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Design And Development Of A Stormwater Policy Decision-Making Tool, Stephanie Joy Sigman
Design And Development Of A Stormwater Policy Decision-Making Tool, Stephanie Joy Sigman
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Municipalities tend to develop their stormwater management policy by examining those of their neighboring communities, chosen out of convenience and perception of similarity rather than a purposeful, directed search. Alternatively, having a policy that is backed by science creates regulations that policy makers can confidently support. To address this issue, the model used in this study incorporates local rainfall and development data to analyze stormwater runoff volumes for various storm events using one year of development data from Chattanooga, Tennessee. The runoff values are used to analyze several policy combinations based on simplified policies, model policies, and customizable policies. Outputs …
The Implementation Of A Promotion/Retention Policy To Effect Change In Student Achievement In Third Grade Reading/Language Arts, Donna N. Shea
The Implementation Of A Promotion/Retention Policy To Effect Change In Student Achievement In Third Grade Reading/Language Arts, Donna N. Shea
Theses and Dissertations
For decades there has been an ongoing push to increase student achievement through large-scale policy reform and yet far too many students in the United States still perform below proficiency levels with achievement gaps according to race and socio-economic status. Choctaw County School District (CCSD) was no different, as low performance, especially in reading/language arts, and achievement gaps according to race and SES were present. To address these issues, CCSD implemented a K-2 promotion/retention policy in 2008 to improve student achievement. The primary purpose of the study was to investigate how a school district’s implementation of a K-2 policy for …
An Exploration Of Hepatitis Polices And Prevalence In Prison: An Ecological Approach, Kristen Lynn Stives
An Exploration Of Hepatitis Polices And Prevalence In Prison: An Ecological Approach, Kristen Lynn Stives
Theses and Dissertations
Hepatitis is an infectious disease that affects millions of people worldwide. The current project seeks to achieve two objectives: 1) To understand how hepatitis policies affect hepatitis prevalence in prison, and 2) To understand how hepatitis prevalence in prison affects the general population. Using a content analysis of correctional policies available through each state Department of Corrections (DOC) and secondary data from the 2010 Census, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and Corrections Compendium; hepatitis prevalence and policies are analyzed. The content analysis employed for this study revealed that some states have more comprehensive policies than others. However, all states …