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Fratto, Kim; Throndsen, Jennifer; Suddreth, Diana; Nielsen, Darin – Utah State Board of Education, 2018
The purpose of this report is to provide formative and summative feedback to the Utah State Board of Education (USBE) regarding evidence of implementation and impact for the Interventions for Reading Difficulties Pilot Program. The report, while addressing the effects of the Interventions for Reading Difficulties Pilot Program, is also designed to…
Descriptors: Intervention, Reading Difficulties, Reading Programs, State Programs
Beem, Kate – School Administrator, 2010
As Internet technology encroached on the public school classroom about a decade ago, Kim Ross, superintendent of the Houston School District in Houston, Minnesota, saw an opportunity. At first, he and his administrative team simply wanted to offer students in the district of 1,300 access to more classes via the web than what a district that size…
Descriptors: Electronic Learning, Public Schools, Online Courses, School Districts
BRUNO, LOUIS – 1962
FACTS ABOUT INSTRUCTIONAL IMPROVEMENTS MADE BY 191 WASHINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICTS IN THE YEARS 1958-1961 WERE PRESENTED. IN ADDITION TO THE IMPROVEMENTS MADE BY INDIVIDUAL TEACHERS, THESE DISTRICTS DEVELOPED 976 NEW INSTRUCTIONAL PROGRAMS. THESE DEVELOPMENTS INCLUDED ALL SUBJECT AREAS AND GRADES (K-14). THE FIRST PART OF THE REPORT SUMMARIZED THE…
Descriptors: Instructional Improvement, Program Development, Public Schools, School Districts
Tyo, John – Thrust for Educational Leadership, 1979
Educators from Fullerton Union High School District, Newport-Mesa Unified School District, Capistrano Unified School District, and Huntington Beach Union High School District describe their efforts toward developing competency-based curriculum to meet state mandates. (SJL)
Descriptors: Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development
Tayler, Ralph W. – 1980
Most standardized achievement tests do not provide much information that can be used in improving an educational program. Teachers and other program developers need to know what kinds of program objectives are being learned and by what kinds of students and what kinds are not being learned and by whom. Information of this sort furnishes a basis…
Descriptors: Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education, National Programs, Program Development
Breiter, Joan – 1978
The status of education for gifted elementary grade children in Iowa was exammned by means of a survey instrument focusing on state guidelines for program development, the ideas of experts in gifted education, and program relationship to Public Law 91-230 (The Elementary and Secondary Education Amendments of 1970). Of the 351 school districts…
Descriptors: Administration, Elementary Education, Exceptional Child Research, Federal Legislation
Elsberry, Michael J.; And Others – 1974
Presented are guidelines based on statutes, rules, and regulations of the federal government and the South Dakota state board of education to be used by school districts for planning and implementing comprehensive special education programs for exceptional children. Noted are specifications for special school accreditation. Provided are pertinent…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Exceptional Child Education, Guidelines, Handicapped Children
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Schnur, James O.; And Others – Teacher Education and Practice, 1986
Partnerships among education agencies including institutions of higher education, local school districts, and the State Department of Education offer tremendous opportunities for attaining the mutual goal of educational improvement in Mississippi. A collaborative staff development program for teachers is described. (CB)
Descriptors: Agency Cooperation, Elementary Secondary Education, Program Development, School Districts
Hill, Paul T.; Lake, Robin J. – 1997
An accountability system is proposed for the education system in Washington. Reform efforts in Washington have been designed to create a school-centered system in which state standards motivate teachers, parents, and principals to search for more effective ways to help students learn. Drawing on the experience of other states, recommendations are…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education
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Fujioka, JoAnn – Journal of School Health, 1979
The views and objectives of the Colorado School Health Council, formulated largely through the efforts of Colorado public school nurses, are set forth. (LH)
Descriptors: Health Education, Organizational Development, Program Development, Public Schools
Hogan, Cornelius D. – 1999
Since 1992, Vermont has been pioneering the development of community partnerships for improving social well-being, using indicators to track success. The working definition of a community, for outcome purposes, is the area served by a school supervisory union. Vermont is divided into 60 such supervisory unions (school districts), but…
Descriptors: Accountability, Community Programs, Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education
Grace, Cathy; Woodruff, Jane B. – 1986
Generic guidelines, based upon principles of effective training and institutional change reflected in current educational research were developed in Mississippi for the planning and implementing of staff development programs in local school districts, and these guidelines were followed when a new statewide early childhood education program was…
Descriptors: Curriculum Development, Early Childhood Education, Program Development, Program Effectiveness
Idaho State Dept. of Education, Boise. – 1984
The Idaho State Department of Education has mandated a professional growth requirement for all certified educators and requires school districts to develop and implement a professional development plan. This handbook is designed to assist in the implementation of these requirements. The following topics are addressed: (1) professional development,…
Descriptors: Board of Education Role, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Development, School Districts
House, Ernest R.; And Others – 1970
A study was conducted to investigate empirically the nature of program development, testing Everett Rogers' model of collective adoption of an innovation against the data, and distinguishing between the developmental patterns of high and low quality programs. Subjects were 34 school districts representing a 10 percent sample of 340 districts…
Descriptors: Administrator Role, Behavioral Objectives, Change Agents, Educational Change
WestEd, San Francisco, CA. – 2000
This handbook is intended as a resource for schools and districts interested in developing and implementing a standards-based assessment system. The chapters in the handbook introduce key steps in the assessment development process. Several types of on-demand and cumulative assessments are emphasized, including multiple-choice and written-response…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Accountability, Educational Assessment, Elementary Secondary Education
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