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District Development, 2007.
A look at some of the challenges facing district development planners.
1,492 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper examines how several challenges face district development planners today and how issues of democracy and decentralization have made district planning much more complicated and challenging than the case was in the past. It looks at how communities today expect their power and participation levels to be fully concomitant with their ideals of democracy and empowerment as provided by the Constitution. It also discusses how issues relating to the nature of each specific community need to be taken into account for optimal planning. The most important element of district planning is community participation. Only in involving as much as possible of the community, can effective ideas come forward in setting community goals and targeted achievement.
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"J. Norman Reid for example emphasizes the need for community participation in his focus for effective development and planning. According to Mr. Reid, active community participation is beneficial in several respects. This aspect for example results in greater community empowerment. This in turn creates a better economy for that community in that a participating community tends to apply for an receive more funding than a non-participating one. Thirdly, citizen satisfaction within a participating community is greater, as the sense and evidence of accomplishment can be appreciated by all participating parties."
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A History of Urban Development, 2005.
A look at urban development in Spadina District in Toronto.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 1 source, $ 53.95
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The paper examines the general shift in land use in Toronto's Spadina District. The land has been both predominately residential and predominately commercial at different times of the city's history. The paper studies how the size of the district and the changes in the range of dominant uses has affected the development of this district.
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"A history of urban development in Toronto's Spadina District is challenged by both the size of the district and the changes in the range of dominant uses in the physical space. As this essay will demonstrate, over the past century and a half the district has experienced a general shift in land use from predominantly residential, to commercial, and more recently back to predominantly residential save for retail stores along the major arteries of Spadina, Queen and King. This shift has reflected both changes in the transportation networks in the district, as well as changes in the demographics of the area's population."
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Professional Development/Innovative Change, 2008.
An examination of education plans for teachers and persons involved in the field of education.
1,349 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 4 sources, APA, $ 45.95
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The paper discusses a school's professional development and continuing education plan for educators and compares the professional development plan with other schools. It also evaluates the original plan in terms of its scope, its accessibility, its relevance to teachers and to staff, and its use of professional resources. The paper includes an educational initiative and evaluates its success as an "innovative change" specific to the original school district's professional development plan. The paper finally concedes that there is always room for improvement.
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" With regards to relevance, Long Beach is clearly in the ascendancy. Compared to Philadelphia's rather generic approach, the LBUST specifically lists a host of programs aimed at teachers teaching specific subjects - "The Content Institutes;" the "Math Institute;" and the program called, "Basic Literacy Training," being chief among them (Long Beach Unified School District, 2007). Turning to the use of professional resources, the LBUST is not quite as explicit as Philadelphia seems to be when it comes to how monies will be allocated or resources will be used (for more, please see School District of Philadelphia, n.d.). Nonetheless, Long Beach is still the best of the three programs discussed above because of its attention to programmatic detail."
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Professional Development Plan, 2004.
An analysis of a teaching staff development plan to encourage greater student achievement and facilitate the active engagement of students by fulfilling the mission statement of the school.
1,460 words (approx. 5.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 48.95
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This paper presents a staff development plan to be implemented with all levels of teaching staff. The paper explains the mission of this particular school district to promote high academic achievement, build character, and foster creativity. The paper describes how, in order to accomplish this mission, teachers new, established, and veteran alike, participate in ongoing educational activities geared toward curriculum development, team building, technology education, and independent learning.
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"As part of the staff development program, teachers may choose what they desire to learn on a continuing basis, as long as it links to the school districts mission. The individual, the school and the school district should be intimately tied together and work in a collaborative manner to achieve the best possible outcome for all students. Learning will occur through a collaborative effort where teachers, administrators, staff and HR personnel work together to determine individual needs and group needs. Assessments will be carried out as part of the development plan prior to and after all development/training sessions to ensure that teachers are meeting their goals and organizational goals as a whole."
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The Spadina Urban History Trail, 2007.
A look at the development of the Spadina District of Toronto in the context of the history of Toronto as a whole.
944 words (approx. 3.8 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 33.95
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This paper discusses the history of the Spadina District in the context of Toronto's history as a whole. It describes how the area developed over time and who the key agents were in the shaping of its development. The paper focuses on the district's development with regards to entrepreneurial development, in terms of both land developers and business development, immigration and transportation networks.
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"Of course, the history of development in the Spadina district predates the arrival of the railway. Indeed, many of the defining features in the landscape of the area were established long prior to the appearance of the railway. The Spadina district was to the west of Toronto's primary area of settlement in the early 19th century, and its landscape was dominated by families such as the Baldwins - whose names figure on the streets in the area to this day - who "initially planned" the streets around Spadina from Queen St. up to Bloor St. (Careless 96). This was then primarily a residential area for Toronto's wealthy at the time and was dominated by "gentry estates" (Careless 96). However, population and economic forces led to these "large family homes with grounds" being broken up and subdivided into "almost ad-lib subdivisions" that "offered many small lots for lower-income homes" (Careless 96)."
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The U.S. District Court of California, 2007.
A look at several different functions that are critical to the continued operation of the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California.
1,691 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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This paper looks at the U.S. District Court of the Northern District of California and describes nine of the courts' essential functions and the necessity of these functions in order for the courts to continue to operate properly. It concludes with an overview of the subject matter addressed as well as some thoughts from the author.
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Finance/Accounting
Legal Advocates and Court Interpreters
Technical Support and Litigants
Calendar Clerks and Court Personnel
Conclusion
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"The court takes advantage of the opportunity of technology in benefits for users and the court. The strategy of using technology in the court will benefit the transacting process by setting standards and guidelines for the systematic implementation and integration of information technology into the courts. The Technical Support and litigants are to support the Court's administration; judicial function and the way the information are delivered. The use of a program called "eCourt" will be used. The eCourt program has a least amount of disruptions and efficiently deliveries the information to the needed destinations. Another advantage of technology in benefits to the court is the use of digital telephone services and video conferencing for the courts. "
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ELL Programs in the Modern California School District, 2005.
Examines specific programs used in one school district to enhance the learning of ELL (English Language Learners) students.
2,865 words (approx. 11.5 pages), 7 sources, APA, $ 85.95
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Modern classrooms must implement several programs to offer an effective educational curriculum to special needs students such as English Language Learners (ELL). Programs will differ from school to school or district to district depending upon demographics and resources available. This paper shows that the several programs offered in the Redlands Unified School District take such considerations into account. The district offers a comprehensive program to start ELL students on their transition to the general education mainstream classroom starting in kindergarten. The paper shows that the students and their parents are offered techniques to obtain the proper education while they learn English. The programs used there, plus several others, are making the California classroom a less stressful and more productive place for ELL students to learn.
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"Orando and Rothstein (as cited in Slavin, 2003) state that the educational system is presented with a dilemma when it comes to limited English proficient students. The dilemma is this: The students need to learn English in order to function in society, but how much instruction should they get in their first language? English language learners (ELL) need more aid in learning all subjects because they are also trying to learn English at the same time (Johnson, Musial, Hall, Gollnick & Dupuis, 2005). Those that do speak some English may speak it with an accent or in a dialect and thus feel more comfortable using their primary language during some lessons (Lewis & Doorlag, 2003)."
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"Theodore vs. The Delaware Valley School District", 2005.
This paper argues against the Supreme Court decision regarding drug testing in the case of "Theodore vs. The Delaware Valley School District".
3,275 words (approx. 13.1 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 93.95
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This paper explains that the Delaware Valley School District (Pennsylvania) implemented Policy 227 stating that all middle and high school students who seek to participate in extracurricular activities or request permission to drive to school would be required to submit themselves to random drug and alcohol testing; thereafter, Louis and Mary Ellen Theodore, parents of two exemplary students, filed suit to prevent the School District from continuing to drug test students by stating that Article 1, Section 8 of the Pennsylvania Constitution, which prevents unreasonable searches and seizures, protects their daughters and all students from Policy 227. The author reports that the United States Supreme Court ruled against the school district stating that a drug testing policy without suspicion will survive constitutional challenge only if the school district makes some actual reasons for the specific need for the policy and gives an explanation for believing that the policy would address that need, rejecting any such symbolic purpose as an appropriate reason for drug testing any group of students. The paper argues that Policy 227 is a fine policy with good intentions; instead, the paper contends that Policy 227 should be changing to only test athletes and student drivers, allowing the school district to cite the "Earls" and "Vernonia" cases as being more comparable thus possibly changing the outcome.
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"Another pro for the appellees were their ability to further distinguish themselves from "Vernonia" in the fact that case concerned a "strong drug culture in that school led by student athletes who had a lower expectation of privacy than the general body or even students involved in non-athletics extra-curricular activities." Appellees noted that the District had not even attempted to justify its program by proving the existence of an actual drug crisis in the District, much less within the targeted class of students" (J-97-2003, 7). In fact, since Article 1, section 8, provides greater protection than the 4th amendment, the appellees where able to further argue that "even showing of special need could not be viewed as justifying the sort of random, suspicionless searches conducted under policy 227" (J-97-2003, 7)."
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Funding Small School Districts, 2002.
This paper is a review of literature and a proposal for research concerning superintendents of small school districts, their relationship between ethics, mandates, laws, and regulations and the process of funding school districts.
1,315 words (approx. 5.3 pages), 15 sources, APA, $ 44.95
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The paper states that there is a critical need for research into the relationships between alternate patterns of educational governance and the ability to mobilize human energy. The paper recommends that research should be done to show how schools can restructure many of their programs to meet the laws and regulations while meeting the needs of the schools. The paper concludes that the hypothesis of this survey research will illustrate how funds and grants should be issued, related to the individual needs of the school and the relationship with the superintendent.
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"The top ten factors that influence teachers applying for administration positions are relationship among the board, administration, and teachers; salary, community support, quality of community life, impact of the administrative position on home life, reputation of superintendent, poor working conditions, and the control of the board and the superintendent. Basically this shows that the decisions and actions of the superintendent affect stakeholders. The role of the superintendent is an important one when it comes to the district personnel and the shared vision of the school."
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Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD), 2004.
This paper relates the history and function of the Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD) and other agencies relating to parks, recreation, and wildlife conservation.
3,900 words (approx. 15.6 pages), 14 sources, APA, $ 106.95
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This paper relates that the Illinois Association of Park Districts (IAPD)
was founded as the Illinois Association of Conservation and Park Districts 75 years ago to establish and protection parks and to conserve wildlife. The author points out that the historic ?Park Law Codification Bill?, signed in 1951, combines all the various laws pertaining to the issues of park conservatism into one single section of the state law. The paper relates that, today, each of the more than 40 park districts, forests, and conservation parks in the state of Illinois has a police force to patrol, routinely enforcing laws regarding recreation, hunting, and boating, and especially the use of drugs and alcohol.
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"The DNR or the Illinois Department of Natural Resources states that its mission is to protect and manage and to conserve the various natural resources that the state of Illinois can very proudly boast of, and to provide those recreational opportunities to interested people that would not harm or spoil these natural resources in any manner. The Educational Department of the DNR was launched in the year 1995, with the primary aim of the development of educational methods and of the training methods involved in the conservation of natural resources of Illinois. It also was to provide hands on training for those persons wanting to indulge in the various outdoor activities that Illinois offers, such as snowmobiling, boating and hunting methods."
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The Spadina District, 2005.
An urban history trail of the Spadina district.
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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The paper proposes that a "first view" of the Spadina district is an exercise in contradiction. The paper examines how we are used to thinking of residential and industrial/commercial uses as occupying distinct "zones" of our urban spaces, the development of the Spadina district has been defined over time by an intimate and dynamic interrelationship of these two uses of urban space. As this essay reveals, this mixture of uses has continued to define the Spadina district into the present day.
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Bethel School District vs. Fraser, 2004.
A review of the Bethel School District vs. Fraser court case, which concerns freedom of speech.
1,532 words (approx. 6.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 50.95
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This paper discusses the Bethel School District vs. Fraser court case, regarding a school speech made at an assembly by Matthew Fraser. The paper explores the school's reaction to Fraser's speech, claiming it to be indecent, lewd, and offensive to the modesty and decency of many of the students and faculty in attendance at the assembly. The paper contends that the case sets an important precedent with regard to the future actions a school or district may take concerning similar matters of public decency and free speech, especially with regard to the actions of members of the student body.
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"In specific, the events concerned the actions of one Matthew N. Fraser, a student at Bethel High school in Washington State. In short, at a required assembly of approximately 600 students, Fraser presented a speech in which he referred to a student government opponent in terms of an ?elaborate, graphic, and explicit sexual metaphor? (UMKC, 2004). Not only did the student receive a warning from two teachers that it was ?inappropriate and that he probably should not deliver it,? and that it was possible that its presentation may have ?severe consequences (UMKC),? but it was observed that the reaction of the student audience to its presentation ranged from hooting, lewd gestures which ?graphically simulated the sexual activities pointedly alluded to in respondent's speech,? to obvious embarrassment and bewilderment? (UMKC)."
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The Office of the Los Angeles County District Attorney, 2004.
This paper assess the role of the Los Angeles District Attorney?s office, which is the largest local prosecuting agency in the nation.
770 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 27.95
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This paper explains that the District Attorney for Los Angeles County, an elected official whose term runs for four years, is a non-partisan lawyer who works for the people of the county, which covers 78 cities and over 4,000 square miles. The author points out that a staff of about 2,200 people in nine offices located throughout the county handles over 60,000 felonies and 200,000 misdemeanors per year by working closely with local officials and police departments to prosecute criminals. The paper relates that the District Attorney?s office is organized to handle a variety of crimes, including crimes of violence, crimes of hate, fraud, and corruption; its goal is to prosecute the criminal and insure justice for the victim.
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"The Community Prosecution Division provides the ability for police, members of the community and other local officials to create strategies for dealing with gang violence, crime prevention, truancy, drugs and other quality of life issues that affect the community. It is an opportunity for the District Attorney?s office and the community to work synergistically to overcome a broad spectrum of problems. In addition, the Bureau of Crime Prevention works with young people to help them avoid a life of crime by developing skills and talents that will help them succeed in life."
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Rowley Vs. Hendrick Hudson District Board Of Education, 2002.
A look at school psychology practices in relation to the case of Rowley Vs. Hendrick Hudson District board of education (1982).
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper discusses the impact of a Supreme Court ruling in the case of Rowley vs. board of education of Hendrick Hudson District in 1982. The case reached the highest Court of Law in the United States when the petitioners were denied their request for additional assistance for their child who was suffering from hearing impairment. The ruling in this case served as the important legal reference for special education laws that were formulated after 1982.
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Proposition AA in the Los Angeles Community College District's Office 3., 2002.
Reviews Proposition AA, the Los Angeles district's $980 million community college bond.
1,256 words (approx. 5.0 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 42.95
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This paper examines the background of issues that gave rise to Proposition AA, the contents of Proposition AA itself and the proposition?s critics. Proposition AA allows voters to decide whether to approve the financing for renovations at the district's nine community colleges, as well as construct new facilities that have been previously launched under Proposition A.
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"Like many social service-oriented sectors of local government, the Los Angeles Community College District is facing severe financial challenges. California governor Gray Davis has announced $21 million in state budget cuts, potentially reducing even further the stretched resources of the community college system."
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