Willow Charter Academy (WCA) is a Title I charter school located in Lafayette, Louisiana. It is facing its charter renewal this year which will determine whether the school will remain open. In preparation for the charter renewal, WCA has implemented a simple continuous improvement plan (CIP) consisting of five main focuses with the goal of achieving a school letter grade of a C and a charter renewal. These focuses are: systematic intervention, focus on Math instruction, focus on English Language
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have nearly five years experience in the educational sector where I was employed as a Behavioral Assistant and Learning Coach. As a Behavioral Assistant with the Bethel School District, I supported children and adolescents enrolled in Special Education programs. I provided individual and small group support to students with exceptional behavioral needs as determined by a licensed specialist. The primary purpose of my position was to employ specific protocol in individualized behavior intervention
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School Choice: Private vs. Public Schools School choice is a hot topic concerning education, especially when it comes to public vs. private schools. How parents choose to educate their children is highly debated, though there are several advantages and disadvantages of the two. Therefore it is very important that both options be explored and the choice must be based on what is right for each particular child. Topics to research include tuition fees, admission protocol, academic curriculum, test
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English-E11-12 7/27/07 2:24 PM Page 1 Ministry of Education The Ontario Curriculum Grades 11 and 12 English Printed on recycled paper 07-003 ISBN 978-1-4249-4741-6 (Print) ISBN 978-1-4249-4742-3 (PDF) ISBN 978-1-4249-4743-0 (TXT) © Queen’s Printer for Ontario, 2007 2007 REVISED CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 3 Secondary Schools for the Twenty-first Century . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Importance of Literacy
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respect and fairness, staff and students have jointly worked on setting out the Rights of students and their Responsibilities. Knowing your Responsibilities as well as your Rights, we believe is also vital preparation for the world beyond school. General Rights • To be Safe • To a Good Education • To be Respected Specific Rights • To work in a safe environment • To have Health & Safety Rules explained • To feel safe with staff and students • To take part in well planned lessons • To be expected
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improve Mathematics’ education. [17] in his work proved that competency in English significantly determines performances in intelligence or academic tests. The revelation above seem to suggest that mastery of English language is very importance even in students’ academic performances in intelligence tests, especially when it comes to the issues of Science and Technical education that involves a lot of laboratory and workshop practical in the acquisition of skills. Technical Education is an aspect of
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primary and secondary teachers from their third to seventh years of teaching. The research aimed to uncover the factors that sustained and developed the commitment of a group of highly “promising” teachers over time — from their initial teacher education programmes, throughout their induction period and the following six years of teaching. Teachers shared their perspectives on the factors that helped them make a good start (or otherwise) in their careers and assisted them to build their teaching
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I. Standardized test give an unfair advantage to some groups, with the contrast only widening throughout the decades. A. The wealthier class are more prepared than the poor class. 1. Since the 1960s, the contrast of standardized test results between those with wealth and those in poverty have widened by 60%. 2. Students in wealthier environments have greater access to methods and classes that help them prepare specifically for standardized tests. B. Whites and Asians have an advantage over Latinos
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are afraid of nobody.” Anonymous Quote The educational system is broken: without identifying and reducing the factors that prevent students from learning, education best efforts become futile. There are approximately 3.2 million students graduating this year from urban American high schools. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, over 40 percent of these students will not be able to perform college-level work and most of them will require some type of remediation to be successful
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SUBJECT AND TASKS OF PSYCHOLOGY IN HIGHER SCHOOL Psychology studies the individual and group mental phenomena of nature, the laws of development and the formation, role and place in the activities and behavior. Higher School of Psychology studies the mind and psychological features of activity of students, teachers and university leaders. The psyche of the individual includes mental processes, states and properties. Mental processes are divided into cognitive, emotional and volitional. Cognitive
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