Sentences with phrase «district wide reform»
Unlocking the potential for district wide reform: Ontario Ministry of Education.
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«We were in our third year of dramatic school reform district wide.
But it's also increasingly clear that the new generation of teacher evaluations have the potential to strengthen instruction, make teaching more attractive work, and raise student achievement on a wide scale — if states and school districts stay the course on reform.
They prefer it when individual schools can choose which reforms they will implement or when changes are made on a district - wide basis.
One of Johnnie Watson's first moves after ending Memphis's experiment with whole - school reform was to order a new district - wide curriculum.
Under a state - appointed superintendent, the district pursued a wide - ranging reform agenda, including a major new teacher contract and evaluation system intended to retain and reward the district's effective teachers and remove ineffective teachers from the classroom.
School district - wide reform policies in education.
In the first year of district - wide implementation of Talent Development high school reforms in Syracuse City (NY), the rate of in - school suspensions decreased in four out of five Syracuse high schools leading to an almost 20 % district wide decrease in in - school suspensions.
CityBridge believes that we must couple the key district - wide reforms with highly targeted tactics (like replication of high - performers and intensive school turnaround) that we know will create more transformational schools much, much faster.
«The provision of choice, and the publication of data on school performance, has sometimes had little impact, especially in districts where reform lacks adequate local ownership, community and wider civic involvement, and parent engagement,» Bruno Manno notes.
Prior to joining ICEF in 2004, Ravare worked for Los Angeles Unified School District Board member Genethia Hudley - Hayes and was a facilitator with LEARN, a district - wide education reformDistrict Board member Genethia Hudley - Hayes and was a facilitator with LEARN, a district - wide education reformdistrict - wide education reform effort.
Whether the agenda is classroom instruction or system — wide reform, Richard's approach is to carefully craft professional development to the circumstances of a school or district.
The D.C. Policy Center has already published over 60 studies on the District's economy and demography and provided strong evidence to develop a wide range of public policies, including proposals on paid family leave, tax reform, and out - of - school time programs.
Before taking the helm of Partners in School innovation in June of 2009, Derek served as Executive Director of the Opportunity Zone in Prince George's County in Maryland where he led critical efforts to instill innovative school options as a core component of district - wide reform.
Subsequently, Derek joined the Stupski Foundation and managed efforts to support district - wide reform across the country, including efforts in districts such as Jackson Public Schools in Mississippi and the Baltimore City Public Schools System in Maryland.
Finnigan's current research focuses on social network analysis in low - performing schools and districts; school improvement under sanction; inter-district choice; district - wide reform; accountability policies; school closure; and the role of districts and states in school improvement.
The Resolution also commits the District to developing a strategy for longer term, district - wide disciplineDistrict to developing a strategy for longer term, district - wide disciplinedistrict - wide discipline reform.
These kind of sweeping reforms are exactly what I had in mind when I created the Partnership for Los Angeles Schools, and I am thrilled to see the Partnership has once again proved itself a catalyst for District - wide change.»
Through our thought leadership, CTQ also works to articulate the promise of systemic change to help all stakeholders embrace the necessity of reforms that are comprehensive and wide - reaching (beyond the confines of an individual school or school district).
According to the agenda, Pryor and Barth have scheduled the Executive Director of the Connecticut Council for Education Reform (CCER) to, «share best practices and tools for district - wide, long - term strategic planning.»
The draft Blueprint for Reforming Philadelphia's Public Schools, released in April 2012, sets two distinct goals: 1) Safe, high - performing schools district - wide; and 2) The elimination of a more than $ 200 million budget deficit by 2014.
Through Carranza's innovative efforts and leadership, the SFUSD has become a key player with the California Office to Reform Education, which is a seven - district collaborative that combines resources and shares learning to implement practices and programs that improve opportunities for students district - wide.
Here we draw upon this literature to illustrate findings on the district role in reform in three areas: the challenges confronting district efforts to implement system - wide improvements in student learning; district strategies for improving student learning; and evidence of impact on the nature and quality of teaching and learning.
The role of parents in district - wide reform is understudied and not well understood.
Prior to joining ICEF in 2004, Ravare worked for Los Angeles Unified School District Board Member Genethia Hudley - Hayes and was a facilitator with LEARN, a district - wide education reformDistrict Board Member Genethia Hudley - Hayes and was a facilitator with LEARN, a district - wide education reformdistrict - wide education reform effort.