The Soundbox: A Music Engagement Lab (open access)

The Soundbox: A Music Engagement Lab

Report asserts that The Soundbox was designed as a public space within the Music Library where UNT community members can engage with various types of music technology to learn and create. The overall goal was to utilize Music Library space for public use in a way that increases engagement.
Date: October 6, 2023
Creator: Huff, David; Wolski, Kristin A.; Fernandez, Sabino; Lemons, Justin & Sellers, Steven
System: The UNT Digital Library
Texas Commission on Fire Protection Customer Service Survey: 2020 (open access)

Texas Commission on Fire Protection Customer Service Survey: 2020

Report documenting methods, general analysis and other results for the 2020 survey on customer service regarding the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.
Date: April 6, 2020
Creator: Texas Commission on Fire Protection
System: The Portal to Texas History
City of Denton debt summary report as of September 30, 2019 (open access)

City of Denton debt summary report as of September 30, 2019

This report describes the City two types of long-term debt: General Obligation Debt and Revenue Bond Debt. The City also differentiates between tax-supported and revenue-supported debt to provide the public with a clear understanding of what debt will be paid by property taxes versus rate revenues. However, Data provided in this report is as of the date of publication and constitutes existing long-term debt obligations only. This report does not include forward looking statements nor does it include debt that may be incurred in the future. Interested parties should refer to the City’s audited financial statements and other disclosure documents when investing.
Date: March 6, 2020
Creator: Denton. Finance Department
System: The Portal to Texas History
Teacher-Principal Ethnoracial Matching Keeps New Teachers in their Classrooms (open access)

Teacher-Principal Ethnoracial Matching Keeps New Teachers in their Classrooms

Policy brief sharing research for the potential for teacher-principal ethnoracial matching to improve outcomes such as teacher satisfaction and retention rates.
Date: September 6, 2023
Creator: Edwards, Wesley L.; Anderson, Cornelius Q.; Miller, Alexis & Burden, Kafarra Q. L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Keep it Local: Retain More Teachers of Color By Helping Them Work Close to Where They Grew Up (open access)

Keep it Local: Retain More Teachers of Color By Helping Them Work Close to Where They Grew Up

Policy brief sharing results from a study that looked at how new teacher retention patterns are predicted by the distance between the high school the teacher graduated from and the school where they were first employed.
Date: September 6, 2023
Creator: Edwards, Wesley L.; Kirksey, Jacob J.; Burden, Kafarra Q. L. & Miller, Alexis
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Music Library Picture Show: Creating a "Third Place" for Denton Students: Final Report (open access)

The Music Library Picture Show: Creating a "Third Place" for Denton Students: Final Report

Report states that the aim of the Music Library Picture Show demonstration was to learn about how event programming affects student attitudes about the library and to position the library as a viable "third place" for UNT students and visiting high school students. The project members promoted the events with the assistance of UNT Libraries Communications and Marketing which includes posters, small flyers, lawn signs, etc. Their results discuss the outcome of various events put on by the library, and how users felt about the events.
Date: October 6, 2023
Creator: Sprabary, Meghan & Wolski, Kristin A.
System: The UNT Digital Library