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Lewis, Tara; Teeter, Matt – ProQuest LLC, 2010
The purpose of this policy analysis was to examine the Missouri Public School Retirement System (PSRS). The team investigated the under-funding of PSRS, relating to sustainability and the feasibility of the system's use of one lever, contribution rate, to stabilize the retirement system, and to meet actuary needs and governmental requirements. The…
Descriptors: Public Schools, Teacher Retirement, Policy Analysis, Personnel Policy
Isom, Dena K. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This report describes a problem-based learning project focused on the information available to superintendents related to improving student attendance. This information has the potential to assist school districts in improving the attendance of each student as is required by attendance standards such as those of the fifth version of the Missouri…
Descriptors: Attendance, Problem Based Learning, Educational Improvement, Truancy
Hertzog, Chad A. – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This report describes a problem-based learning project focused on the information available to superintendents related to improving student attendance. This information has the potential to assist school districts in improving the attendance of each student as is required by attendance standards such as those of the fifth version of the Missouri…
Descriptors: Attendance, Problem Based Learning, Educational Improvement, Truancy
Twillegar, Kari Denise – ProQuest LLC, 2014
This report describes a problem-based learning project focused on the information available to superintendents related to improving student attendance. This information has the potential to assist school districts in improving the attendance of each student as is required by attendance standards such as those of the fifth version of the Missouri…
Descriptors: Attendance, Problem Based Learning, Educational Improvement, Truancy
Moyer, Ashley Suzanne – ProQuest LLC, 2012
This study examined Missouri's A+ Schools Program and its impact on school improvement. Effective schools research combined with the mission learning for all provided a conceptual foundation for guiding research development. A mixed-method design allowing a triangulation of qualitative and quantitative data was applied using telephone interviews…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, At Risk Students, Improvement Programs, Graduation Rate
Jarman, Georgia; Kimball, Tamara; Lorenz, Kristee – ProQuest LLC, 2009
Due to the increasing accountability associated with the No Child Left Behind legislation and the new board governance policy of the fifth cycle of the Missouri School Improvement Program, the issue of school board accountability has emerged as an important topic. At this point, the issue of school reform has reached the school board level. In…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Improvement Programs, Governance, School Districts