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A Descriptive Study Of The Student Support Team Process In Elementary Schools In Georgia, Sarah Walls
A Descriptive Study Of The Student Support Team Process In Elementary Schools In Georgia, Sarah Walls
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The goal of this descriptive study was to present basic information describing the Student Support Team (SST) process in elementary schools in Georgia. The research method used for the study was a quantitative analysis of data collected from a survey of randomly selected SST coordinators in elementary schools across the state. Results from the study were used to address research questions on the following topics: (a) percentage of student population involved in SST, (b) reasons students are referred to SST, (c) goals that drive the SST process, (d) individuals serving as members and coordinators of Student Support Teams, (e) tasks …
Georgia's Lottery Funded Prekindergarten: Is It Working In Rural Georgia?, Elizabeth Jenkins Kimball
Georgia's Lottery Funded Prekindergarten: Is It Working In Rural Georgia?, Elizabeth Jenkins Kimball
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This study examined the impact of Georgia's lottery-funded PreK on its participants' preparedness for kindergarten. The following question was posited: Have Georgia's lottery-funded PreK participants in rural Georgia entered kindergarten with differences in preparedness from entering kindergartners who did not participate? Participation in alternate types of prekindergarten included participation in Head Start, participation in the category of other programs (private, church, or day-care), or no participation in any type of program. Data was collected in twelve school systems in five Regional Educational Service Agencies (RESA) districts in rural southern Georgia. Two criteria were established for participation in this study: (1) …