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Illinois State Commission on the Improvement of Elementary and Secondary Education, Springfield. – 1984
This is the report of a commission of 20 Illinois citizens charged with identifying the principal problems in the State's elementary and secondary schools and recommending actions for improving the State's educational program. Three principal areas are addressed: (1) instructional standards and pupil performance; (2) personnel (especially teachers…
Descriptors: Academic Standards, Administrator Qualifications, Board of Education Policy, Educational Improvement
Download full textAshby, Nicole, Ed. – US Department of Education, 2004
This biweekly newsletter designed expressly for parents and families contains news and information about school improvement in the United States. This issue highlights three new areas of flexibility that the U.S. Department of Education is providing for teachers to achieve a "highly qualified" rating under the No Child Left Behind Act. These new…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Science Teachers, Teacher Competencies, Teacher Qualifications
School Level Performance Descriptors for Kentucky's Standards and Indicators for School Improvement.
Kentucky Department of Education, 2004
This tool is intended to work in conjunction with Kentucky?s Standards and Indicators for School Improvement. Together, these two documents allow schools to identify opportunities for improvement and provide guidance for maximizing those opportunities through planning and the development of the comprehensive school improvement plan. Includes…
Descriptors: State Standards, Educational Indicators, Educational Improvement, Curriculum
Virginia State Dept. for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Richmond. – 1994
This brief paper for individuals interested in being qualified as educational interpreters for the deaf in Virginia provides basic information about educational interpreting and competency requirements of the Virginia Quality Assurance Screening (VQAS) program. It explains: the goal of educational interpreting; the role of the educational…
Descriptors: Competence, Deaf Interpreting, Deafness, Interpreters
Link, Kathryn Gerlach – 1981
Cited as a model project for the state of Vermont, this process model helps administrators, teachers, and community members integrate the arts into the elementary school curriculum. Arranged into 10 sections, the introduction in part 1 outlines the development of the program. Three major project goals are stated in section 2 and section 3 is an…
Descriptors: Art Activities, Art Education, Childrens Art, Creative Activities
Learning Point Associates / North Central Regional Educational Laboratory (NCREL), 2004
One of the key features of this legislation is an emphasis on teacher quality. A growing body of research has documented the importance of teacher knowledge and skill in improving student achievement. The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act of 2001 includes specific criteria for considering a teacher highly qualified, and other specific requirements…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Teacher Characteristics, Federal Legislation, Academic Achievement
Bernstein, Richard; Mussell, Roger A. – 1984
This study was conducted as part of a project to develop a competency-based electrical/electronics (E/E) curriculum in Arizona. During this phase of the project, the following tasks were completed: (1) examination of selected E/E jobs in Arizona to develop a list of electronics competencies; (2) tying of electronic competencies to a particular…
Descriptors: Competence, Competency Based Education, Curriculum Development, Educational Needs
