This dissertation presents a phenomenological qualitative study that examines the lived experiences of six Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) Directors representing county, urban, and suburban school districts. The study aims to explore the perspectives, challenges, and strategies of SEL Directors in implementing SEL programs district-wide. The…

California's Local Control Funding Formula (LCFF) has introduced changes that alter the conditions under which educators, administrators, and community leaders approach their roles in the K-12 education system. Consequently, leaders at all levels may need to build the capacity--both the knowledge and skills and the resources--that they need to…

The 2013 merger of Memphis City Schools (with 103,000 students) and Shelby County Schools (with 47,000 students) was the largest school district consolidation in American history. In its first year of operation, the new Shelby County Schools (SCS) commissioned CRPE researchers to perform a critical review of the district's readiness to implement a…

Children in communities across Colorado--whether large or small, rural or urban, on the Eastern Plains or the Western Slope--face opportunities and obstacles to reaching their full potential. While some challenges are similar, many are very different depending on the community environment and the resources available to support children and…

This report is a compilation of data obtained from the California Conservation and Environmental Education Survey. The purpose of the survey was (1) to find out whether the legislative mandate, calling for instruction in the protection and conservation of resources and including the necessity for the protection and environment, is being carried…

All North Carolina high school students must take United States History as one of their graduation requirements. Each student takes a state-prepared U.S. History test of 100 items; most of those taking the test are in the 11th grade. The test contains 60 core questions and one of the four different sets of 40 curriculum questions. This report…

DEVELOPED TO GUIDE COUNTY ADVISORY COMMITTEES IN SHORT AND LONG RANGE PLANNING OF IMPROVED SPECIAL EDUCATION SERVICES TO EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN, THE MANUAL PRESENTS INFORMATION ON THE FOLLOWING TOPICS--(1) STEPS TO FOLLOW WHEN PREPARING THE COUNTY PLAN, (2) CRITERIA FOR APPROVAL, (3) ESTIMATED PREVALENCE RATES UPON WHICH TO PLAN, (4) AGE, CATEGORY,…

This report is a summary of the results of a questionnaire survey of locally developed health education materials. This guide has been prepared to assist school districts in the planning and initiation or expansion of local health programs. It reports on the current status of locally developed programs in the county. Hopefully, this information…

This document reports the status of accomplishment of the objectives of the Dade County (Florida) Public School system for fiscal year 1986-87. It is organized by 12 bureaus/offices representing the district organization during the 1986-87 school year. The district's comprehensive plan is developed annually through a systematic district-wide…

THIS DOCUMENT PRESENTS THE FISCAL REPORT AND INFORMATION RELATED TO SOUTH DAKOTA'S PARTICIPATION IN THE JOHNSON O'MALLEY PROGRAM, 1966. CHARTS RELATING THE FINANCIAL BREAKDOWN OF EXPENDITURES, INCOME, ENROLLMENT, AVERAGE DAILY ATTENDANCE, AND THE NUMBER OF 8TH GRADE AND 12TH GRADE GRADUATES OF THE FORTY-THREE SCHOOL DISTRICTS ARE PRESENTED. COSTS…

RESEARCH ON SCHOOL DISTRICT REORGANIZATION VERIFIES THAT LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS OPERATE AS A FUNCTION OF THE STATE. AS REORGANIZATION RATES HAVE BEEN TOO SLOW, THE EVIDENCE SUGGESTS THE NEED FOR STATE LEGISLATIVE MANDATES FOR COMMUNITY-TYPE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. FOR IMPROVED UTILIZATION OF CONTEMPORARY KNOWLEDGE OF EDUCATION IN PROVIDING RICHER AND…

Intended for use by personnel in Florida local education agencies, this guide presents an overview of each of the eight components in a system for planning and conducting a data-based locally directed evaluation of secondary or postsecondary vocational education programs. The system is described as one whereby program products are compared with…

A remedial program was planned for reading-disabled third- through eighth-grade children of average or above-average general ability in Marion County, Florida, an area which has a predominately rural, low income population. This handbook describes program goals, staff responsibilities, scheduling, grouping, screening, diagnosis, instruction,…

Three separate studies of three different school superintendents are reported on in terms of the effect of leadership styles on organizational cultures. The analysis used nine descriptors derived from Schein's comprehensive description of leadership in the conduct of organizational culture creation. The report is based on historical and…

THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS A SUMMARY OF THE 1966 ARKANSAS SCHOOL ENUMERATION REPORT REQUIRED BY TITLE VI OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS ACT. IT REVEALS THAT OF A TOTAL OF 395 DISTRICTS THERE ARE 218 BIRACIAL, 171 ALL-WHITE, AND SIX ALL-NEGRO SYSTEMS. THE PERCENTAGES OF STUDENTS IN EACH OF THESE GROUPS IN THE SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN EACH COUNTY ARE LISTED. ALSO…