Sentences with phrase «culture focused on student achievement»

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Students cite trying to «get ahead» and getting into the «right» college along with a school culture that is «overly focused on achievement» as justifications for cheating.

The power of culture - and its effect on student achievement - is evident in adolescents» lesser concentration on academic endeavors as they focus more on television, video games, and excessive employment during the school year.

In tackling this task, Feinberg says, they «backed into» the five essential tenets of the KIPP model: High Expectations (for academic achievement and conduct); Choice and Commitment (KIPP students, parents, and teachers all sign a learning pledge, promising to devote the time and effort needed to succeed); More Time (extended school day, week, and year); Power to Lead (school leaders have significant autonomy, including control over their budget, personnel, and culture); and Focus on Results (scores on standardized tests and other objective measures are coupled with a focus on character developmFocus on Results (scores on standardized tests and other objective measures are coupled with a focus on character developmfocus on character development).

In our first article on the STAR School - Placing importance on relationships - Sorensen recalled that the goal was to create a model that not only focused on culture, but also led to high levels of student achievement.

The highest - performing charters are those that that have most fully embraced a «no excuses» approach to teaching and learning; have created strong school cultures based on explicit expectations for both academic achievement and behavior; have an intensive focus on literacy and numeracy as the first foundation for academic achievement; feature a relatively heavy reliance on direct instruction and differentiated grouping, especially in the early grades; and are increasingly focused on comprehensive student assessment systems.

Through relentless focus on student achievement, instilling a culture of success and college readiness, and leveraging instructional technology, Fannin County High School has increased its graduation rate by 25.2 %.

Functions The teacher leader: a) Uses knowledge and understanding of the different backgrounds, ethnicities, cultures, and languages in the school community to promote effective interactions among colleagues, families, and the larger community; b) Models and teaches effective communication and collaboration skills with families and other stakeholders focused on attaining equitable achievement for students of all backgrounds and circumstances; c) Facilitates colleagues» self - examination of their own understandings of community culture and diversity and how they can develop culturally responsive strategies to enrich the educational experiences of students and achieve high levels of learning for all students; d) Develops a shared understanding among colleagues of the diverse educational needs of families and the community; and e) Collaborates with families, communities, and colleagues to develop comprehensive strategies to address the diverse educational needs of families and the community.

What hiring a Director of School Operations will do is to clarify roles and responsibilities for students, staff, and parents; increase opportunities for direct coaching and management to support staff; allow Principals and Assistant Principals to focus on teaching and learning, all of which create a healthy school culture, and ultimately drive student achievement.

Her work primarily focuses on building healthy school cultures, developing systems of grading and assessment, and aligning curriculum and instructional practices to elevate teacher practice and enhance student achievement.

The approach focuses on increasing student achievement and creating a schoolwide culture of continuous improvement through collaboration and shared leadership.

It prepares district and school administrators and / or leadership teams to: • Make data actionable and competency - based • Use data to bring coherence across improvement initiatives & maximize their impact • Build a system - wide culture of data - literacy and student - focused teaching and learning • Create capacity to collect evidence needed to validate successful implementation and gauge impact on achievement Leaders will learn what it takes to initiate, support, and sustain the meaningful and productive use of data throughout an organization — with an emphasis on how to support teachers» use of data.

If successful, these changes — focused on teaching and learning — will structurally and systemically improve the culture and climate issues that are contributing to chronic teacher turnover and hampering student achievement.

By making student growth data a cornerstone of our accountability framework at all levels, Tennessee is creating a culture focused squarely on academic achievement.

By coaching for cultures of continuous improvement and powerful professional learning communities focused on student achievement, CES worked with educators to support and promote innovative and effective teaching.

He has published numerous articles on improving student achievement, and his books include The Purposeful Classroom: How to Structure Lessons with Learning Goals in Mind; Enhancing RTI: How to Ensure Success with Effective Classroom Instruction and Intervention; Checking for Understanding: Formative Assessment Techniques for Your Classroom; How to Create a Culture of Achievement in Your School and Classroom, and Using Data to Focus Instructional Iachievement, and his books include The Purposeful Classroom: How to Structure Lessons with Learning Goals in Mind; Enhancing RTI: How to Ensure Success with Effective Classroom Instruction and Intervention; Checking for Understanding: Formative Assessment Techniques for Your Classroom; How to Create a Culture of Achievement in Your School and Classroom, and Using Data to Focus Instructional IAchievement in Your School and Classroom, and Using Data to Focus Instructional Improvement.

A leader who can singularly focus on student achievement within a positive, high energy culture that brings all educators in the building into the vision

As an Assistant Professor of Practice, Cary led his graduate students through coursework focusing on core pedagogy and best classroom practices related to the teaching cycle, classroom culture, cultural responsive curricula and instruction, and student growth and achievement.

Many CMO - run schools operate on extended calendars, offering students longer school days and years.57 To establish a strong sense of community and culture of achievement, many grow slowly, building out a single grade at a time.58 And many focus heavily on creating strong relationships between students, teachers, and families by conducting teacher home visits, requiring parents to volunteer at school, and having families, students, and teachers all sign agreements about the expectations of attending the school.57

The framework focuses on the key pedagogical levers that improve student achievement and deepen the learning culture within classrooms.

Throughout an education career that has included roles as a teacher, administrator, and principal; Tara has implemented a culture of high expectations, driven by rigorous teaching and learning, and with a single focus on raising student achievement.

Built from the company's Literacy First Framework, a three - year professional development program proven to create a school culture of learning and achievement, the Core Instructional Model professional development focuses on consistency and coherence across a school and district for leaders, teachers, and students.

This focus on culture can seriously pay off in terms of student achievement.

[21] KIPP focuses on the development of character for the success of its students, claiming that their expectations creates a culture of achievement.

Create Resume James Arnold 100 Main Street, Cityplace, CA, 910198 -[phone] -(C -RCB- [email protected] Professional Overview Committed, motivated, results oriented - team builder with a focus on student achievement and dynamic culture to inspire students to be endowed with the competence and character to prepare them for the 21st Century.