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Item Delaware Middle Schools Beating the Odds(Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2010-07) Grusenmeyer, Linda; Fifield, Steve; Murphy, Aideen; Nian, Qinghua; Qian, XiaoyuThe investigation identified Delaware public and charter middle schools across the state which outperformed other Delaware middle schools with similar student demographic profiles. Teachers and administrators at six of these "Beating the Odds" schools and at six comparison middle schools were surveyed regarding their schools characteristics and practices. In a second phase of the study, principals, teachers and students from the six "Beating the Odds" schools were interviewed to determine what they believe accounts for their school’s success. The study found that significantly more educators from “Beating the Odds” schools agreed that 18 specific practices and beliefs were typical of their schools when compared to educators from comparison schools. Fourteen of these related to three domains: high expectations, data use, and collaboration. Also, the two samples of schools differed in the intensity of their responses. That is, “Beating the Odds” school respondents “strongly agreed” significantly more often than comparison school respondents to over 80% of the survey items. Twenty-six of these items fell under the domains of teacher role, leadership, district influence, and instructional support. Finally, while participants in on-site interviews described essential local differences, most of the middle schools that are "Beating the Odds" shared an organizational climate shaped by leadership that identified compelling educational approaches and brought educators, students and parents together around those approaches.Item Gifted and Talented Education(2005-05) Ackerman, Cheryl M.; Fifield, SteveItem Late Hiring of New Teachers in Delaware(2005-01) Scollon, Kelly L.; Fifield, SteveItem Positive Behavior Support in Delaware schools: Developing perspectives on implementation and outcomes(Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2010-07) Ackerman, Cheryl; Cooksy, Leslie; Murphy, Aideen; Rubright, Jonathan; Bear, George; Fifield, SteveIn Spring 2010, the Delaware Education Research and Development Center conducted an evaluation of Delaware’s PBS project, an initiative focused on developing a school-wide system of strategies to reduce behavior problems and foster a positive school climate. The study focused on facilitators and barriers to PBS implementation, and also included analyses to examine the relationship between PBS and school suspensions. This report first provides background on the principles of the original Positive Behavior Support program and the history of its implementation in Delaware, and then presents the evaluation questions, briefly outlines the methods used, and describes the results. The report closes with a postscript reflection on the findings from a PBS expert and member of the DE-PBS leadership team.Item Reading Reading First Students' Motivation to Read: 2004 Baseline Data(Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2005-02) Fifield, Steve; Shepperson, Barbara A.One objective of Delaware’s Reading First Initiative is to increase students’ access to engaging reading materials. The Reading First evaluation plan calls for data on student reading motivation and reading behaviors to be collected in year 2 (2004-05) and year 4 (2006-07) of the project. These longitudinal data will permit a comparison between two cross-sections of the Reading First student population. This report contains 2004-05 baseline data on students’ motivation to read.Item School Vouchers(Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2004-04) Coffey, Debra; Fifield, SteveItem School Vouchers(2004-04) Coffey, Debra; Fifield, SteveItem The Status and Nature of Full-Day Kindergarten in Delaware(Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2004-01) Fifield, Steve; Shepperson, Barbara A.This is a report on phase I of an ongoing study of the status, nature and impact of full-day kindergarten (FDK) in Delaware’s public school districts. Phase I examines the status and nature of FDK in Delaware. Phase II, planned for completion in spring 2004, will compare the educational impact of FDK and half-day kindergarten (HDK)Item The Status and Nature of Full-Day Kindergarten in Delaware- Phase II: The Impact of Full-Day Kindergarten on Kindergarten Work Sampling and Grades 2 & 3 DSTP Scores(Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2004-04) Fifield, Steve; Shepperson, Barbara A.; Stazesky, Pamela B.; Sweetman, HeidiThis is a report of phase II of a study of the status, nature, and impact of full-day kindergarten (FDK) in Delaware public school districts. Phase I of this study examined the status and nature of FDK in Delaware (Fifield and Shepperson, 2004). This study examines the impact of FDK versus half-day kindergarten (HDK) on students’ performance on Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP) assessments.Item Teacher Professional Development(Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2004-05) Kedzior, Margarete; Fifield, SteveItem Teacher Professional Development(2004-05) Kedzior, Margarete; Fifield, SteveItem Using Correlates of Achievement to Close Achievement Gaps(2005-03) Janerette, Dariel; Fifield, Steve