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Download full textWashington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 2000
This reference guide is designed to give educators and other interested persons a better understanding of the information contained in the score reports from the Washington Assessment of Student Learning, the key measuring stick of the state's school improvement strategy. To do this, the guide is organized around the four basic form types used in…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, Elementary Secondary Education, State Programs, Test Interpretation
Peer reviewedEstes, Carroll L.; Zulman, Donna M.; Goldberg, Sheryl C.; Ogawa, Dawn D. – Gerontologist, 2004
Purpose: This article reports findings from a nationwide study on factors associated with the perceived effectiveness of state Long Term Care Ombudsman Programs (LTCOPs). Design and Methods: Researchers conducted telephone interviews with ombudsmen from the 50 state programs as well as from Washington, DC, and Puerto Rico. Data from the National…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Organizations (Groups), State Programs, Social Environment
Stepanek, Jennifer; Peixotto, Kit – Regional Educational Laboratory Northwest, 2009
Response to intervention (RTI) is a framework for providing interventions and services at increasing levels of intensity until students succeed. The framework helps teachers and schools provide instruction and interventions matched to student needs, monitor progress frequently to guide decisions about changes in instruction or goals, and apply…
Descriptors: Student Needs, Intervention, Academic Achievement, Learning Disabilities
Birch, Thomas L. – 1982
Beginning in 1980, legislation in six states to establish a Children's Trust Fund has been enacted. The legislation creates new sources of support for preventive services in the area of child abuse in Kansas, Washington, Iowa, Virginia, Michigan, and California. To show how the trust-fund concept has been and can be adapted to different political…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Child Abuse, Financial Support, Fund Raising
Brouillet, Frank B. – 1987
The Beginning Teacher Assistance Program (BTAP) was piloted in the state of Washington during the 1985-86 school year. Each of 89 beginning teachers was assigned a mentor teacher to provide continuing and sustained support during the school year. A survey of beginning teachers, mentors, and school principals at the end of the school year yielded…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Mentors, Program Effectiveness
Ray, Brian D., Ed. – Home School Researcher, 1988
This document consists of a collection of the first 14 issues of the "Home School Researcher," an interacative newsletter dedicated solely to Home Centered Learning Research. Purposes of the newsletter are to: (1) profile researchers of home schooling; (2) provide information on resources for research activities; (3) discuss problematic…
Descriptors: Educational Philosophy, Educational Practices, Home Schooling, Newsletters
Bard, Rachel; And Others – 1988
Governor Booth Gardner established the Governor's Task Force on Hunger in 1986 and asked its members to study the problem of hunger in Washington State over a 2-year period. The task force conducted its work through three main committees: one to survey the nature and extent of hunger in the state, one to uncover major causes of hunger, and one to…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Etiology, Federal Programs, Hunger
Cox, Wendy M.; Wilson, Wendell L. – 1985
The second in a series of three reports, this document presents findings of clients of Washington's Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), ages 22-29, who were living with their families at age 18 but now live elsewhere (group B). Findings are based on telephone interviews with families of 224 DDD clients and analysis of DDD records. The…
Descriptors: Developmental Disabilities, Family Relationship, Individual Development, Parent Attitudes
Avery, Paul – SLANTS, 1981
The author looks at the legal responsibilities of small school districts in Washington state regarding the provision of programs for gifted students. Sections address a case study of a 14 year old child who was denied permission to remain in the gifted program located in her former residential district, legislation mandating the provision of…
Descriptors: Delivery Systems, Elementary Secondary Education, Gifted, Legal Responsibility
SUVER, J. ALLEN; AND OTHERS – 1967
TO DETERMINE THE TYPES OF RESEARCH PROBLEMS CONSIDERED IMPORTANT IN WASHINGTON COMMUNITY COLLEGES, A QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED AMONG THE FULL-TIME PROFESSIONAL STAFF MEMBERS. THE RESEARCHERS IDENTIFIED 38 PROBLEM AREAS, ALL OF WHICH WERE REPORTED TO BE OF AT LEAST MODERATE IMPORTANCE. RESULTS WERE TABULATED IN FOUR CATEGORIES--(1)…
Descriptors: Administrators, College Faculty, Opinions, Research Needs
Washington State Advisory Council on Vocational Education, Olympia. – 1972
A comprehensive study of the vocational education needs, services, and funding in the State of Washington was made and recommendations provided to the State Legislature based on analysis of the data collected. The total study report was issued in two parts. This document, Part One of the study, summarizes the major findings and presents…
Descriptors: Advisory Committees, Data Analysis, Data Collection, Program Evaluation
Johnson, Mark – 1973
The systematic approach used by the state of Washington to humanize education by meeting the computing needs of its community college system is described. A brief sketch of the background of the state's community college system is provided, along with some indications of significant trends at the community college level. The general systems…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Computer Oriented Programs, Computers, Humanism
Washington Office of the State Superintendent of Public Instruction, Olympia. – 2000
This guide in English and Spanish is designed to answer questions parents may have about the Washington Assessment of Student Learning (WASL), including how it will help improve their children's education, how it is scored, and how to use the information it provides. In Washington, clear educational goals for subject content, thinking skills, and…
Descriptors: Achievement Tests, Guides, Parent Participation, Parents
Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board, Olympia. – 2002
The Washington Promise Scholarship program was established to encourage excellent academic performance and to reward low- and middle-income students who demonstrate meritorious achievement in high school by providing them a 2-year scholarship. An evaluation was conducted to study the program and its impact on college attendance and student…
Descriptors: Community Colleges, Higher Education, Low Income, Resource Allocation
Reynaud, David H. – Parks Recreation, 1970
Descriptors: Delinquency, Dropouts, Employment, Parks
