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Disparities in Local Wellness Policies Implementation across Maryland Schools
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Feinberg, Termeh; Parker, Elizabeth; Lane, Hannah; Rubio, Diana; Wang, Yan; Hager, Erin – Journal of School Health, 2021
Background: School-level implementation of district-level local wellness policies (LWPs) is needed to create school environments that promote nutrition and physical activity (PA). Disparities in classroom-specific LWPs implementation were examined. Methods: administrator survey (N = 756 schools; 24/24 districts) included 6 classrooms LWP…
Descriptors: School Policy, Board of Education Policy, Educational Environment, Nutrition
Implementation Effectiveness of K-5 Spanish Pathways: Recommendations to Improve English Learner Success in SFUSD
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Torres, Rhina – Center for Cities & Schools, 2018
According to 2016-2017 school enrollment data, 31.6% of K-5 students were English Learners (ELs) in the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). Of the many languages spoken at home by students, the most popular languages other than English are Spanish (19.14%) and Cantonese (15.88%). To respond to their needs, SFUSD offers programming that…
Descriptors: English Language Learners, Bilingual Education, Language of Instruction, Immersion Programs
Special Education Leadership and the Implementation of Response to Intervention
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Cooley, Derek Ryan – ProQuest LLC, 2013
Response to Intervention (RTI) is a process by which schools identify students with disabilities using research-based interventions. As schools across the United States struggle to redefine district structures and processes required for RTI, special education administrators have become primarily responsible for implementation. Research describing…
Descriptors: Response to Intervention, Disabilities, Disability Identification, Educational Change
Factors Affecting the Implementation of Policy 2450, Distance Education and the West Virginia Virtual School, as Perceived by Principals/Assistant Principals, Counselors, and Distance Learning Contacts and/or Course Facilitators
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Burdette, Keith R. – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This study examined the factors important to the implementation of West Virginia Board of Education Policy 2450, Distance Learning and the West Virginia Virtual School. The purpose of this study was to determine the factors that facilitated and impeded implementation of the policy, as perceived by principals/assistant principals, counselors, and…
Descriptors: Educational Policy, Board of Education Policy, Distance Education, Educational Technology
Model Guidelines for the Wearing of Uniforms in Public Schools. Report of the Department of Education to the Governor and the General Assembly of Virginia. House Document No. 27.
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Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1992
Guidelines for the development and implementation of a public school uniform policy are presented in this document. Written during spring 1991 in response to Virginia House Bill 1206, which directed the state board of education to develop model policy guidelines by January 1, 1992, the suggestions serve as a practical guide for planning,…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Dress Codes, Elementary Secondary Education, Policy Formation
Career Training or Education for Life: Dilemmas in the Development of Chicago Vocational Education.
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Peterson, Paul E.; Rabe, Barry G. – 1981
The history of the Chicago school system has been parallel to and intertwined with the city's political system, producing a school system which serves a diversity of interests through a multiplicity of programs, with varying levels of effectiveness. Vocational education, in particular, now is conducted in one superior trade school, several…
Descriptors: Board of Education Policy, Education Work Relationship, Educational History, Educational Philosophy