Case Study: Frontier Families

On 02/26/2016 client Gregory Spencer came to the SSO for a House Meeting with HS De La Torre. The purpose of the meeting was to develp a Housing Plan and explore other possible housing opportunities.

In “Prairie Pioneers” Prairie dogs and domestic dogs shared some similarities however, there were many differences as well. Prairie and domestic dogs were alike in how they communicate with each other and how they defend their families. Prairie and domestic dogs are different in what they eat and whether they are endangered. For example, Prairie and domestic dogs both communicate the same.

The 1870s turned was pivotal the mining industry, transforming the trade from an up and coming profession to a leading competitive market. Most important was the discovery of the "Big Bonanza", hailing mountainous amounts of silver and gold ore. In response, many companies began to create cutting edge mining equipment to more efficiently tackle the task at hand.

The Toms River High School East Child Stud Team (CST) would like to provide comments and concerns relating to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), No Child Left Behind, and Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) of 2004 requirement of assessments in public schools and that all students must participate, with the sole focus on the state of New Jerseys decision to use the PARCC. Specifically, considering the impact is has on students classified with learning disabilities. I would like to urge you to think about reevaluating the procedure of using the PARCC and other standardized tests that are geared to general education students to assess our students because it seems to be doing more harm than good. During the

An information letter was sent to families, making clear that the intervention would be delivered during regular class time at no cost to parents, and anonymity would be preserved. Informed consent was obtained. A week before the implementation of the program, the school’s Guidance Officer went to the each Year 6 and 7 class to administer the student’s pre-assessment package during school hours. Each question was read aloud to the group and their understanding of each item checked. Each child, then individually rated each question in their own assessment pack.

By offering uplifiting support, encouraging your child to try their very best, as well as reinforcing goals and ideas, will assist them in performing well on the Florida Standards Assessment. The department has provided practice tests both electronically and paper-based, to help students prepare to the best of their ability for these assessments. It is important that they take these assessments every year to allow tracking of their learning. Florida Standards Assessments also allow for schools, teachers, and parents to see what level each student is on, which gives them more insight to determining whether they need help in a specific subject (i.e. Math, Reading, or

The Frontier Thesis may play a heavy part in U.S. history, but there are implications for truly understanding the outlines of this thesis. Fredrick Jackson Tuner during a great meeting of American Historical Association on July 12th, 1893 in Chicago, a paper named “The Significance of the Frontier in American History.” This paper introduced an innovative way of astonishment to understanding the construction of America. Turner envisioned that the history of America was not focused one the prominence of the Frontier and the America established many trades and accomplishments from this voyage. Such as Tuner laid out the foundation of his thesis, he also didn’t account for the flaws that were overlooked from his discernment of the Frontier. (Tuner, pg. 1-9)

West Point Public School, adapted the online alignment tool, Curriculum Mapper to help teachers develop their curriculums. Through the use of the program teachers are able to develop or improve their own or a schoolwide curriculum, instruction, and verities of assessments. With the use of Curriculum Mapper, teachers are able to align state standards and the school improvement goals into the curriculum. This helps teachers and administrators identify holes within the curriculum. As well as, teachers can create reports that help analyze the curriculum that identifies what is working and what is not working within the curriculum that the teachers had created. However, teachers need to first determine what they feel needs to be taught. After the teachers can determine what concepts and lessons needs to be taught to the current students based off the scope and sequence and aligning the information from the state standards and the district chosen textbooks. The teacher will then

This introduces the second standard set forth in 2012 known as the Alaska Standards K- 12 which focuses on content base material in the areas of study of language arts, mathematics, history /social studies, and technology studies ( ). The Alaska Standard is written with broad statements of content base topic and ideas which the students need to master in order to prepare them to be successful in their universities studies. These standards mirror those which are presented by the Common Core Initiative however they do not incorporate the common core

To many students standardized testing has become another part of schooling that is dreaded. Standardized testing has been a part of school since the nineteen-thirties; in those days it was used as a way to measure students that had special needs. Since the time that standardized test have been in American schools there has been many programs that have placed an importance on the idea of standardized testing such as the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (Evans 1). Over the years the importance of standardized testing has increased tremendously and so has the stakes, not only for teachers but also students. All states in the United States of America have state test in order to measure how much students learn, and help tell how well the

The Sanchez family is the typical Latino family that you find in most neighborhoods. The mother Celia Sanchez doesn’t speak English since she’s surrounded by people who speak Spanish. As a Latino mother she’s very religious attends church and participates in church events where she gets food as well. Since Celia’s English is limited this has been an impediment during school conferences and other situations that she has faced. Celia wants to apply for food stamps but her husband Hector doesn’t agree and is completely against it. I kind of understand where Hector is coming from being the man of the house he feels that he needs to provide for his family and thinks he’s responsible for everyone. Thus, he doesn’t leave room for additional help and wants to everything himself.

The purposes of standardized tests are to instruct decision making, establish program eligibility, evaluate course goals, evaluate program goals, and examine external curriculum. When a teacher gives and assesses a standardized test, they gain information about their students that helps them realize what concepts they have learned according to the agenda for the subject at hand. If the assessment is performed in a sensible amount of time and given according to the directions, this purpose should be fulfilled; however, it is a common belief that standardized tests do not work well in establishing where a student stands in a specific curriculum. The test uses a general curriculum that is the basis for the tests

High Stakes Testing has been overly integrated in the education systems. High-stakes testing are used to determine grade retention, school curriculum, and whether or not students will receive a high school diploma (Myers, 2015). Since the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001, high stakes testing has become the norm and mandating that students must pass a standardized test before moving up in grade. As a special education director, the focus is to ensure the student’s accommodations are being followed. Accommodations help increase students’ academic performance. “Both the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEA) of 2004 and No Child Left Behind (NCLB) call for students with disabilities to participate in the general education curriculum and in testing programs to the maximum extent possible for each student (Luke and Schwartz, 2010).” Throughout the years, high stakes testing is becoming more common than ever before. The reality is high stakes testing is one indicator in evaluating children with specific needs. This paper will discuss, the violation of the statutory language regarding assessment based on IDEA, the strategies and goals of a remediation, staff training, common Core and PARCC assessment, and funding for the remediation plan under IDEA.

The 1980s brought a new reform movement in education, accompanied by a new emphasis on testing. The effort to improve education at all levels included the use of standardized tests to provide accountability for what students are learning. Minimum competency tests, achievement tests, and screening instruments were used to ensure that students from preschool through college reached the desired educational goals and achieved the minimum standards of education that were established locally or by the state education agency. As we continue in a new century, these concerns have increased.

Current reforms and initiatives based on the national education standards focus on student’s achievement and teacher’s preparation. Educational researchers and curriculum designers continuously find problems with standards and requirements on a state level and how the state and local boards of education focus highly on advanced placement and cultural literacy. A key focus is also accountability for students, schools, and school-districts in regards to academic performance. A new factor that has surfaced is school choice (charter schools and home schooling) and character development. Progressive teachers are able to guide learners to new experiences in every lesson. However; they are sensitive to unique and different learning styles which