38 https :// www . tn . gov / education / topic / tdoe2-training-revised-ela-and-math-standards-training .
39 Tennessee Department of Education . ( 2016 ). Retrieved September 6 , 2016 . http :// tn . gov / sbe / article / math-and-english-language-arts .
40 Russell , W ., et al . ( 2015 ). The impact of participation in the Advanced Placement program on students ’ college admissions test scores . The Journal of Educational Research , 108 . Retrieved September 12 , 2016 . http :// www . tandfonline . com / doi / pdf / 10.1 080 / 00220671.2014.917253 ? needAccess = true .
41 Stephan , J . L ., et al . ( 2015 ). Who will succeed and who will struggle ? Predicting early college success with Indiana ’ s student information system . American Institutes of Research . Retrieved September 12 , 2016 . https :// ies . ed . gov / ncee / edlabs / regions / midwest / pdf / REL _ 2015078 . pdf .
18 Balakit , M . & Gonzales , J . ( 2016 , February 17 ). Haslam : TNReady scores can be left off teacher evaluations . The Tennessean . Retrieved December 6 , 2016 from http :// www . tennessean . com / story / news / 2016 / 02 / 17 / haslam-wants-tnready-evaluation-plan-teachers / 80449178 /.
19 RAND Corporation . ( 2012 ). Teachers matter : Understanding teachers ’ impact on student achievement . Retrieved December 6 , 2016 from http :// www . rand . org / education / projects / measuring-teacher-effectiveness / teachers-matter . html .
20 DeMonte , J . ( 2015 ). A million new teachers are coming : Will they be ready to teach ? American Institutes for Research . Retrieved December 6 , 2016 from http :// educationpolicy . air . org / sites / default / files / Brief-MillionNewTeachers . pdf .
21 SCORE . ( 2016 ). Prepared for Day One : Improving the Effectiveness of Early-Career Teaching . Available online at https :// www . joomag . com / magazine / prepared-for-dayone / 0061262001476730043 ? short .
22 Mader , J . ( 2016 , February 8 ). Data on teacher prep grads will soon lead to consequences for some programs . The Hechinger Report . Retrieved February 8 , 2016 . http :// hechingerreport . org / data-on-teacher-prep-grads-will-soon-lead-to-consequences-forsome-programs /.
23 Tatter , G . ( 2016 , February 1 ). Haslam proposes $ 261 million more for K-12 education . Chalkbeat Tennessee . Retrieved February 10 , 2016 from http :// www . chalkbeat . org / posts / tn / 2016 / 02 / 01 / haslam-proposes-261-million-more-for-k-12-education /.
24 Tennessee Department of Education . ( 2015 ). Retrieved September 7 , 2016 from http :// team-tn . org / wp-content / uploads / 2015 / 08 / IPI-Positive-Effects-June-2016 _ final . pdf .
25 Tennessee Department of Education . ( 2016 ). Retrieved November 17 , 2016 from http :// educatorsurvey . tnk12 . gov .
26 Ibid .
27 Tennessee Department of Education . ( 2016 ). Supporting early grades student achievement : An exploration of RTI2 practices . Retrieved November 17 , 2016 from https :// www . tn . gov / assets / entities / education / attachments / rpt _ an _ exploration _ of _ rti2 _ practices . pdf .
28 Ibid .
29 Teacher Leadership Exploratory Consortium . ( n . d .). Teacher Leader Model Standards . Retrieved December 13 , 2016 from http :// www . teacherleaderstandards . org / downloads / TLS _ Brochure . pdf .
30 Ibid .
31 Tennessee Department of Education ( 2016 ). Tennessee Teacher Leader Network : 2015-16 Guidebook . Retrieved December 4 , 2016 from http :// tn . gov / assets / entities / education / attachments / 331047 _ tchr _ leader _ guidebook _ 2015-16 . pdf .
32 Lettre , S ., & Campbell , N . ( 2016 ). Great leaders for great schools . Center for American Progress . Retrieved December 6 , 2016 from https :// cdn . americanprogress . org / wp-content / uploads / 2016 / 09 / 30112946 / CharterLeadership . pdf .
33 Tennessee CAN . ( 2016 ). Tennessee District Leader Survey Results 2016 . Retrieved December 13 , 2016 from https :// tn-can . org / wp-content / uploads / sites / 5 / 2016 / 12 / TennesseeDistrictSurvey . pdf .
34 Ibid .
35 Tennessee Transformational Leadership Advisory Council . ( 2016 ). Final Report . Tennessee Department of Education . Retrieved December 6 , 2016 from https :// tn . gov / assets / entities / education / attachments / Transformational _ Leadership _ Report . pdf .
36 Tennessee Department of Education . ( 2016 ). Tennessee Department of Education issues letter of intent to award statewide testing contract to Questar . Retrieved November 28 , 2016 from https :// www . tn . gov / education / news / 43608 # sthash . 60dhDb31 . dpuf .
37 Tennessee Department of Education . ( 2016 ). Tennessee Department of Education reduces testing time by 30 percent . Retrieved November 28 , 2016 from https :// www . tn . gov / education / news / 43904 # sthash . 0wWsjlDz . dpuf .
42 Tennessee Department of Education . ( 2016 ). Almost 7,500 more college credits awarded to Tennessee high school students . Retrieved December 5 , 2016 from https :// www . tn . gov / education / news / 45795 # sthash . qBI5GKGB . dpuf .
43 Annie E . Casey Foundation . ( 2012 ). Double jeopardy : How third-grade reading skills and poverty influence high school graduation . Retrieved December 6 , 2016 from http :// www . aecf . org / resources / double-jeopardy .
44 Tennessee Department of Education . ( 2016 ). Setting the foundation : A report on elementary grades reading in Tennessee . Retrieved November 12 , 2016 from https :// www . tn . gov / assets / entities / education / attachments / rpt _ setting _ the _ foundation . pdf .
45 http :// www . tn . gov / readtobeready .
46 Tennessee Department of Education . ( 2016 ). Ready to be Ready 2016 Summer Grant Program Report .
47 Tennessee Charter School Center . ( 2014-15 ). State of the sector : Tennessee charter schools . Retrieved November 18 , 2016 from https :// static1 . squarespace . com / static / 57587d0fcf80a18be030a6b2 / t / 578900be8419c2cc3abaf24f / 1468596416705 / TN + Charter + SOS + 2014-15 . pdf .
48 Ibid .
49 Pignolet , J . ( 2016 , September 29 ). Tennessee receiving $ 20 million to expand charter schools . Memphis Commercial Appeal . Retrieved November 21 , 2016 from http :// archive . commercialappeal . com / news / schools / tennessee-receiving-20-million-to-expand-charter-schools-3da8670a-16cd-2b23-e053-0100007fc03a-395301261 . html .
50 Stanford Center for Research on Education Outcomes ( CREDO ). National Charter School Study : 2013 . Available online at http :// credo . stanford . edu / documents / NCSS % 202013 % 20Final % 20Draft . pdf .
51 Tatter , G . ( 2014 , October 27 ). State board finalizes role as alternate charter school authorizer . Chalkbeat Tennessee . Retrieved December 13 , 2016 from http :// www . chalkbeat . org / posts / tn / 2014 / 10 / 27 / state-board-finalizes-role-as-alternate-charter-school-authorizer /.
52 Tennessee Department of Education . ( 2016 ). Charter Schools FAQ . Retrieved November 12 , 2016 from https :// www . tn . gov / education / article / charter-school-faq .
53 Kebede , L . F . & Watts , M . ( 2016 , April 19 ). Building on Innovation Zone successes , Shelby County Schools to launch separate ‘ Empowerment Zone .’ Chalkbeat Tennessee . Retrieved December 13 , 2016 from http :// www . chalkbeat . org / posts / tn / 2016 / 04 / 19 / building-on-innovation-zone-successes-shelby-county-schools-to-launch-separate-empowerment-zone /.
54 Pathways Tennessee . ( 2016 ). Tennessee Department of Education . Retrieved December 8 , 2016 from https :// www . tn . gov / assets / entities / education / attachments / pathways _ 101 . pdf .
55 Complete Tennessee . ( 2016 ). Room to grow : The state of higher Education in Tennessee . Retrieved December 2 , 2016 from https :// static1 . squarespace . com / static / 56cf531db6aa6036fa14e1f8 / t / 583de4556a49631ee36f01e9 / 1480451910074 / state-of-higher-education .
56 Tennessee Department of Education . ( 2016 ). Retrieved September 7 , 2016 . https :// tn . gov / education / news / 38754 .
57 Tennessee Department of Education . ( 2016 , March 30 ). Tennessee secures grant to develop bold plan to improve career preparation systems . Retrieved December 15 , 2016 from https :// www . tn . gov / education / news / 39230 .
58 Tennessee Department of Education ( 2016 ). Retrieved on December 5 , 2016 . Available online at https :// www . tn . gov / education / topic / work-based-learning .
59 Leithwood , K ., Louis , K . S ., Anderson , S ., & Wahlstrom , K . ( 2004 ). How leadership influences student learning . The Wallace Foundation . Retrieved December 8 , 2016 from http :// www . wallacefoundation . org / knowledge-center / Documents / How-Leadership-Influences-Student-Learning . pdf .
60 Wenner , J . A . & Campbell , T . ( 2016 ). The theoretical and empirical basis of teacher leadership : A review of the literature . Review of Educational Research . doi : 10.3102 / 0034654316653478 .
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