Sentences with phrase «climate of accountability measures»

For some time now there has been increasing recognition that, in an educational climate of accountability measures and increased top - down control, there is a need to position the work of teachers as extending beyond the classroom and situate teachers» role in education within the broader context of schooling.

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At least one indicator of school success or student support — such as attendance, school climate, or access to AP or other advanced coursework — must be included in measuring school performance (though academic factors must still make up at least half of all indicators for accountability purposes).

From a policy standpoint, the adoption of SEL standards, funding for teacher professional development, and the incorporation of school climate into measures of accountability are all potential levers (among many) to support empowerment efforts.

My own research has suggested the potential importance of reference bias due to differences in school climate, leading me to caution in this series against proposals to incorporate survey - based measures of non-cognitive skills into high - stakes accountability systems.

The report is being released as states are developing their accountability plans for the Every Student Succeeds Act, many of which include measures of school climate.

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states now have the opportunity to support and encourage increased attention to SEL and the development of a positive school climate by including measures of students» social - emotional, as well as academic, development in their accountability and improvement systems.

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Accountability Measure Examples (PDF) are possible metrics spanning a range of domains such as academic learning, social - emotional learning, school culture and climate, and access and opportunity that could be used in accountabAccountability Measure Examples (PDF) are possible metrics spanning a range of domains such as academic learning, social - emotional learning, school culture and climate, and access and opportunity that could be used in accountabilityaccountability systems.

For instance, university researchers at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education's John W. Gardner Center recently partnered with the California CORE districts — which include the Los Angeles Unified, Oakland Unified, Fresno Unified, Long Beach Unified, Santa Ana Unified, Sanger Unified, Garden Grove Unified, and Sacramento City Unified school districts — to design a new local school accountability system that included measures of students» social - emotional learning, growth mindset, self - efficacy, and school climate.51 Researchers found that these measures were predictive of students» test performance and correlated with other important academic and behavioral outcomes.52

The priorities, which will be core to a new accountability system, include school climate, student engagement, access to courses leading to college and careers and the implementation of new academic standards, such as the Common Core State Standards, as well as measures of student achievement.

As states develop their accountability systems, they should consider combining chronic absence with other measures of engagement and school climate.

States will now have the responsibility of designing an accountability framework incorporating and giving the most weight to academic factors, including student performance on state assessments and high school graduation rates, in addition to state - chosen indicators of school quality or student success, which can include measures of educator engagement and school climate / safety.

School climate is also commanding greater national attention under the Every Student Succeeds Act as groups work to include school discipline practices and other measures that can help make new ESSA accountability systems more accurate, robust and reflective of the daily challenges and opportunities in education.

ESSA dictates that when crafting accountability plans, states must assign indicators of academic performance «much greater weight» than other measures like class size and school climate.

There are a number of measures states are already planning to include in their accountability systems — such as chronic absenteeism, English language proficiency, teacher absenteeism, student discipline, school climate, etc. — that could easily include students in kindergarten through second grade.

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However, they are coming into much greater prominence in the national conversation because of ESSA, the new federal law which «requires multiple measures for accountability, including at least one nonacademic indicator, generally understood to be an SEL measure, such as student engagement, educator engagement, and school climate and safety.»

This report provides a framework for considering how measures of SEL and school climate may be incorporated in a multitiered accountability and continuous improvement system that provides useful information about school status and progress at the state, district, and school levels.

Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), states now have the opportunity to support and encourage increased attention to SEL and the development of a positive school climate by including measures of students» social - emotional, as well as academic, development in their accountability and improvement systems.

«While we conclude that measures of students» social - emotional learning should not be considered as a stand - alone indicator in federal accountability systems at this time, measures of school climate can provide important insights into how schools are supporting SEL.»