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.
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.
On the schools
chosen for transformation, a less drastic
turnaround model in which teachers keep their jobs: «We made the selection by looking at the schools that were on the upward trajectory.
Instead of
choosing among four contentious
turnaround models (
turnaround, restart, school closure, and transformation), schools have two new additional options: One option allows state agencies to establish any whole school improvement strategy for use by local education agencies with approval from the U.S. Secretary of Education, and the other option permits schools to partner with outside organizations who have successful records in school
turnarounds.
The program allows schools to
choose from four
turnaround models: closing schools, turning schools over to a charter school management organization, shifting evaluation and curriculum, or replacing some staff.
• Due to successful
turnaround of sagging sales, CEO
chose location for complete remodel to full service location that changed image, brand and developed a
model that was successfully going forward.