During the project, Teacher Leadership group members were able to assume responsibility for professional development for new teachers and provide intra-school support
for implementation problem solving.
When tech - enabled schools or online learning programs haven't delivered the hoped - for results, some have dismissed these shortcomings
as implementation problems — or evidence that we haven't yet deployed the right tools or the most effective strategies.
However, states and the U.S. Department of Education must together confront substantial
implementation problems in this area, because the new requirements are fraught with technical complications, will lead to dramatic increases in the number of schools identified as failing, set improvement targets that many see as unrealistic, and are no more grounded in research or experience than the standards set by most states under the old law.
Cuomo appointed his own panel to
examine implementation problems and has said the committee will make recommendations for legislative fixes by the end of session; the group held its first meeting Wednesday.
The exam has provoked widespread consternation from parents and schools because
of implementation problems that led to delays in administering the test, as well as a writing portion of the language arts section being deleted and a key interactive feature being dropped because it didn't work correctly.
The plan was carefully constructed so as not to undermine the teacher performance evaluation system, though it does call for low scoring teachers to be able to
use implementation problems in their defense as they fight for their jobs.
Professor of law at NYU, James Jacobs agrees that the mental health portion of the proposed law would
present implementation problems, as well as a backlash from the mental health community.
When the Regents presented a plan for
fixing implementation problems last month, Cuomo said the recommendations were «too little, too late» and argued that «we should await... recommendations» from his panel.
It is typical for schools undergoing change to
experience implementation problems, but new charter schools have additional and singular challenges most akin to those encountered by fledgling small businesses, including creating time for planning, cash flow constraints, and attracting students and staff.
In this all - too - familiar cycle, initial enthusiasm gives way to confusion about the fundamental concepts driving the initiative, followed by
inevitable implementation problems, the conclusion that the reform has failed to bring about the desired results, abandonment of the reform, and the launch of a new search for the next promising initiative.
Programmes that followed four evidence - based practices related to skill development (in the Universal and After - School Reviews) and those free of
major implementation problems (in the Universal Review) were more effective than programmes not having these features.
The Problem: Congress provided a 5 - year reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), but
severe implementation problems threaten to undermine real estate transactions where flood insurance is required to obtain a mortgage.
Cuomo stayed out of the Common Core fight for as long as he could, but pledged during his budget address last month that he would form his own panel to
examine implementation problems.
Studies suggest
common implementation problems, including limited access to hardware and software, insufficient resources, lack of appropriate training, and constraints on time for planning (MacArthur & Malouf, 1991; Saye, 1998).
Mr Murphy said there were multiple reasons for
the implementation problems, including weaknesses in project management, the increasingly complex software development requirements and high turnover of key contractor staff and skill shortages.
While the Regents and the lawmakers who developed their proposals held hours - long public hearings and discussed
the implementation problems for months, Cuomo's panel met twice and heard from a group of panelists who were overwhelmingly supportive of the Common Core standards, data collection, teacher evaluations and other contentious issues.
But the fact that
implementation problems are inevitable doesn't mean they're okay.
In each case, we're assured, the underlying ideas are sound — it's just a matter of confusion or inevitable «
implementation problems.»
Of course, there are
implementation problems.
Reformers would do well to spend less time insisting «we've got this,» or that things will be okay if we embrace «good policy» or «smart implementation,» and more asking how to craft measures that are less susceptible to
implementation problems.
The more complex they are, the further away they are from schools and families, the more dependent on intensive retraining — the more likely big ideas will suffer from «
implementation problems.»
Is
implementation the problem?
Implementation problems and teacher capacity: The new assessments set forth more challenging proficiency benchmarks for students and required substantial investments in technology, as well as increased testing time.
The reform disappoints and onlookers lament
the implementation problems.
I'll put this bluntly: there's no such thing as
an implementation problem.
These implementation problems are secondary, however, to Oppenheimer's belief that technology actually has little role to play in schools.
That, along with
the implementation problems, has raised concerns about how the results would be viewed and used.
In the rest, they face a long slog as they seek to defend the standards, adopt new texts, upgrade technology, change instruction and teacher preparation, ensure tests are valid and reliable, reassure teachers, and deal with manifold «
implementation problems,» even as they make do with declining (and steadily more partisan) support.
The test was beset by
implementation problems and higher than anticipated costs.
;) Part of the issue was timing but Microsoft had
implementation problems as well: limited deals with booksellers, activation frustration and Microsoft - only platform support.
Successful representation of a national, publicly held provider of commercial and residential landscaping and tree trimming services in a dispute with an international provider of enterprise software systems, for claims arising out of installation and
implementation problems.