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This textbook demystifies the complex Statistical calculations and difficulty in analyzing and interpreting assessment data by presenting simplified approaches for:¿ Understanding data types and using appropriate graphical and numerical forms to describe data.¿ Correctly reading and interpreting quantitative data and qualitative data presented in charts, tables, and graphs including pie charts, bar graphs, two-way tables, side-by-side bar graphs, segmented bar graphs, line graphs, histograms, dotplots, parallel boxplots, side-by-side stemplots, and scatter plots.¿ Correctly reading and interpreting quantitative data presented in numerical forms including mean, median, standard deviation, range, interquartile range, percentiles, quartiles, and standardized scores (z-scores).¿ Making data-driven decisions based on statistical calculations and interpretations.¿ Using the results of prudent data analysis to drive leadership and instruction.¿ Using the findings of extensive data analysis of assessment data to develop an innovative school improvement action plan.

Joshua Moore and Brad Stevenson are best of friends-inseparablefriends-until a horrific accident ends their friendship abruptly. Both Moore and Stevenson hold a secret-a secret so dark neither can revealit-a secret that only Gillian Richards is remotely suspicious of.Gillian Richards has tried to bury the memories that haunt her, hiding behind her profession and the man she loves. More than ten years pass before a phone call comes, revealing a shocking truth, making her relive the painful memories she has tried so hard to forget. On one small hunch she sacrifices everything she has, and in a relentless search to uncover the truth, she seeks out Joshua Moore.Mask of Innocence takes us on a journey of friendship and love-of betrayal and deceit-as the lives of the two boys unfold. Through the wine regions of New South Wales, the breathtaking beauty of the Blue Mountains, and the magnificence of Sydney's North Shore, Moore and Stevenson are haunted by a past that can't be forgotten-and by a woman who insists on revealing it.

Richard Santucci and David Hughes leverage their combined fifty plus years of experience in industrial sales in this guide that reveals how to take care of your most important customers.The Secrets of Successful Strategic Account Management begins by highlighting why companies must establish a strategic account program. The authors then lay out an easy-to-follow process to build such a program.The guide presents in layman's terms a successful and proven process to enhance sales at twice a company's average growth rate through strategic account management techniques. Learn how to:¿ identify strategic accounts;¿ select effective strategic account managers;¿ build out a team focused on bolstering business;¿ avoid common mistakes that cut into profits.Join the authors on a journey focused on boosting revenue growth and profitability, preventing losses,and converting customers into valued partners through strategic account management."Santucci and Hughes have done a great job of laying out a playbook for developing a robust strategicaccount program, with some great tools and templates that will help the reader develop their own program."-Naren Gursahaney, Non-Executive Chair of the Board-Terminix "The Secrets of Successful Strategic Account Management is the perfect blend of theory andimplementation to guide your company in building strategic account management capabilities. Santucciand Hughes deliver insight and practical tips drawing upon their years of sales leadership. A superbhandbook for corporate executives."-Christopher Stevens-CEO, Unibloc-Pump, LLC

While growing up in a large South Carolina sharecropper family, Sallie Peak learned the importance of using her voice to speak up, working hard, and advocating for her family and community. But little did she know that those valuable traits would eventually gift her with the fortitude and vision to create a new path of opportunity for other black girls and women. In a fascinating narrative, Peak shares insight into her childhood and beyond as she embarked on a coming-of-age journey in the 1970s when Spartanburg County was partially segregated, black children still walked to school while white children rode the bus, and female leadership was not encouraged or welcomed. As she leads others through her experiences, Sallie reveals how she, a blue collar worker, dared to step outside the box and set down a rewarding and sometimes challenging path as a public servant and the first black woman to achieve many accomplishments. A First Time for Everything is a true tale of endurance and resilience as a determined black girl transformed into a dedicated public servant in the face of degrading hardship and unequal treatment amid a segregated South.

The following plays, skits, poems, and mimes are fictional works that I created to fill the void in current multicultural events for my students. Many of these works were presented at my school district and received many favorable reviews. I felt the need to share the fruits of my labor so that other teachers, parents, and children could learn about their history and experience the sentiments of their people as well as new cultures in a new forum.

As a very sensitive girl, moments in my life which touched me deeply were sometimes difficult for me to understand, and even more difficult to express. To cope with the feelings, I found consolation and healing in printing my deepest feelings on paper, which helped me make sense of the confusion or heartache, or would allow me to rejoice in the celebration and good times. My "coping" technique began in high school and helped me through many years of friendships, loves, marriage, divorce, and significant life events. Putting my feelings on paper often allowed me to let go of the pain or heartache, or would lift me up and truly give me strength to carry on. My poetry is what helped me move through all of my early life's experiences.

In 1989, a missing woman is found dead. Investigators go to her apartment and find nothing. They are left without a clue. Twenty years later, children discover the body of a murder victim. Somehow, these deaths are related, and detectives soon get a break with the help of an old cold case. In the midst of all this horror, a wandering husband is brought back to his wife. A traffic accident brings unexpected love to a man in need of a change. However, the killer is still out there and soon has an encounter with the happy new couple. A major historic event is on the way, and a killer needs to be caught. Will the victims ever be laid to rest, or will a murderer continue to walk free?