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application/pdf en text Submission original under an indefinite embargo labeled 'Open Access'. The submission was exported from vireo on 2025-03-28 without embargo terms The student, Joseph Viola III, accepted the attached license on 2024-10-29 at 12:12. The student, Joseph Viola III, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2024-10-29 at 12:12. This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2024-10-31 at 10:14. DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #21279 on 2025-03-28 at 14:25:21 Attacking detracking: An administrators’ guide to detracking Viola III, Joseph 2024-10-31 Pak, Yoon Pak, Yoon Ward Hood, Denise Hale, Jon Bruno, Paul Crt Detracking eng This research explores the school process known as tracking and the ways in which one secondary school leader reformed their school practices through the process of detracking. The purposes of this dissertation is to: (1) understand the decision-making process to detrack, (2) identify and overcome challenges to the district, and (3) explore the opportunities that emerged as a result of detracking. Through the theoretical framework of Critical Race Theory (CRT), I conducted an interview case study of a high school principal of a small, unit district in central Illinois, seeking to address and analyze these research questions. By following the framework provided, I close by providing “an administrator’s guide to detracking,” following the eight themes that emerged: collaboration, consensus, consistency, community building, convergence, communication, commitment, and cultivating leadership. 2024-12 Thesis https://hdl.handle.net/2142/127171 Copyright 2024 Joseph Viola III Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp Educ Policy, Orgzn & Leadrshp University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Ed.D. Dissertation