Not exact matches
In this
context, the question for
districts and
schools becomes: How do we balance the need to meet state standards at a given
school with the mandates from the
local school board?
Such detail captures multiple dimensions of
school and
district performance and can drive
local improvement efforts tailored to each unique
context.
Customized Coaching and Support When the way forward to more effective professional relationships isn't clear, SRI's expert staff members and facilitators partner with educators and community members to understand the
local context and to develop capacity to create a support plan that will successfully meet the
school,
district, or organization's goals.
AIR experts have been actively engaged with 31 states and more than 100
districts and
schools in launching and implementing early warning systems tailored to the
local needs and
context of our clients.
To add further
context as Newark prepares to regain
local control of its
district,, two weeks ago the Star - Ledger interviewed Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, whose stance on alternatives to traditional Newark
schools remains muddy at best.
Kaitlyn Harger, West Virginia University Third place: Cost - Effectiveness in the
Context of Budget Restoration: Implementing the
Local Control Funding Formula in the Los Angeles Unified
School District, David S. Knight, University of Southern California
Research about successful
school and
district leadership practices in
contexts such as these is still in its infancy, even though the capacities and motivations of
local leaders will significantly determine the effects of such
contexts on students.
Moreover, situating technology PD in
local school contexts allow teachers to learn about technology hardware and software available to them, as well as to fulfill instructional goals of the initiatives in their specific
districts (Kopcha, 2012; Mouza, 2011).
NJ EXCEL, therefore, emphasizes the study and analysis of topics and authentic educational issues within
local district and
school contexts, and within the broader
context of the state's Strategic Plan for Improving Education in New Jersey, the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, Common Core / PARCC, relevant state laws, policies, and initiatives.
The State
School Board's recent decision to eliminate physical education, arts and health courses as core statewide requirements for middle - school students is seen as a way to give local districts more flexibility in designing curriculum, which is a positive development in the context of allowing more local control over education p
School Board's recent decision to eliminate physical education, arts and health courses as core statewide requirements for middle -
school students is seen as a way to give local districts more flexibility in designing curriculum, which is a positive development in the context of allowing more local control over education p
school students is seen as a way to give
local districts more flexibility in designing curriculum, which is a positive development in the
context of allowing more
local control over education policy.
The Council proposes an equitable and sustainable model to extend support across both rural and urban
school districts, leveraging resources through a new partnership between public education agencies, institutions and non-profit partners with flexibility for
local contexts and priorities.
It is a response to the current
context where, in order to meet federal program requirements, states and
local districts have hastily devised principal and
school leader evaluation plans that quantify «effectiveness» based in significant part on standardized test scores.
The evidence base includes outcomes for
schools with a variety of governance structures in many
local contexts, ranging from small charter
schools to large and small
district - run
schools in urban and rural communities.