Review of Codification of the Town of Templeton By-Law’s The Town of Templeton, after two years of effort, has a final draft of the proposed codified Town by-laws. The codification process has not been a simple task. There has been a lot of research and effort that has gone into this project. The codification has been able to address the conflicts and inconsistencies that we had in our by-laws, along with correcting the duplications and bringing the Town in compliance with statutory...
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This study, using data from the National Study of Student Learning, examined whether participation in a collegiate work-study program was related to cognitive educational benefits. Data were collected from 2,485 entering students at 23 institutions nationwide in the fall of 1992 with follow-up in the spring of 1993, of whom 494 (19.9 percent) reported receiving work-study assistance. Two questions were tested: one concerned differences in college experiences of work-study and nonwork-study...
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The National Postsecondary Education Cooperative (NPEC), with the support of the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics, was formed to develop ways to improve the utility of information for policy making at all levels and in all sectors of the postsecondary education enterprise. This report provides a model for examining, from a policy perspective, postsecondary education data priorities in the student outcomes area. The report first identifies a range of policy...
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This study examined whether African-American students who attend historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have different experiences and perceive the campus climate differently than African American students who attend predominantly white institutions (PWIs). The study also examined whether differences in experiences and perceptions of the environment are linked to differential gains in cognitive abilities. The study used data from the National Study of Student Learning, a...
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This study examined possible solutions to the paradox faced by college administrators as they try to increase diversity in the student body while minimizing tensions. The study used 1994 data on 2,050 second-year college students from the National Study of Student Learning, a longitudinal investigation of factors influencing student learning and development. Five dependent variables were considered: personal development, appreciation for fine arts, analytical skills, understanding science and...
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This study compared the effects of personal characteristics and teaching practices in the development of professional competencies by undergraduate engineering students. A survey completed by 480 engineering students gathered information concerning students' personal, academic, and demographic characteristics; characteristics of their current engineering course; and their self-evaluation of progress made in various areas as a result of their current course. Results indicated that self-evaluated...
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This study examined whether replacing race-based affirmative action admissions programs with class-based programs would continue to meet the racial/ethnic diversity goals of higher education, with the added benefit of helping poor and working class white students. Data from three National Center for Education Statistics databases were analyzed to: (1) determine the degree of association between race and socioeconomic status among high school and postsecondary students; and (2) project potential...
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This study examined whether replacing race-based affirmative action admissions programs in higher education institutions with class-based programs would continue to assist minorities yet have the added benefit of helping poor and working class whites. Three National Center for Education Statistics longitudinal databases were examined to assess the potential effects of such a shift in policy. Class was defined as socioeconomic status, a composite variable that combined income, parental...
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This document addresses issues of concern to higher education today, namely student success (particularly of underrepresented students) and accreditation and quality assurance. Regarding research and practice in the area of student success, the report discusses strategies that promote persistence, transfer, and completion throughout the K-16 pipeline, within institutions, between colleges, and in student financial aid. Regarding accreditation in higher education, the report addresses its role,...
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This study, first in a planned series, sought to examine the aggregate, or overall, impact of comprehensive intervention programs (CIPs) on students' preparedness for college, as reflected in their reading and mathematics abilities. All of the schools in the study were involved in GEAR UP, but it is important to be clear that GEAR UP is something of a prototype. The study focuses not on GEAR UP but on the outcomes associated with the kinds of activities and services it embodies. The analytical...
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This paper reports the results of a study exploring the unique and joint contributions of engineering students' classroom and out-of-class experiences on the development of two sets of skills central to students' successful performance as engineers: problem-solving and analytical skills, and group skills. Although the study focuses on engineering, the criterion measures and conceptual underpinnings are relevant to studies of teaching and learning in other fields. Multiple regression analyses...
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This paper reports the effects of program characteristics and faculty activities on students' experiences and, ultimately, the development of students' analytical and group skills. Data come from nationally representative samples of 4,330 seniors, 1,243 faculty members, and 147 engineering program chairs on 39 campuses nationwide. Findings indicate that program characteristics and faculty behaviors and values have significant, if relatively small and largely indirect, effects on student...
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For years, educators have drawn a distinction between deep cognitive processing and surface-level cognitive processing, with the former resulting in greater learning. In recent years, researchers at NSSE have created DEEP Learning scales, which consist of items related to students' experiences which are believed to encourage deep processing. In this study we examine the predictive power of NSSE's DEEP Learning scale as it relates to four learning outcomes. Further, we explore whether a...
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Despite an enormous investment in equalizing educational opportunities for all Americans, substantial evidence indicates that significant inequities remain, particularly for low-socioeconomic-status (SES) students. The report draws on an extensive review of the current research literature and contributes new analyses of national databases to fill in some of the holes in the existing literature. Among the findings are: (1) by the ninth grade, most students have developed occupational and...
Topics: ERIC Archive, Higher Education, Low Income Groups, Socioeconomic Influences, High School Students,...
Templeton Town Administrator Carter Terenzini explains the Article questions to be voted on at the Nov. 14, 2017 Fall Town Meeting.
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Templeton Town Administrator Carter Terenzini explains the ballot and warrant article questions for Town Election May 7 and the 2018 Annual Town Meeting on May 19, including tax override questions for ambulance service and the police station funding.
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Templeton Director of Community Services Jackie Prime discusses Boynton Library programs, arts, culture and recreation plans with Town Administrator Carter Terenzini.
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Templeton Town Administrator Carter Terenzini talks with Fire Chief David Dickie about ambulance and fire service support, Advanced Life Support (ALS) and burning permits.
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Templeton Town Administrator Carter Terenzini talks with Narragansett Regional School District Superintendent Christopher Casavant about new school plans and more.
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Guest: Board of Selectmen Chairman John Caplis discusses the town budget, economic development, and a meals tax proposal.
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Town Administrator Carter Terenzini and Board of Selectmen Chairman John Caplis discuss the State of the Town in 2019, including fiscal matters, the school building project and capital needs.
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Templeton Town Administrator Carter Terenzini discusses services for veterans with coordinator Sheila Pelletier.
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Agenda: Call to order Pledge of Allegiance Approval of minutes from last meeting 1:10:40 Baldwinville school update 1:12:36 Capital Planning update 1:16:57 Email BOS 1:22:42 Count down to Town Meeting 1:24:35 FY 2020 budget documents/review Advisory Committee by-law changes Advisory workshops 1:32:31 Pre-Town Meeting date Member comments 1:42:09 Adjourn
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Town Administrator Carter Terenzini and Templeton Health Agent Laurie Wiita talk about abandoned housing reclamation, bulky waste days, marijuana, and green communities issues.
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Templeton Town Administrator Carter Terenzini and Council on Aging (COA) Director Dianna Morrison discuss activities at the Senior Center, Food Pantry, Meals on Wheels and transportation services.
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