These results were mostly found in schools that implemented
the SIG turnaround model, which, among other things, compels more dramatic staff turnover.
Not exact matches
For example, the
SIG program was written such that SEA had no power to tell districts which of the four «
turnaround»
models to use (and of course, most districts then chose the weakest
models).
About 20 percent of the
SIG schools chose the second option, the «
turnaround»
model, which required replacing at least half the staff.
Thus, we sought schools where specific practices in the PK — 3 years aligned with and accelerated promising
turnaround efforts through the implementation of the
SIG models.
For example, several studies of School Improvement Grants (
SIG) suggest the largest student achievement gains were made in sites adopting the «
turnaround»
model, which prescribed the most intensive practices with regard to replacing staff (Dee, 2012; Dragoset et al., 2017).