Student Research

All Advanced Graduate Certificate in Educational Leadership (EDL) and School District Business Leadership (SDBL) students are required to complete a research project as part of their curriculum. Abstracts of recent student work appear below.

Lindsey Andersen, Educational Leadership Program
Do Mentoring Programs Really Help New Teachers? 

Debbie Bally, Educational Leadership Program
The Purpose and Power of a Professional Learning Community 

Patrick K. Burke, Educational Leadership Program
School Based Teacher Development through the lenses of Peer Coaching Mentorship 

David DePrima, Educational Leadership Program
How Can Creating a Successful Life Skills Program on the Secondary Level Benefit a School District and the Students Involved? 

James Geis, Educational Leadership Program
Evaluating the Effects of School-Wide Positive Behavior Support 

Robert P. Hayes, Educational Leadership Program
Chronic Student Absenteeism; Causes and Intervention Strategies

KerriAnn Jannotte, Educational Leadership Program
Helping Students Start Over: Best Practices in Alternative Education 

Maureen Kearns , Educational Leadership Program
The High School Dropout Rate: The Cost to the Economy, Society and the Individual
and the Case for Intervening in the Middle School Years 

Joseph A. Mannozzi III , Educational Leadership Program
School Librarians and Student Achievement: Why Students Need Library Media Centers Staffed by Certified Library Media Specialists 

Margaret Matzen, Educational Leadership Program
Does The Classroom and School Building Environment Affect Student Performance and Achievement? 

Michael McGinn, Educational Leadership Program
Structuring a Parental Involvement Program 

Bradley Murphy, Educational Leadership Program
Do K-12 School Facilities Affect Student Achievement? 

Jerilyn Myers, Educational Leadership Program
The Positive Effects of Parental Involvement on Student Achievement 

Marie A. O'Connor, Educational Leadership Program
Flexible Block Scheduling in Urban Middle Schools: Is it an Onus or a Bonus in Narrowing the English Language Arts Gap? 

Victor Pineiro, Educational Leadership Program
How Effective are Teacher Evaluations Systems? The Pitfalls and Pros to Evaluating Educators 

Patrick Presti, Educational Leadership Program
Teacher Effectiveness and the use of Technology to Improve Student Learning Outcomes 

Christine Seebach, Educational Leadership Program
Guided Reading Best Practices in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Language 

Kelly Short, Educational Leadership Program
Educational Reform and the Realization That Students Are Not the Only Ones Who Need to Develop 

Hallie R. Weil, Educational Leadership Program
The Benefits and Drawbacks of Middle School Advisory Programs