Not exact matches
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.