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Cowley, Kimberly S.; Nilsen, Kristine L.; Ceperley, Patricia E. – 2000
During the 1990s, Virginia implemented statewide Standards of Learning, but several school districts did not have the capacity to meet these new content and performance standards. In 1996, a "high-need" rural Virginia school district was selected as a development site where elements of a technical assistance system to improve student…
Descriptors: Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Development, Questionnaires
Cowley, Kimberly S.; Meehan, Merrill L. – 2002
This study investigated differences among professional staff members' commitment to continuous learning and improvement in high-performing schools differentiated by student academic performance and disaggregated by race and socioeconomic status. A total of 48 high-performing schools were identified by Kentucky Department of Education staff based…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Continuing Education, Disadvantaged Youth, Educational Environment