Volume 3 - Issue 1 - DBU Journal for K-12 Educational Research - Page 3

Journal of K-12 Educational Research 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS GREETINGS FROM THE DIRECTOR. ..........................................................................................................................................3 AWORD FROM THE EDITOR.......................................................................................................................................................4 SEARCHING FOR DEMOCRACY IN THE MARKET: A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY OF TEXAS SUPERINTENDENTS NAVIGATING SCHOOL CHOICE REFORM.......................................................................................5 Paul Cook A STUDY OF TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE TEXAS TEACHER EVALUATION AND SUPPORT SYSTEM...............................................................................................................................................................11 Julia M. Hyman POSITIVE BEHAVIOR INTERVENTION SUPPORT SYSTEMS AND THE DISPROPORTIONALITY OF SUBJECTIVE DISCIPLINARY REFERRALS FOR BLACK STUDENTS. ................................................................................18 Alisha M. Brown DIFFERENCES IN EARLY LITERACY ACHIEVEMENT FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS: ANALYZING PERFORMANCE BETWEEN TRANSITIONAL AND DUAL LANGUAGE BILINGUAL PROGRAMS..........................23 Lori DeAnn Rapp THE EFFECT OF AN INTENSIVE SUMMER READING INTERVENTION PROGRAM ON ENGLISH LEARNER STATE ASSESSMENT SCORES.....................................................................................................................................................30 Tim E. Baxter THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP BEHAVIORS ON TEACHER ENGAGEMENT................................................................37 Jennifer Wilson INSTRUCTIONAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT IN ONE NORTH TEXAS DISTRICT................................................43 Shawna Miller PRINCIPAL LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PLANS AND THE PERCEIVED IMPACT ON SCHOOL CULTURE.......................................................................................................................................................................50 Le'Ann D. Downs TRANSFORMATIONAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS: BEST PRACTICES FOR RECRUITING AND RETAINING TEACHERS...............................................................................................................................................................57 James Hill JOURNALOF K-12 EDUCATIONALRESEARCH