Sentences with phrase «define successful school districts»

Take the Michigan School Finance Survey to help the Collaborative understand how stakeholders define successful school districts.

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After the release of our December study — which found that just one percent of district and charter school turnarounds were successful, as defined as reaching at least the 50th percentile in state proficiency in reading and math — Bryan wondered whether charter start - ups in similar neighborhoods would fare any better against such rigorous criteria.

A report on Notably Successful School Districts, as defined in the Michigan Education Finance Study.

The idea was that the key policies and practices that affect the success of school leaders — the standards that define high - quality leadership and provide a basis for holding leaders accountable; the training that prepares leaders for their role as catalysts for learning; and the range of conditions and incentives that help or hinder those leaders — are most likely to be successful and sustained if they are both well - coordinated and aligned to the goal of improved student learning at all levels of public education: state, district and school.

More - successful district reform initiatives decentralize considerable authority to schools to define student learning needs and to structure the use of professional development resources.