Federal legislation allows local education agencies to use a student's response to scientific research-based interventions as a method of identifying specific learning disabilities. As a result, educational leadership is challenged to implement response to intervention (RTI). Despite increased literature addressing RTI, no consensus on…

This case study focuses on a deaf education program for elementary students. Four deaf classes categorized as Kindergarten, Primary I (paralleling first grade), Primary II (second and third grades), and Elementary (fourth, fifth, and sixth grades) are described, and one student from each of the classes is focused upon to illustrate the program's…

In Cupertino, California, a growing "back to basics" alternative called Academics Plus (A+) is flourishing and is seen as a major source of strength in helping public education to survive. (Author/RK)

An English elementary-level administrator discusses what his county system does in the way of teaching basic skills, implementing accountability, teaching the gifted, organizing grades, and providing for staff development in in-service programs for teachers. (IRT)

An elementary school located in a predominantly black neighborhood on the south side of Chicago decided it was time to restructure the curriculum (scores lagged behind the national average and interest in reading and writing had waned). The principal, parents, and teachers were given extra encouragement to use the process of team building, shared…

Reports on the activities of the Katz-MacMillan Cooperating Schools in Las Vegas, Nevada. The two K-5 schools are administered by joint principals, and although students do not move between buildings, the two institutions operate as one educational unit on a year-round basis. (MDM)

The goals of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act Title I program operated by the Public Schools of the District of Columbia were to provide disadvantaged children with supplemental instructional services to improve their performance in reading and mathematics and to support their affective and psychomotor development. Almost 15,000 students…

This study describes and documents the history of a shared-facilities arrangement between Michael J. Brennan Roman Catholic Separate School and Pine Grove Public School in Ontario, Canada. Included in the report are a review of the literature on shared-facilities projects, legal agreements and statements of expectations from the pre-planning…

Reported are the results of a project which focused on staff development in five elementary schools to improve services to children with special problems. Focused on are the efforts of the five principals to develop, implement, and evaluate the staff development approach. Chapters are given to the following aspects: characteristics of the…

Offers reflections from eight people (administrators, teachers, and parents) who all took part in the collaborative transformation of literacy practices in a small K-8 school district. Discusses growth processes, connections across role boundaries, and staff development. Appends a list of recommended readings. (SR)

This study reports the results of a year long investigation conducted by the Research and Development Center of Roosevelt University, College of Education. The study was designed as an inquiry into the first year of a school system's attempt to implement a program of continuous progress for inner-city elementary school students in the city of…

With increasing numbers of parents at work or in training and education programs when children get out of school, the existence and quality of school-age child care (SACC) affects not only families, but the community as a whole. Texas school district involvement with SACC was examined, and qualities of model programs and barriers to developing…

Describes a collaborative project between California State University, Los Angeles, and an urban elementary school that fostered conditions for parent involvement in the school and home-school cooperation. Workshops, English classes, and a parent mentor program were features of the successful effort. (SLD)