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Non Traditional Superintendent: A Case Study Of The Transition From Military To Public School Superintendent, Luiza Miera Hernandez
Non Traditional Superintendent: A Case Study Of The Transition From Military To Public School Superintendent, Luiza Miera Hernandez
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In June of 2006, Urban School District appointed the individual who is the focus of this study, a retired Air Force Two Star Major General, as its new superintendent. Although the appointment represents the first nontraditional superintendent to lead Urban School District, it was one of several such appointments to large, urban school districts throughout the nation. This study investigates his transition from military leader to urban school superintendent, using a case study approach.
The study presents findings in response to the research question: How did the Participant transition from military leadership to urban school superintendent? The findings of the …
Process For Selecting An Outside Provider For The Closing The Achievement Gap Project, Dianna Rae Hulbert
Process For Selecting An Outside Provider For The Closing The Achievement Gap Project, Dianna Rae Hulbert
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In the spring of 2008, Dwight Jones, Commissioner of the Colorado Department of Education, invited six Colorado school districts to partner with the department and an outside provider to close their achievement gaps in reading and math between minority and poverty students and White students and non-poverty students. Districts were invited to partner based on an achievement gap that exceeded the state‟s average gap in reading and math, and its perceived leadership capacity to initiate change.
This study examined the process the six districts used to select a provider to assist in closing its achievement gap. The multi-case study analyzed …