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Strategies Utilized by Special Education Local Plan Area Directors to Influence Superintendents with Special Educations Programs and Services Which Improve Student Achievement
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Jacobs, Jovan Frances – ProQuest LLC, 2012
The superintendents have become more of educational leaders in order to meet the federal mandates of NCLB and IDEA which have the goal of students with disabilities being proficient in reading and math by 2014, while providing FAPE to meet their individual program and service requirements. The increased accountability pressure of NCLB for federal…
Descriptors: Superintendents, Federal Legislation, Educational Legislation, Disabilities
Response to Intervention Effectiveness
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Mulholland, Stephanie L. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The intersection of No Child Left Behind (2002) and the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2004) made it necessary for educators to examine achievement trends within their schools and implement a Response to Intervention (RTI) program. This study examines the achievement trends in one school district since its…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Progress Monitoring
Exploring Personal Connections to Texts and Peers Using Cooperative Peers Tutoring Groups in English Language Arts Instruction with Students with Autism
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Scott, Kristina Lee – ProQuest LLC, 2013
The number of children identified with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) entering mainstream public school classrooms is increasing. No Child Left Behind and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act requires that these students be taught using research-based practices. There is, however, very little known about best practices in the public…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Peer Teaching, Tutoring
A Mixed Methods Study of Special Education Administrators in Tennessee on Transition Services for High School Students with Disabilities
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Hatfield, Tammy H. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Students with disabilities are faced with many challenges as they transition from high school to postsecondary education, enter the workforce, and begin independent living. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990 (IDEA) initially addressed these challenges by mandating that transition planning be included as a part of the…
Descriptors: Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Planning, Adolescents
The Effects of a Special Education Electronic Data System: How Urban Special Education Teachers in K-8 Settings Use Data to Create Knowledge
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Meller, Jennifer T. – ProQuest LLC, 2011
While there has been some research detailing the difficulties that special educators have with compiling the complex paperwork required by the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) mandate, little has been written about how technology weighs into this framework, or how teachers use data to assist with their instructional…
Descriptors: Special Education, Special Education Teachers, Special Needs Students, Urban Schools