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Retention: The Fourth R, Retention Perception And Practices In The Kennewick School District, Steven G. Linn
Retention: The Fourth R, Retention Perception And Practices In The Kennewick School District, Steven G. Linn
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A descriptive study was conducted by means of a questionnaire to determine what the Kennewick School District teachers and principals perceived the official district policy to be regarding nonpromotion of a student. The results showed that principals had a clear understanding of the policy while half of the responding teachers did not. Retention practices were investigated and it was found that 74 students were retained for the year 1987 by teachers, with principals reporting 31 retentions district-wide. Criteria for nonpromotion decision making was identified and ranked in order of frequency used by both teachers and principals. Communication of the district …
The Homeschool Enrichment Center: A Handbook For Implementation, Linda Maude Anderson
The Homeschool Enrichment Center: A Handbook For Implementation, Linda Maude Anderson
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A handbook was compiled, explaining how to implement an enrichment center for homeschooled children. The author coordinated an educational enrichment center in Bremerton, to meet certain needs of home educated children and their parents in the community. Research was also done on two other home school enrichment centers. The handbook, written to answer many inquiries on how to start up similar enrichment centers in other communities, covered what an enrichment center is, how to organize and begin one, costs, schedules, qualifications, descriptions, questions and answers.