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Journal of K-12 Educational Research 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS SUPERINTENDENTS AND HISPANIC STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT: LEADERSHIP PRACTICES UTILIZED BY K-12 URBAN SUPERINTENDENTS TO INFLUENCE AND INCREASE THE ACHIEVEMENT OF HISPANIC STUDENTS......................................................5 Mark A. Ramirez 1. A STUDY OF THE IMPACT OF REFLECTIVE CONVERSATIONS ON TEACHER PRAXIS AND CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION..................................................................................14 DeAnna Jenkins 2. GREETINGS FROM THE DEAN...........................................................................................................3 A WORD FROM THE EDITOR.................................................................................................................4 A STUDY OF THE EFFECTS OF PRE-K EDUCATION ON A LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT...............................................................................................................................................21 James Alton Howard 3. THE EFFECTS OF PRE-KINDERGARTEN PARTICIPATION ON LATER ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN A NORTH TEXAS SCHOOL DISTRICT.......................................................26 Shea Stanfield-McGarrah 4. FIDELITY OF IMPLEMENTATION OF AN INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING PROGRAM: AN INTERVIEW STUDY...............................................................................................31 Pamela Bell Reece 5. FIRST YEAR TEACHER PERCEPTIONS OF INSTRUCTIONAL COACHING AS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODEL...................................................................................37 June Ritchlin 6. THE EFFECTS OF ACADEMIC GROUPING ON STUDENT PERFORMANCE IN SCIENCE .........................................................................................................44 Sally Smykla Scoggins 7. JOURNAL OF K-12 EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH