Sentences with phrase «achievement as our measure of success»

The second issue is that, although there are examples of growth as a valued indicator of success, too often we still use a limited view of achievement as our measure of success.

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The Governor is insisting that we focus on student achievement rather than funding the education bureaucracy as a measure of success.

School Wastage Study - National Absenteeism in Armenia «The term, school wastage, can be broadly defined as lack of demonstrated school success or realized educational gain (or value), measured as output of student achievement, outcome of social and economic returns, from provided educational services, finance, and other schooling related consumption of resources.

We find a positive correlation between a principal's assessment of how effective a teacher is at raising student achievement and that teacher's success in doing so as measured by the value - added approach: 0.32 for reading and 0.36 for math.

At the same time, demand for good charter schools has swelled, as the best of them have notched remarkable success on measures of student achievement.

These young, exceptionally ambitious teachers often act with a business mind and focus on statistics and figures as a key measure of their success, which doesn't always integrate well with the more moralistic measures that look at individual achievements.

They understand and actively work to eliminate gaps in school success between different groups of students, as measured by academic achievement, high school graduation rates, and preparation for college and other postsecondary pursuits.

Schools such as Wilbur shine under the current measure of academic success — the all - important Academic Performance Index — based on students» achievement level on standardized tests.

The Scholars» Paradise model would use «scale scores» or a «performance index» for the «academic achievement» indicator; measure growth using a two - step value - added metric; pick robust «indicators of student success or school quality,» such as chronic absenteeism; and make value added count the most in a school's final score.

As I have noted, stronger standards alone aren't the only reason why student achievement has improved within this period; at the same time, the higher expectations for student success fostered by the standards (along with the accountability measures put in place by the No Child Left Behind Act, the expansion of school choice, reform efforts by districts such as New York City, and efforts by organizations such as the College Board and the National Science and Math Initiative to get more poor and minority students to take Advanced Placement and other college prep courses), has helped more students achieve succesAs I have noted, stronger standards alone aren't the only reason why student achievement has improved within this period; at the same time, the higher expectations for student success fostered by the standards (along with the accountability measures put in place by the No Child Left Behind Act, the expansion of school choice, reform efforts by districts such as New York City, and efforts by organizations such as the College Board and the National Science and Math Initiative to get more poor and minority students to take Advanced Placement and other college prep courses), has helped more students achieve succesas New York City, and efforts by organizations such as the College Board and the National Science and Math Initiative to get more poor and minority students to take Advanced Placement and other college prep courses), has helped more students achieve succesas the College Board and the National Science and Math Initiative to get more poor and minority students to take Advanced Placement and other college prep courses), has helped more students achieve success.

After all, even in the British system, student achievement trumps site inspections as the most - important measure of school success.

TAP principally plugs four Elements of Success: Multiple Career Paths (for educators as career, mentor and master teachers); Ongoing Applied Professional Growth (through weekly cluster meetings, follow - up support in the classroom, and coaching); Instructionally Focused Accountability (through multiple classroom observations and evaluations utilizing a research based instrument and rubric that identified effective teaching practices); and, Performance - Based Compensation (based on multiple; measures of performance, including student achievement gains and teachers» instructional practices).

Texas ASCD's Whole Child approach is an effort to move from a focus on narrowly defined academic achievement as measured by test scores in core subjects to a broader definition that promotes the long - term development and success of all children.

LA Unified is among nine California school districts that are using a new index to gauge the success of schools, applying a mix of academic achievement as well as social, emotional and cultural measures.

Other states include measures of school quality or student success within other indicators, such as the achievement indicator.

For a district qualifying under this paragraph whose charter school tuition payments exceed 9 per cent of the school district's net school spending, the board shall only approve an application for the establishment of a commonwealth charter school if an applicant, or a provider with which an applicant proposes to contract, has a record of operating at least 1 school or similar program that demonstrates academic success and organizational viability and serves student populations similar to those the proposed school seeks to serve, from the following categories of students, those: (i) eligible for free lunch; (ii) eligible for reduced price lunch; (iii) that require special education; (iv) limited English - proficient of similar language proficiency level as measured by the Massachusetts English Proficiency Assessment examination; (v) sub-proficient, which shall mean students who have scored in the «needs improvement», «warning» or «failing» categories on the mathematics or English language arts exams of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System for 2 of the past 3 years or as defined by the department using a similar measurement; (vi) who are designated as at risk of dropping out of school based on predictors determined by the department; (vii) who have dropped out of school; or (viii) other at - risk students who should be targeted to eliminate achievement gaps among different groups of students.

First, ESSA requires states to include at least one measure of school quality or student success, in addition to other measures, such as academic achievement on state tests and graduation rates.

These KPMs include «measures of academic student success,» such as advanced reading and mathematics achievement, UC / CSU A-G course completion, and exhibiting 21st century skills, and «high leverage support measures,» such as high quality teachers, parent participation, and attendance.

In California, the use of other measures in addition to placement exams (known as multiple measures) is mandated by law — in fact, research shows that measures such as high school achievement data do a comparable or better job at predicting college success.

Denver students» achievement, as measured by Colorado Measures of Academic Success (CMAS) scores, increased for nearly every group of students since 2015 when the tests were first administered (there has been some stagnation and declines for students on Individual Education Programs (IEPs) in some subjects).

Self - described education «reformers» advocate top - down overhauling of systems, using standardized testing in math and English as the primary measure of student and teacher performance and success, and using competition to leverage change, although neither approach has been shown to improve student achievement.

As Harvard scholar Thomas J. Kane puts it, «A teacher's track record of producing student achievement gains does one thing better than any other measure (even if it does so imperfectly): it signals whether a teacher is likely to achieve similar success with another group of students.»

Our measure of success and achievement is fairly simple: having an individual successfully hired by a company, as well as being happy in their new role.

Using the equity trader as an example, part of your success is measured in numbers so ensure your main achievements by including quantifiable examples.

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