Sentences with phrase «excellent student achievement»

Based on our religious principals and the rumors of excellent student achievement, we decided to enroll Ben in a local parochial school with a faith - based approach to education.

Elsewhere in the charter universe, schools are incorporating hybrid and blended structures into already successful school organizations, which increasingly seek efficiency, even as they expand and work to maintain excellent student achievement.

Not exact matches

Also at 11 a.m., charter school parents, organized by Families for Excellent Schools, will gather on the steps of City Hall and demand that de Blasio apologize for insulting charter school students» achievement on 2016 state exams, Manhattan.

In circumstances where the teachers are all excellent, the variability in student reading achievement may appear to be largely due to genetics.

The first to examine the effects of financial incentives among urban public school students, it found that rewards can produce excellent results in closing the achievement gap — if they are tied to specific steps the students take rather than to grades or test results.

If you are not persuaded by the evidence I reviewed yesterday on the disconnect between achievement results and other outcomes, I suggest you read an excellent book written by Nobel Prize winning economist James Heckman and his students called The Myth of Achieveachievement results and other outcomes, I suggest you read an excellent book written by Nobel Prize winning economist James Heckman and his students called The Myth of AchievementAchievement Tests.

Studies prove the enormous effect that excellent teachers have on closing achievement gaps, cultivating students» higher - order thinking, improving children's lifelong prospects, and bolstering our national security and economic power.

Such a study would ask not only whether the achievement scores of students of National Board teachers improved more than the scores of students of unsuccessful candidates, but also whether National Board certification was a cost - efficient way to identify excellent teachers.

This article was adapted from «Matching Students to Excellent Teachers: How a Massachusetts Charter School Innovates with Teacher Preparation» and «Matching Students to Excellent Tutors: How a Massachusetts Charter School Bridges Achievement Gaps,» Pioneer Institute, 2014.

If a school is doing well, has a reputation of excellent teaching, [and] is engaging and motivating its students, its achievement almost always stems from the successful leadership of its principal,» said Duncan Klussman, RYHT program volunteer chair and superintendent of Spring Branch ISD.

Education Hell: Rhetoric vs. Reality is an excellent book study for school leaders and educational teams working to increase true student achievement and dispel the misinformation about schools so often disseminated as truth.

Yet, while New Orleans has seen unprecedented gains in student achievement (see Figure 2), the city's schools are far from excellent.

We know today that the single most decisive factor in student achievement is excellent teaching.

The second is to study the excellent publishers» criteria developed by lead authors of the Common Core at the organization Student Achievement Partners.

In her role as chief academic officer for Boston Public Schools, she is committed to eliminating racial achievement disparities while improving student learning results so that students of all races and cultures receive an equitable and excellent education that enables them to thrive and experience success in college, career and life.

Thanks to the excellent and important new Fordham Institute report, «School Closures and Student Achievement,» we have the beginnings of a very encouraging answer.

This year marks the 20th Anniversary of the Charter Schools Act and charter parents who are leaders with PACT (People Acting in Community Together) and CCSA, in collaboration with the SJ Consortium, are organizing a Community Action Meeting to build more support from community leaders, show the success of charters in increasing student achievement, and the need for more excellent schools for kids.

That leadership is critical in an Opportunity Culture, which extends the reach of their excellent teachers and their teams to more students, for more pay, within recurring budgets — but applicable to any principals leading turnarounds and those interested in strengthening teacher leadership and enabling a collaborative approach to improving student achievement.

There was clear agreement that policy makers need to respond to complaints from teachers and parents about too much testing, about accountability systems that misidentify schools as being either excellent or in need of intervention, and about state - mandated teacher evaluation systems that have consumed policy attention and controversy for little payoff in student achievement.

From Kingsland's perspective, Parent Trigger laws «will be better at destroying bad schools than creating excellent schools» and «end up decreasing student achievement» because families will be involved in school operations, which is something he thinks they aren't equipped to handle, akin to store customers and hospital patients protesting in front of shopping outlets and taking over hospital management.

«On behalf of the Board of Education, I congratulate our 17 commended schools, which we have recognized not only for their excellent levels of student achievement but also for closing achievement gaps and attaining high participation rates on state assessments.

«Among the many excellent schools in Rhode Island, these 17 schools have demonstrated high achievement for the school as a whole and for all student groups.

Multiple studies have demonstrated that organizations that prioritize a performance - management system that supports employees» professional growth outperform organizations that do not.25 Similar to all professionals, teachers need feedback and opportunities to develop and refine their practices.26 As their expertise increases, excellent teachers want to take on additional responsibilities and assume leadership roles within their schools.27 Unfortunately, few educators currently receive these kinds of opportunities for professional learning and growth.28 For example, well - developed, sustained professional learning communities, or PLCs, can serve as powerful levers to improve teaching practice and increase student achievement.29 When implemented poorly, however, PLCs result in little to no positive change in school performance.30

Notify each teacher, via e-mail, of each item in the General Appropriations Act and legislation that affects teachers, including, but not limited to, the Excellent Teaching Program, the Florida Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance Program, liability insurance protection for teachers, death benefits for teachers, substantive legislation, rules of the State Board of Education, and issues concerning student achievement.

KM: To my thinking, excellent coaching is about transforming leaders so that they not only increase student achievement, but also positively affect all of those around them.

Unfortunately, decades of student achievement data reveal that the increasingly costly U.S. district school system does not provide an excellent education for all students.

This leadership will illustrate and model the expectations that teachers need to become the excellent practioners that will increase student achievement... in every domain.

At Beacon Prep, we believe excellent instruction is fundamental to student achievement.

Addressing the state's persistent achievement gaps and ensuring a pathway to excellent education for all students, particularly those who are most vulnerable, led the Board's discussion about the new accountability system and new charter school regulations, which will be voted on during the Board's October meeting.

Although Student Achievement, School Growth, and Closing the Gaps are certainly not the only measures of student success, they are an excellent starting place for the board to begin the diStudent Achievement, School Growth, and Closing the Gaps are certainly not the only measures of student success, they are an excellent starting place for the board to begin the distudent success, they are an excellent starting place for the board to begin the dialogue.

If we all keep our eye on the ball of student growth and achievement, I know we'll build the system our kids deserve, a network of schools that gives all of our students access to an empowering, equitable, excellent education.»

A new report from the Alliance for Excellent Education examines how implementing rigorous and engaging curriculum aligned with college - and career - ready standards fosters positive school climates in which students are motivated to succeed, achievement gaps narrow, and learning and outcomes improve.

When a school has it's Organizational Structures and Procedures in place to support excellent performance, one finds a shared vision, shared leadership, collaboration, and a professional learning community focused on increasing student achievement.

Building Excellent Schools (BES) is a national nonprofit organization committed to improving the academic achievement of underserved students in our nation's urban centers.

Demonstrate potential for delivering excellent academic results for K - 12 students, as measured by standardized achievement tests

Research and Practice The 2014 study, «Using Technology to Support At - Risk Students» Learning,» published by the Alliance for Excellent Education and the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy, reinforces what McGlone and other astute school leaders already know: Technology can be a powerful force for closing the achievement gap, but it's only as effective as the educator who uses it — and professional development is key.

The Biltmore Elementary staff and community members were excited at the PASS kickoff when Principal Sabrina Session Jones shared an excellent PowerPoint presentation providing PASS plan focus areas to support student achievement initiatives at the school.

In 2011, we launched our Opportunity Culture initiative to help the U.S. close achievement gaps and meet rising global standards by extending the reach of excellent teachers to more students.

While any grade above «Needs Improvement» is sufficient to pass the grade, officials with the state Department of Education look at the proportion who score «Good» or «Excellent» to evaluate student achievement.

We believe that excellent teams, composed of high - performing team members, can have an enormous impact on student achievement.

A new video and accompanying resources from BEST NC help to break down the difference between growth and achievement measures, including their important role in keeping students on track for college and career opportunities, and identifying best practices and excellent educators.

help to break down the difference between growth and achievement measures, including their important role in keeping students on track for college and career opportunities, and identifying best practices and excellent educators.

This website for the Alliance for the Study of School Climate is an excellent resource for showing the relationship between school climate and student achievement.

Extending the reach of excellent teachers by allowing them to remain in the classroom and support less skilled teachers can also foster positive school cultures and improve student outcomes.30 By assuming hybrid teaching roles, teacher leaders can work with other teachers throughout the school, thereby expanding their influence on students and student achievement.

Title II, Part A holds schools accountable for improvement in student academic achievement by providing funding for excellent training, preparation, and recruitment.

A school district or campus can be called excellent if there is comparably high academic achievement and other student outcomes.

Ultimately, we are looking for growth in student achievement as a result of excellent teachers and leaders.

In this report, we pulled out some of the outliers: schools that showed excellent achievement and growth as well as schools that have a lot of room for improvement if they want to offer APS students the high quality education they deserve.

(ConnCAN); Connecticut Coalition for Achievement Advocacy; StudentsFirst / GENEPSA (Michelle Rhee); Families for Excellent Schools Inc.; Families for Excellent Schools Advocacy Inc.; Connecticut Council for Education Reform Inc. (CCER); North East Charter Schools Network; Bronx Charter School of Excellence; Students for Education Reform; Educators 4 Excellence; Excel Bridgeport, Inc.; Achieve Hartford, Inc. and their newest front group, the Coalition for Every Child, are pumping more and more money into lobbying and advertising programs.

The Alliance for Excellent Education says that the «effective use of data and learning analytics are both critical components of a digital learning strategy to personalize learning for many more students, especially to increase student retention and achievement in the highest - need schools (page 2).»