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| About the Author | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Foreword | |
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| Prologue: Our Path to Digital Conversion | |
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| Digital Conversion and Academic Achievement | |
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| What Is Digital Conversion? | |
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| Moving to Second-Order Change | |
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| Addressing the Needs of Today | |
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| Critical Success Factors | |
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| Digital Conversion Is for Everyone | |
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| Academic Achievement | |
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| The Moral Imperative | |
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| Bridging the Digital Divide | |
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| High Expectations for Every Student | |
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| Special Education Students | |
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| English Language Learners | |
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| Minority Students | |
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| Culture of Student Collaboration | |
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| A Culture of Caring | |
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| School Mission: The Foundation of Culture | |
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| A Commitment to Every Child | |
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| Influential Texts | |
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| Cultural "Force Field" | |
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| Establishing a Caring Community | |
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| The Cultural Conditions for Caring | |
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| Transitioning to a New Culture | |
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| Honoring Teachers | |
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| "Pervasive Efficacy" | |
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| Caring for Everyone | |
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| Support, Laughter, and Joy | |
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| The Impact of Negativity | |
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| What to Do About Negaholics? | |
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| "All In"-School Culture Is for Everyone | |
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| Collective Leadership | |
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| Commitment from the Heart | |
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| Participatory Decision Making | |
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| Impact on Student Success | |
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| Digital Resources and Infrastructure | |
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| Collaborative Planning | |
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| Planning Objectives | |
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| Evolving Agenda | |
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| Preliminary Planning Documents | |
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| Focus on Employee Growth | |
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| Learning and Planning Together | |
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| Initial Staff Development Planning | |
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| Communication Planning | |
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| Building the Digital Foundation | |
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| Pilot Program | |
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| Teacher Laptops | |
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| Student Laptop Selection | |
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| Staged Laptop Rollout | |
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| Wireless Network | |
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| Online Content and Tools | |
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| Learning Management System | |
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| Media Center Tools | |
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| Social Networking | |
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| Required Use Policy | |
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| Monitoring of Online Activity | |
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| Staffing | |
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| Initial Training | |
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| Second-Order Change Management | |
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| Service and Support | |
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| Evolutional Capacity Building | |
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| Building Momentum for Change | |
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| Personal Development Plans | |
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| Additional Planning Time | |
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| Students and Teachers Learning Together | |
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| Steady Progress and Constant Effort | |
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| Change Management Strategies | |
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| Candid Feedback | |
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| The Long View | |
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| Team Building | |
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| Executive Team Meetings | |
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| Principals' and Faculty Meetings | |
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| Department and Grade-Level Meetings | |
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| Articulation Meetings | |
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| Teacher Advisory Committee Meetings | |
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| Parent Advisory Committee Meetings | |
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| Student Advisory Committee Meetings | |
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| Community Involvement | |
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| Powering Professional Growth | |
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| MGSD Professional Development Goals | |
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| School-Level Professional Learning Pathways | |
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| District-Level Professional Learning Pathways | |
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| Teacher Leaders | |
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| Personal Reflection | |
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| Employee Evaluations | |
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| New Teachers | |
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| The Impact of Adult Empowerment and Growth | |
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| Instructional Transformation | |
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| Key Drivers of Student Engagement | |
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| Relevant Learning | |
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| Personalized Learning | |
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| Collaborative Learning | |
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| Connected Learning | |
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| Teaching in a Digital Learning Environment | |
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| Evolving Instructional Methods | |
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| Learning from Students | |
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| Student and Teacher Mobility | |
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| Online Daily Plans | |
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| Lesson Planning | |
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| Extended Learning Time | |
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| Online Assessment | |
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| Digital Citizenship | |
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| Effective Teaching | |
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| Impact on Students | |
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| Purposeful Engagement | |
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| Cognition Ignition | |
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| Support for Struggling Students | |
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| Organizational Skills | |
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| Creativity | |
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| Having Fun | |
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| Academic Success | |
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| InfoDynamo: A Daily Date with Data | |
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| Accountability | |
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| An In-Depth Picture | |
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| MGSD Keys to Data-Driven Decision Making | |
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| Transparency and Openness | |
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| Building Confidence | |
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| Data Analysis Categories | |
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| Information Meetings | |
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| Reflective Advancement | |
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| Resource Alignment Decision Making | |
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| Precision and Speed | |
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| No More Guesswork | |
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| Students Informed to Succeed | |
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| Keeping Parents in the Loop | |
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| Data Charts by School | |
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| Third Grade Schools | |
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| East Mooresville Intermediate School | |
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| Mooresville Intermediate School | |
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| Mooresville Middle School | |
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| Mooresville High School | |
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| Resource Alignment | |
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| Establishing Priorities | |
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| TCO and ROI | |
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| Infrastructure | |
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| Hardware | |
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| Digital Resources | |
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| Professional Development | |
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| Affordability for Families | |
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| Repurposing Resources | |
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| Instructional Materials and Supplies Monies | |
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| Computer Labs | |
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| Staff | |
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| Cost Savings and Cost Avoidance | |
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| Dropout Prevention | |
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| Online Assessment | |
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| Paper and Copying | |
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| Paperwork Reduction | |
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| Disciplinary Actions | |
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| Online Professional Learning | |
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| End-of-Course Failure | |
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| The End Result: $1.25 per Student per Day | |
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| "All In": Collaboration, Synergy, and Momentum | |
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| Everyone Counts! | |
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| Students In | |
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| Teachers In | |
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| Support Staff In | |
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| Administrators In | |
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| Parents and Community In | |
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| "All In" Success Factors | |
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| Signposts | |
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| Modeling by Principals | |
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| Modeling by Teachers | |
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| Countering the Counterproductive | |
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| Team Spirit | |
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| Respect and Communication | |
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| Problem Solving with Flexible Teamwork | |
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| "All In" in Action | |
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| The Change a Life Mentoring Program | |
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| Technical Crisis Management | |
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| Forty Years of Enthusiastic Teaching | |
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| Replication and Sustainability | |
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| Digital Conversion Critical Success Factors | |
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| Digital Conversion Checklists | |
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| Facilitate Discussion among Stakeholders | |
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| Read and Learn Together | |
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| Develop Awareness and Motivation | |
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| Plan, Plan, and Plan Again | |
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| Build a Shared Vision | |
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| Ensure a Supportive Culture | |
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| Align Resources | |
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| Focus on Student Achievement | |
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| Foster Leadership | |
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| Establish the Digital Infrastructure | |
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| Build Capacity | |
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| Implement Data-Driven Personalized Instruction | |
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| Rethink the Instructional Process | |
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| Collective Problem Solving | |
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| Epilogue | |
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| Glossary | |
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| Sample Meeting Agendas | |
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| Strategic Plan | |
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| Teacher Evaluation Materials | |
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| Real-Time Data | |
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| Helpdesk Procedures for Damaged Student Laptops | |
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| Visitors to Mooresville Graded School District | |
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| League of Innovative Schools | |
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| Book Talk for Professional Learning Communities and Digital Conversion Planning | |