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Impact Of Relationship Between Maine Funding Formula Changes And Student Achievement, David L. Silvernail, Ida A. Batista Jun 2010

Impact Of Relationship Between Maine Funding Formula Changes And Student Achievement, David L. Silvernail, Ida A. Batista

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Comparing The Reading Behaviors In Three Groups Of First Grade Students - Students Who Discontinued From Reading Recovery, Students Who Did Not Discontinue From Reading Recovery, And Students Who Never Needed Reading Recovery, Sharon Greaney May 2010

Comparing The Reading Behaviors In Three Groups Of First Grade Students - Students Who Discontinued From Reading Recovery, Students Who Did Not Discontinue From Reading Recovery, And Students Who Never Needed Reading Recovery, Sharon Greaney

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to compare the variety, complexity, and frequency of reading behaviors of three groups of first grade students - students who discontinued from Reading Recovery (D-RR), students who did not discontinue from Reading Recovery (ND-RR), and students who never needed Reading Recovery (A-NRR). Students were asked to read from four frequently used assessments - The Scott-Foresman Testing Packet, The Qualitative Reading Inventory - 4, Oral Reading Fluency and the Burt Word Test. An analysis of over 3,000 reading actions revealed four categories: (a) solving behaviors, (b) substitutions, (c) repetitions, and (c) behaviors that did not …


Following The Money: How Maine School Administrative Units Have Used Increases In State Education Subsidies Fy2005-Fy2008, David L. Silvernail, Amy F. Johnson, James E. Sloan Mar 2010

Following The Money: How Maine School Administrative Units Have Used Increases In State Education Subsidies Fy2005-Fy2008, David L. Silvernail, Amy F. Johnson, James E. Sloan

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Impacts Of School Funding Formula On State Subsidy Received By School Administrative Units, David L. Silvernail, Amy F. Johnson, James E. Sloan Jan 2010

Impacts Of School Funding Formula On State Subsidy Received By School Administrative Units, David L. Silvernail, Amy F. Johnson, James E. Sloan

Maine Education Policy Research Institute

No abstract provided.


Learning Ideas - Special Education Tips For Foster Parents Who Are Surrogate Parents, University Of Maine Center For Community Inclusion And Disability Studies Jan 2010

Learning Ideas - Special Education Tips For Foster Parents Who Are Surrogate Parents, University Of Maine Center For Community Inclusion And Disability Studies

Education

Surrogate parents are appointed to represent children with disabilities whenever the birth parents or guardian of a child with a disability cannot be identified, located, or when the child is in the custody of the state. They have all the rights of birth parents for educational matters, e.g. permission for evaluation and placement, release information and request for educational hearing. The primary responsibility of surrogate parents is to ensure that children with disabilities are provided with a free, appropriate public education. (Adapted from http://www.maine.gov/doe/special ed/programs/surrogate/index.html)


Educare: A Catalyst For Change, Lauren Sterling, Sheryl Peavey, Michael Burke Jan 2010

Educare: A Catalyst For Change, Lauren Sterling, Sheryl Peavey, Michael Burke

Maine Policy Review

Educare is a national model for providing center-based early childhood care and education, focused on improving student achievement for children growing up in poverty. The authors of this commentary describe development of Educare Central Maine in Waterville, scheduled to open in September 2010.