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Item Montana instructional coaches receiving resources and support to increase effectiveness(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 2021) Flamm, Devon Marie; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Ann EwbankMany school districts rely on instructional coaches to improve teaching to increase student learning. Using survey and interview data from Montana schools that received government funding, this mixed-methods analysis sought to find a link between providing resources and support to instructional coaches and increased school improvement. The research was conducted at 58 schools within 21 school districts in Montana. The majority of the schools were rural, and most were on or near Indian Reservations. Coaches who were able to build relationships with their principal and teachers, provide and have impact on teacher pedagogy, along with having an understanding and being part of the data analysis process had a greater impact on their school showing a greater growth in school improvement through a Needs Assessment. Schools can increase the effectiveness of a coaching program by understanding how coaching is a fundamental part of making instructional improvements within classrooms.Item The space between: the plight of rurally isolated, impoverished Montana school districts(Montana State University - Bozeman, College of Education, Health & Human Development, 2019) Patterson, Joshua Glenn; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: David HendersonDespite growing awareness of the teacher staffing crisis in rurally isolated, impoverished Montana school districts, little has been done to effectively address the issue. As opposed to a general lack of supply, current state and national research attribute the problem to challenges in teacher recruitment and retention. While many of these studies have identified factors associated with teacher staffing challenges, none have fully conveyed the essence of the struggle through the experiences of school leaders who endure the crisis. Therefore as revealed through the experience of eligible superintendents, the purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate teacher staffing challenges in rurally isolated, impoverished Montana school districts and the role of state school funding policy in the recruitment and retention of high quality teachers. Anchored by punctuated equilibrium social theory, the study's conceptual model provides a basis for multiple instrumental case studies. Investigative research began with two focus groups of eligible superintendents and was followed by multiple interviews with the superintendents of four representative case study school districts. Audio recordings of interviews were transcribed and reviewed using typological data analysis methods to identify semantic relationships, themes, and significant statements. Study trustworthiness was established through bracketing the researcher's personal experiences with teacher staffing challenges, thick description, peer review, member checking, and triangulation with school district related information and other state research. Findings indicate that current Montana school funding policy may exacerbate the staffing challenges experienced in these remote and poor districts as well as their organizational functioning.Item The feasibility of the reorganizaton of seven elementary school districts with Bozeman school district no. 7(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1972) Sheneman, Paul Dean; Chairperson, Graduate Committee: Robert J. ThibeaultItem A proposal for school district reorganization in Sheridan County, Montana(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1963) Ronning, Charles KermitItem The employment of married professional school personnel in Montana school districts(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1971) Redfield, Laurence EdwardItem A study of Divide County school district number one of North Dakota and a view of its reorganization(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1967) Phillips, T. J.Item A comparison of selected school districts in their reactions and readjustments to the reduced federal impact funding(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1971) Olson, Richard WalterItem The practicability of the reorganization of six elementary school districts with Bozeman School District #7(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1977) Otheim, Robert PaulItem Socio-economic characteristics of board members serving Montana's class one school districts(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1966) Monson, John C.Item The advisability and feasibility of consolidating Kessler Elementary School District No. 2, and Warren School District No. 3, with Helena School District No. 1(Montana State University - Bozeman, 1970) Moore, Dale Eugene
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