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Charles W. Bolen Faculty Recital: May 4, 2025
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May 4, 2025
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Improving Student Behavior and Safety on Bus Route 40 Through a Team-Based Climate Intervention
No full textStudent transportation is a daily yet often overlooked component of school climate, safety, and equity. This Dissertation in Practice (DiP), aligned with Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate (CPED) principles of inquiry, collaboration, and continuous improvement, examined how a structured, team-based intervention could improve student behavior and bus climate on Bus Route 40 at Pinecrest Primary School. Guided by improvement science principles and grounded in a commitment to equity, the study applied a 90-day Plan–Do–Study–Act (PDSA) cycle to test and refine strategies aimed at fostering safety, belonging, and accountability among students. The intervention organized students into color-coded teams that earned collective points for positive behavior, supported by increased adult presence and visual structure.
A mixed-methods design was used to analyze change across multiple data sources, including discipline referrals, bus video observations, student surveys, and interviews with students, staff, and transportation personnel. Quantitative data revealed reductions in disruptive behavior and fewer bus discipline referrals during the intervention. Qualitative findings showed overall improvements in perceptions of fairness, belonging, and safety among participating students, with some indications that the structured, team-based approach particularly supported students who had previously struggled to feel included or understood by peers and adults. Triangulated data indicated that adult consistency, visible structure, and team-based incentives contributed most to positive climate shifts.
This study extends the literature on school climate to the non-classroom context of student transportation and demonstrates how practitioner-led, team-based interventions can produce measurable improvement. Findings also underscore the importance of addressing systemic inequities through structure, collaboration, and student-centered design to sustain safer, more inclusive transportation experiences for all students
Blue Notes, January 31, 2025 (issue 2025-02)
No full textNewsletter of the Illinois State University Department of Chemistryhttps://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/bn/1066/thumbnail.jp
Department of English Newsletter, Winter 2024-2025
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Parent & Family Newsletter, January 2025
No full textParent and Family Newsletterhttps://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/pafn/1003/thumbnail.jp
Accounting Footnotes, Winter 2025
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Spectrum of the Lakes: Using Satellite Remote Sensing to Unveil Water Color in Minnesota\u27s Sentinel Lakes for Water Quality Monitoring
No full textTraditional water quality monitoring methods often face limitations of equipment costs and labor demands, requiring innovative approaches to effectively assess the ecological health of inland lakes across vast areas. This research explores the application of free, publicly available water color chromaticity analysis for midcontinent lakes in Minnesota, USA. We examined water color variations in Minnesota’s Sentinel Lakes using Landsat 8 OLI data to analyze surface reflectance samples collected from the deepest area within each lake during the late summer, corresponding to peak annual insolation and trophic activity. The median dominant visible wavelength was used to characterize water color. Results indicate a prevalence of green-yellow hues (∼575 nm), indicating the presence of photosynthetic activity and suspended solids. Regional variations were also observed across Minnesota. Red colors were common in the northeast and south, while blues were scarce. Statistical analysis revealed color was not unique to any ecoregions; however, sentinel lakes within an ecoregion were proven to have the same color. In the Canadian Shield ecoregion, annual water color variations were attributed to forested catchments and undisturbed hydrology. Using the median dominant visible wavelength (mDVW) to observe decadal patterns of water color can serve as a baseline for identifying anomalies and guide resourceful investigations
Self-Sacrifice in Academic Library Leadership
No full textMany leaders are inclined to sacrifice their own time, focus, and emotional well-being for the benefit of their colleagues and institutions, particularly in times of social, financial, and political uncertainty. This poster presents the preliminary results of a nationwide survey on self-sacrifice among academic library leaders. The goal of this research is to quantify the phenomenon of self-sacrifice to better understand how this behavior manifests and address the potential harms that it can cause. Based on literature and survey data, the researchers present their initial recommendations for mitigating self-sacrificial behavior as a way to encourage retention within academic library leadership and the profession as a whole