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Wrenn, Melissa; Gregory, Kristen; Gallagher, Jennifer – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2023
Amy Yarborough, a veteran teacher and curriculum resource leader in a rural district in Virginia, facilitates a professional learning community focused on social justice and equity-oriented instructional practices. When allegations of teaching critical race theory are reported via the state's email tip line and community social media groups, Amy…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Social Justice, Critical Race Theory, Equal Education
Rhim, Lauren Morando – Academic Development Institute, 2013
Locally controlled public schools are one of the cornerstones of our nation's democracy, yet many schools are not preparing students for success. Far too many students are not graduating, and many of those who do graduate are woefully unprepared for college or a meaningful career. Successfully initiating and sustaining meaningful improvements in…
Descriptors: Governing Boards, Boards of Education, Accountability, Educational Change
Hammer, Patricia Cahape; Hughes, Georgia; McClure, Carla; Reeves, Cynthia; Salgado, Dawn – Appalachia Educational Laboratory at Edvantia (NJ1), 2005
In 2004, Edvantia, Inc. (formerly AEL) and the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) initiated an effort to identify successful strategies for recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers in rural areas. They reviewed non-rural-specific and rural-specific research and practice literature, surveyed rural superintendents…
Descriptors: Demography, Boards of Education, Superintendents, Rural Areas
Virginia State Dept. of Community Colleges, Richmond. – 1983
This study of the Virginia Community College System (VCCS) was conducted to provide a basis for the comprehensive restructuring of the VCCS system offices and for the reduction of staffing levels. Part I provides background on the study, and its limitations, assumptions, and procedures. Part II outlines the purpose of the VCCS system offices and…
Descriptors: Administrative Change, Administrative Organization, Agency Role, College Administration
Virginia State Dept. of Education, Richmond. – 1997
The 1997 Virginia General Assembly passed HB 1851, which directs local school boards to require all schools under their supervisory control to conduct school safety audits. This type of audit should "assess the safety conditions in each public school." HB 1851 also directed the Superintendent of Public Instruction to develop a list of…
Descriptors: Audits (Verification), Board of Education Policy, Educational Diagnosis, Educational Facilities Improvement