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Item 1999 Statewide Poll on the Condition of Education in Delaware(Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2000-04) Brown, Pamela; Banicky, LisaEach year the Delaware Education Research and Development Center (R&D Center) of the University of Delaware conducts a telephone poll questioning citizens and educators on their impressions regarding the condition of education in Delaware. This report summarizes the results for the statewide poll conducted in the fall of 1999.Item Alternative Schools(2000-05) Banicky, LisaProviding severely disruptive and expelled students with an alternative setting for learning has become an increasingly populare strategy for improving school safety and creating an atmorsphere where learning can occur. As a result of the Comprehensive School Discipline Improvement Program, established by Delarware HB 247 in 1993, severl alternative education schools have been created for students expelled from regular school or subject to expulsion, and others who have seriously violated local school district discipline code.Item Awareness To Action: Recognizing and Addressing the Achievement Gaps in Delaware Schools(Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2002) Banicky, LisaThis report represents an attempt to create a common understanding of the challenge facing many of the schools in Delaware with respect to the achievement gap separating minority and low income student performance from that of other students. It contains a school-by-school description of achievement gaps in the areas of reading and mathematics as measured by the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP). The hope is that the information provided in this report will promote an active dialogue that translates into the dissemination of concrete strategies for closing existing gaps and increasing the academic performance of all students in Delaware schools.Item Awareness to Action:Addressing Achievement Gaps in Delaware Schools(Delaware Education Research and Development Center, 2002-04) Banicky, LisaMany groups inside and outside of education in Delaware have become active in the pursuit of strategies for addressing the achievement gap separating minority and low-income student scores from those of other students. As a starting point for gauging the size of the challenge and opening up dialogue around the achievement gap in Delaware schools, a school-by school examination fo state test scores was produced. In the report, "Awareness to Action: Recognizng and Addressing the Achievement Gaps in Delaware Schools", achievement disparities in the areas of reading and mathematics were documented by comparing minority students (i.e. African Americans and Hispanics) to non-minority students (i.e. Caucasians) and low income students to non-low income students in terms of the percentage of each student group at or above the standard.Two measurement cycles, each containing two years worth of data, were used to make cross-sectional comparisons of student performance on the Delaware Student Testing Program (DSTP).Item Detours on the Road to Reform: When Standards Take a Back Seat to Testing(Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2001-07) Banicky, Lisa; Noble, Audrey J.The research that informs this report indicates that, in Delaware, the standards have indeed been overshadowed by accountability and that several “detours on the road to reform” have resulted in a system that is measurement-driven as opposed to standardsbased. By placing our major findings in a context that includes comparisons to the ideals posited by standards-based reform more generally and Delaware’s New Directions initiative more specifically, we illustrate how disconnects between the ideals and current realities manifest themselves in Delaware schools and classrooms.Item Focusing on Student Outcomes: A Longitudinal Study of Delaware's Student Accountability Plan(Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2002-01) Banicky, LisaThis report represents the second in a series of annual reports designed to monitor the impact of Delaware’s Student Accountability Plan on students.Item Making the Grade: The Intentions, Interpretations, and Implications of Delaware’s School Accountability System(Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2002-08) Gallo-Fox, Jennifer; Banicky, Lisa; Noble, Audrey J.In the fall of 2001, most of the schools in Delaware received their first school rating generated by the school accountability system. The purpose of the current study was to examine schools’ responses to the rating system by conducting a cross-case analysis of two elementary, two middle, and two high schools. Among the six participating schools, three received superior ratings, one received a commendable rating, and two were classified as under review. Individual sites were studied to inform and support the ongoing efforts to improve student achievement in schools throughout the state.Item Maximizing Our "Opportunity to Learn": A Study of the DSTP Student Survey(Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2002-11) Banicky, Lisa; Noble, Audrey J.; Stazesky, Pamela B.Each year Delaware administers a survey to all students. These data were examined in regards to issues that may affect achievement, that is, students’ opportunity to learn. Each item was also examined by race to determine any differences that may exist between groups.Item Mentoring Students(2000-04) Banicky, Lisa; Noble, Audrey J.Research on student mentoring reveals benefits for students, schools, and mentors. Barriers to effectively implementing mentoring programs include difficulty recuriting and retaining mentors, cost of programs, and inadequate social services to address the multi-faceted needs of students.Item Navigating Accountability: Delaware Schools' Response to the State's Student Accountability Plan(Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2000-07) Noble, Audrey J.; Banicky, Lisa; Siach-Bar, YaronThis report represents the first year of a three-year case study that explores how schools and educators are responding to the Delaware Student Accountability Plan. It provides an insiders’ view of the accountability plan and uncovers schools’ reactions to highstakes accountability.Item Opportunity to Learn(2000-10) Banicky, LisaItem Putting the "Student" Back in Student Accountability: A Longitudinal Study of the Impact of the Delaware Student Accountability Plan on Delaware Students(Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2000-11) Banicky, LisaThe goal of this study is to monitor the impact of Delaware’s Student Accountability Plan on students in Delaware. Students enrolled in 3rd or 6th grade during the 1997-98 school year were selected as cohorts and followed over a three year period (1997-2000). Based on the recommendations of several national educational organizations and existing research, several issues were examined in light of the accountability plan.Item Synchronizing the Accountability Clocks: A Policy Study of Delaware's Student Accountability Plan(Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2000-05) Noble, Audrey J.; Banicky, LisaThis policy study of Delaware’s student accountability initiative uncovers conflicting ideologies of those effecting, and those affected by, the state’s education reform efforts. These varied understandings of what systemic change involves, and consequently how long it should take, are weighty issues. They have driven, directly or indirectly, much of the state’s past, as well as its current policymaking: its laws, its regulations, and its local policies. This study explores these differing views and some of the policies and programs that have subsequently evolved. Most importantly, the study examines the path Delaware has taken over the past ten years as influenced by various interpretations of time and where the state is in its progress toward systemic education reform.Item Teacher Supply and Demand(2001-01) Banicky, Lisa; Parisella, JenniferItem A Year of Consequences: A Longitudinal Study of Delaware's Student Accountability Plan(Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2003-01) Noble, Audrey J.; Banicky, Lisa; Kreisman, MicheleThis ongoing study, conducted at the request of the Delaware State Board of Education, is intended to monitor Delaware’s student accountability plan and provide longitudinal information about its effects on students. It addresses four key areas of potential impact: 1) student achievement, 2) behavioral effects, 3) retention rates, and, 4) completion rates. Highlights are organized according to these categories.