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The Relationship between Leader Decision Making and Student Achievement at K-3 Title I and Reading First Elementary Schools
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Richmond, Emily Kathleen – ProQuest LLC, 2010
This mixed methodology study investigated the relationship between administrator and teacher perceptions of leader decision making regarding five variables (reading training, reading curriculum, program evaluation, financial support, and student assessment) and student achievement (in the single content area, reading, at the 3rd grade level) in…
Descriptors: Report Cards, Program Evaluation, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement
A Study of Teacher Retention and Academic Performance in Public Elementary and Middle Schools in Georgia
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Stevens, Karmenlita L. – ProQuest LLC, 2009
The purpose of this study is to compare the teacher retention rates in public elementary and middle schools in Georgia that met or did not meet the academic performance component of Adequate Yearly Progress. The teacher retention rates were expected to be higher in schools that met the academic performance component of AYP and lower in the schools…
Descriptors: Report Cards, Middle Schools, Teacher Persistence, Educational Improvement
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Accreditation: Impact on Elementary Student Performance
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Bruner, Darlene Y.; Brantley, Lance Lamar – Education Policy Analysis Archives, 2004
Currently, 848 Georgia public elementary schools that house third- and fifth-grades in the same building use the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) accreditation as a school improvement model. The purpose of this investigation was to determine whether elementary schools that are SACS accredited increased their levels of academic…
Descriptors: Elementary Schools, Accreditation (Institutions), Achievement Gains, Academic Standards