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An Examination of Specific Learning Disability Identification Post Participation in the Michigan Department of Education Transformation Zone
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Erin E. Senkowski – ProQuest LLC, 2024
The identification of students with specific learning disabilities has evolved since the reauthorization of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA) in 2004. This reauthorization gave state agencies parameters that disallowed using the severe discrepancy model for identification as a stand-alone method. In response to…
Descriptors: Learning Disabilities, Identification, State Departments of Education, Educational Legislation
Making Sense Making Do: Local District Implementation of a New State Induction Policy
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Chad D. Ellis – ProQuest LLC, 2013
This dissertation is comprised of three separate yet related papers focused on Connecticut's new beginning teacher induction program: the Teacher Education and Mentoring (TEAM) program. The study uses data collected from in-depth, semi-structured interviews with twenty two participants including program leaders at the Connecticut State Department…
Descriptors: School Districts, Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Teacher Attitudes
Perceptions of Educational Leaders of Incentive Pay Programs
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Worley, Kena Lashel – ProQuest LLC, 2013
In this study, the perceptions of educational leaders of incentive pay programs, including Missouri's Career Ladder Program were examined. A mixed-methods design provided a process by which student achievement, professional development, and the retention of high quality and effective teachers were viewed through the lens of Marzano's (2003)…
Descriptors: Administrator Attitudes, Superintendents, Department Heads, Boards of Education