Good,
comparable performance information at all levels is essential.
Not exact matches
While we lack
comparable indicators of the public's knowledge of student
performance from earlier periods, it seems that the accountability movement has succeeded in ensuring citizens have good
information about key academic outcomes.
At one time, internationally
comparable information on student
performance was not available for a sufficient number of countries over a long enough period of time to allow for systematic study, which is why economists relied upon the less informative measures of school attainment.
• there is no default assigned school (everyone must choose); • there is a common application; • there is rich, valid, and
comparable information on school
performance (including test results that incorporate academic growth); • school
performance information is clearly presented (including support for less educated parents); and • there is an assignment algorithm that maximizes the preferences expressed by all parents and the resulting school assignment for all students.
With robust data, including accurate assessments of current pupil
performance, realistic end of year projections and targets (as agreed at the start of the year), the data across the academies will be
comparable, and relevant stakeholders will be able to make meaningful inferences from the
information presented.
(e) The board shall establish the
information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic
performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic
performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a
comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.
In considering the prior
performance information contained herein, please bear in mind that past
performance is not necessarily indicative of future results, and that there can be no assurance that
comparable results will be achieved by Picco Partners, LLC or its affiliates.
Appraisers use several factors when estimating a home's value, including the home's size and square footage, the condition of the home and neighborhood,
comparable local sales, any pertinent historical
information, sales
performance and indices that forecast future value.