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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 Project C.H.A.N.C.E.: Interim Evaluation Report, Year 2(Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2001-11) Ackerman, Cheryl M.; Robinson, Ophelia; Benkstein, Polly; Giancola, SusanThis evaluation report, prepared by the Delaware Education Research and Development Center, includes an accounting of the second year of Project C.H.A.N.C.E. implementation. Information related to student achievement, student behavioral indices, technology literacy, and program satisfaction is discussed. The evaluation results indicate that the Project C.H.A.N.C.E. program is well thought of by students and parents, and that teachers are seeing an improvement in some classroom behaviors for students participating in the program. Based on comparisons of participants and non-participants, impact on reading and writing performance was not seen during year two of implementation. However, district test scores and grades indicate improvement throughout the academic year. To look more closely at program impact, it would be appropriate to focus on students who have participated in the program since its inception.Item Project Safe Pathways: Three-Year Cohort Report(Delaware Education Research & Development Center, 2002-07) Ackerman, Cheryl M.This evaluation report, prepared by the Delaware Education Research and Development Center, includes a description of a group of students who participated in the Safe Pathways program since it started in 1999. Information related to student characteristics, student achievement, student behavioral and attitudinal indices, and parent involvement is presented and discussed. The data examined in this study describe three-year cohort participants from several angles. Student-surveys, teacher surveys, achievement data, and school records paint a somewhat mixed picture of their educational experience, and the impact the Safe Pathways program has had on long-term participants. Both students and teachers reported that the program has had some positive impact on student behaviors and attitudes. Achievement data were either insufficient to comment on, or indicated a small change over time for the three-year cohort. School records showed some consistent and differing patterns of absences and suspensions for elementary and secondary students. Parent involvement has also shown some changes according to students and teachers.