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Appreciative Inquiry: Transition Strategies for Students with Disabilities
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Jerry Lynn Petrey – ProQuest LLC, 2021
Transition policy and procedures are integral for districts promoting students with disabilities to successful post school outcomes in career or in higher education. School districts are given a set of standards that must be addressed in their curriculum but are not clearly delineated by state and national organizations. Additionally, transition…
Descriptors: Students with Disabilities, Transitional Programs, Post High School Guidance, Stakeholders
Community Involvement and Relations of School District Superintendents in Kentucky
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Sherif, Victoria; Rous, Beth; Bjork, Lars G. – AERA Online Paper Repository, 2018
The study described in this paper elevates the role of community and educational stakeholders in building purposeful and meaningful relations with school district superintendents in the state of Kentucky. The purpose of this survey-based research is to explore superintendents' experiences with various educational stakeholders including school…
Descriptors: Community Involvement, Community Relations, School Districts, Superintendents
The Implementation of Dual Credit Programs in Six Nonurban Kentucky School Districts. REL 2016-136
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Piontek, Mary E.; Kannapel, Patricia J.; Flory, Michael; Stewart, Molly S. – Regional Educational Laboratory Appalachia, 2016
A key strategy of the Kentucky Department of Education's and Council on Postsecondary Education's College and Career Readiness Delivery plan is to provide opportunities for high school students to earn college credit. Districts across Kentucky are implementing dual credit programs, but there is little sharing of information about the…
Descriptors: Dual Enrollment, College School Cooperation, High School Students, College Credits
Social Media Tip Sheet #2: Building Capacity
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Reform Support Network, 2014
State education agencies (SEAs) and local education agencies (LEAs) made clear in a recent Reform Support Network (RSN) survey and follow-up interviews that staff must have the capacity to successfully engage stakeholders through social media. This is not a new challenge for government; staff capacity -- the number of staff and their access to…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, School Districts, Educational Innovation, Capacity Building
Implementation and Outcomes of the Appalachian Renaissance Initiative in Eastern Kentucky Schools
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Phillips, Andrea; Kaufman, Julia H.; Pane, John F.; Lee, Emma; Bogart, Andy – RAND Corporation, 2019
This report presents findings from RAND's evaluation of the Appalachian Renaissance Initiative (ARI) in 17 districts totaling 99 kindergarten-12th grade schools within the Kentucky Valley Educational Cooperative (KVEC). The initiative took place from the 2014-2015 through 2017-2018 academic years. The evaluation examined various aspects of ARI…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Program Implementation, Program Effectiveness, Academic Achievement
Building District Capacity for System-Wide Instructional Improvement in Jefferson County Public Schools. Working Paper. GE Foundation "Developing Futures"™ in Education Evaluation Series
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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)