 without embargo terms
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Teacher Evaluation in a Virginia Urban School District: Perceptions of Elementary Teachers from a Quantitative Survey Study
… by state law and practiced in every public school district. The evaluation of teachers is a vital part of the work of school administrators and the evidence that aligns teacher supervision and its direct or indirect impact on student achievement is scant (Ebmeier, 2003). The researcher …
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The relationship between the social environment of an urban school district and its support of innovation and change
… of administrators in a large midwestern school district. It examined three dimensions of the social work environment: (a) relationships, (b) personal growth, and (c) system maintenance and change. It also examined 10 dimensions of innovation and change potential: (a) challenge, (b) …
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WHAT DOES IT TAKE? SUSTAINING K–8 SCHOOL LEADERS THROUGH EQUITY-CENTERED REDESIGN IN AN URBAN SCHOOL DISTRICT
… study addresses the pressing need to improve school leaders’ working conditions and sustainability in race and equity work. Although frameworks and theories such as Critical Race Theory (Bell 1995; Crenshaw, 2019), Culturally Responsive Pedagogy (Ladson-Billings, 1995), Racial Literacy …
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Special Considerations in Gifted Identification: Increasing Access and Equitable Practices for Underrepresented Populations in an Urban School District
… students persist despite the growth in schools across the country of low income and minority students. Despite efforts to tackle equity issues in gifted education the large gaps of disproportionality persist. Explanations for this occurrence of underrepresentation is linked to the …
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Race talk and “structural displacement” of African American students in a small urban school district in the Midwest
I examine the race talk dilemmas of school officials in public school meetings over a 20 year period to attempt to understand why racialized policies and practices still persist against African American students at Blakesdale School District. The research provides insight into the inner workings of …
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The Impact of the “Universal Voyager Literacy” Reading Program on Reading Achievement and Instructional Practices in an Urban School District
… Expanded Learning is a provider of K-3 in-school reading programs, as well as K-8 reading intervention programs for school districts throughout the United States. Voyager Universal Literacy's systematic, precise framework fully addresses the five elements of reading instruction, through an …
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