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Kentucky Department of Education, 2020
The purpose of this handbook is to provide detailed information regarding school-based decision making (SBDM) processes, laws, and best practices. Topics covered include the following: (1) School-based Decision Making Statute: KRS 160.345; (2) Achievement Gaps and Planning Requirements; (3) Other Kentucky Statutes Related to School Council Work;…
Descriptors: Guides, Decision Making, School Law, Best Practices
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Sweatt, Tony E. – Journal for the Advancement of Educational Research International, 2018
The shortage of African American teachers can be traced back to the historic "Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court" decision in 1954. While recruitment initiatives have been somewhat productive, studies nonetheless reveal a "revolving door" whereby scores of teachers abandon their jobs before retirement. Attrition is the…
Descriptors: African American Teachers, Rural Schools, Teacher Shortage, Teacher Recruitment
Kentucky Department of Education, 2018
This report by the Kentucky Department of Education states that "the school council shall have the responsibility to set school policy consistent with district board policy which shall provide an environment to enhance the students' achievement and help the school meet the goals established in KRS 158.645 and 158.6451." The report's 18…
Descriptors: School Based Management, Decision Making, School Responsibility, School Councils
Kentucky Department of Education, 2015
This report by the Kentucky Department of Education states that "the school council shall have the responsibility to set school policy consistent with district board policy which shall provide an environment to enhance the students' achievement and help the school meet the goals established in KRS 158.645 and 158.6451." The report's 18…
Descriptors: School Councils, School Policy, Educational Policy, Policy Formation
Francis, James L. – ProQuest LLC, 2010
Drawing on court records, state archival information, and local school district reports, this project examined student diversity and teacher diversity over more than five decades in an urban school district established in 1974 by court mandate. This study especially focused on the impact of a ratio set by the federal court regarding the high…
Descriptors: Urban Schools, Student Diversity, Federal Courts, School Districts
Darfler, Anne; Riggan, Matt – Consortium for Policy Research in Education, 2013
This report summarizes findings from one component of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education's (CPRE) evaluation of the General Electric Foundation's (GEF) "Developing Futures"™ in Education program in Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS). As described in the CPRE proposal and research design, the purpose was to closely…
Descriptors: Capacity Building, School Districts, Faculty Development, Futures (of Society)