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Qlt1 Task 4

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This chapter presents the research findings used to address the research questions presented in Chapter One. To that end, demographic is presented for each of the eighteen school districts studied in rural Kentucky. In addition, statistical analyses is presented as it relates to student success in each of the eighteen school districts at the third grade, the sixth grade, and the eleventh grade levels in the content area of reading. The data examined is from the 2015-2016 school year testing cycle as required by the Commonwealth of Kentucky. The statistical analyses focuses on the relationship between students’ success, based on the results of the Kentucky Performance Rating for Educational Progress data, and superintendent tenure in each of the districts. Regression analyses was applied to determine whether or not a statistically significant …show more content…

To address this question, data was collected as to the length of the superintendent tenure in each of the eighteen districts studied along with the test data for sixth grade students in each of the districts (See Table Seven).
Table Seven: Sixth Grade Reading
District Length of Superintendent Tenure Percentage of Students meeting Benchmark
Breathitt 2 37.9
Clay 2 68.7
Floyd 9 64.9
Harlan 4 54
Hazard Independent 11 52.5
Jackson Independent 2 47.2
Jenkins Independent 1 41.2
Knott 8 54.7
Lee 10 68.6
Leslie 3 62.6
Letcher 4 55.8
Magoffin 2 61.1
Owsley 6 44
Paintsville 10

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