Not exact matches
Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter
Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial lead
Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci
Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial lead
Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning
approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide
turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing
schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial lead
schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring;
Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial lead
Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public
Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial lead
Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based
school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.
Instead of mandating a uniform
approach to
school turnarounds, convert the School Improvement Grants program into a competition and support states that take this effort seri
school turnarounds, convert the
School Improvement Grants program into a competition and support states that take this effort seri
School Improvement Grants program into a competition and support states that take this effort seriously.
The need to do something different is pronounced because of the long history of unsuccessful «
school turnaround» approaches and the failure of the Obama administration's School Improvement Grant pr
school turnaround»
approaches and the failure of the Obama administration's
School Improvement Grant pr
School Improvement Grant program.
The guide, «Turning Around Chronically Low - Performing
Schools» (ies.ed.gov / ncee / wwc / practiceguides), cites teacher collaboration as a frequent approach to improving instruction in 35 chronically low - performing schools that achieved dramatic turnarounds (substantial gains in student achievement within three
Schools» (ies.ed.gov / ncee / wwc / practiceguides), cites teacher collaboration as a frequent
approach to improving instruction in 35 chronically low - performing
schools that achieved dramatic turnarounds (substantial gains in student achievement within three
schools that achieved dramatic
turnarounds (substantial gains in student achievement within three years).
Now in its sixth year, that
turnaround approach is seen by some as a first of its kind — both for its academic results and, education experts say, for the inclusive and pragmatic way it got traditional public
schools, charters, nonprofits, and families to work together.
Furthermore, states that want to embrace this
approach to
school turnarounds need to create conditions that are essential to success.
In the event that a chosen
turnaround model doesn't deliver improved results within two years, the secretary can force the
school to start over with a new
approach.
Each
school district operated within a unique context and pursued differing
approaches to implementation of their
turnarounds.
The administration's models for
school turnarounds have been criticized because they often require the replacement of the principal and other
school staff members, and questions have been raised about whether the
approach is based in research.
Howard then raises the question of whether or not the ASD will end up being a long - term
approach to
school turnarounds based on its results.
To address this, we will invest in educators to launch new
schools with a promising
approach, expand high - performing
schools, or
turnaround failing
schools.
School turnarounds happen when teachers adopt new instructional and classroom management
approaches that help students learn and develop strong behavioral, social and emotional skills for success — fast.
Maryland's plan includes a strong focus on personalized professional learning for new and veteran teachers as well as a strong
school system - focused
approach to supporting all low performing and high poverty
schools, with specific emphasis on
turnaround leadership, talent development, instructional transformation, and culture shifts.
This blog post describes how a one - size - fits - all
approach to
school turnaround may be inappropriate — or even detrimental — to rural
schools.
As part of President Barack Obama's efforts to implement
school reform, «turnaround» is one of four approaches that school districts can take to improve an underperforming school participating in the School Improvement Grant pr
school reform, «
turnaround» is one of four
approaches that
school districts can take to improve an underperforming school participating in the School Improvement Grant pr
school districts can take to improve an underperforming
school participating in the School Improvement Grant pr
school participating in the
School Improvement Grant pr
School Improvement Grant program.
This
approach comes with both challenges and opportunities: DPS will be able to focus more attention and central resources on its lowest - performing
schools, improving its ability to provide contextualized supports, while still enabling
turnaround leaders to choose the educational programming, curriculum, and professional development best suited to the
school.
A successful
school turnaround requires a systems
approach with coherent guidance and support from the state and district to complement the actions of the
school; and A successful
school turnaround is more than the initial jolt of bold changes in structure, authority, and personnel; it includes phases in which effective practices and processes are routinized and sustained.
™ training has provided the perfect systemic
approach to assist with
school turnaround.
The Vallas Group's
turnaround model offers a comprehensive, thoughtful
approach to reach substantive
school improvement by addressing three critical, highly integrated and interdependent areas: academics, finance and operations.
UVA - PLE is one of the most established
school turnaround programs in the country and utilizes a systemic
approach to change by working with
schools, districts, and states to build internal capacity.
We use performance - based
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school turnaround and transformation.
Tawwab worked his way up through the ranks in Detroit with a reputation for a steady, data - driven
approach to boosting student achievement, says Jo Ann Andrees, who works with Michigan State and the state education department on
school turnaround efforts.
Through their own practical experiences as
turnaround school administrators and using research - based methods found in the No - Nonsense Nurturer
approach, our associates have the tools to help you assess current levels of performance and design a comprehensive plan to lead your
school toward growth and high levels of achievement.
Another study by the American Institutes for Research used a mixed - method
approach to assess policy differences between «
turnaround» and «not improving»
schools.
Because this
approach is frequently adopted as a
turnaround strategy in underperforming
schools, current evidence consists largely of program evaluations that assess student - and
school - level progress.
In contrast, the
approach under waivers, dubbed
turnaround, was much more focused — applying only to the 5 percent of
schools identified as «priority»
schools and based on key principles outlined by the Department (see sidebar
Turnaround Principles).62 Fewer
schools were part of the effort, but in turn, the effort was much more intensive and required significant changes in
school operations, culture, leadership, and practice.63 The hope was that a more disruptive and ambitious strategy will yield dramatic results: after three years, these
schools would no longer be in the bottom 5 percent, and another group of
schools could be identified to undergo
turnaround.
To date, little is known about
school turnaround approaches in terms of both design variations across states and effectiveness, and the research base on
turnaround is limited.
Nelson Smith, former CEO of the National Alliance for Public Charter
Schools, and Brandon L. Wright of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute write about three
approaches that are already in use: charter expansion, state
turnaround districts, and state - led, district - based solutions.
They found that, with some exceptions, districts and
schools in Washington state are
approaching the
turnaround work in ways only marginally different from past
school improvement efforts.
This publication describes the varying
approaches that some Race to the Top States have taken to engage outside experts and providers of specialized services to bring additional capacity and assist with implementing
school turnaround models.