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Improving Improvement: A Multi-Case Study of Turnaround Efforts in JCPS High Schools
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2018-05)
Under the terms of the NCLB Waiver, each state was required to identify and label the lowest-performing five percent of schools for "priority" status. Districts were offered four models from which they could choose: external ...
Personalizing the Institution: A Study of Three JCPS Middle Schools' Efforts to Improve Student Academic Outcomes
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2017-05-23)
This mixed-method capstone project examines district-level strategies designed to create a strong sense of belonging and personalized learning in the Jefferson County Public Schools in Louisville, KY. Our research focused ...
Evaluating for Improvement: Perceptions of Tennessee’s Teacher Instructional Growth for Effectiveness and Results (TIGER) Observation Model
(Vanderbilt University. Peabody College, 2019-05)
In recent decades, research demonstrating both that teacher quality significantly influences student achievement and that teacher effectiveness varies considerably has stimulated a number of reforms aimed to improve the ...