Sentences with phrase «increased school effectiveness»

«While individual districts all had their own unique profile, evidence for the region as a whole makes it pretty clear that increased school effectiveness is strongly influencing achievement in suburban Chicagoland,» said Mr. Zavitkovsky.

Each of the three schools that have been with the project for 2 years increased their school effectiveness rating from Year 1 to Year 2.

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In the US, the Obama administration has funded a range of initiatives that require the use of evidence - based strategies in areas such as teen pregnancy prevention, home visiting, education and workforce innovation.2, 3 In the field of home visiting, an increasing number of programs have been rigorously evaluated and have demonstrated evidence of effectiveness in outcome domains such as parenting, maternal and child health, child development and school readiness, reductions in child maltreatment, and family economic self - sufficiency.4, 5,6

In a review of existing literature, Marteau did find descriptions of nudging being used to improve health behaviors — one study reports a 70 % increase in the amount of fruit bought by school children at lunchtime after fruit was placed by the cash register — but these interventions have not been evaluated on a large scale or assessed for cost - effectiveness.

Research led at the Yale School of Public Health have found that the majority of published papers analyzing the cost - effectiveness of a widely used test for breast cancer used a study design that can increase bias.

Give this old school exercise a try and you will definitely see its huge effectiveness when it comes to getting a more bulky and muscular torso as well as increased chest and back width.

Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadschools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.

In the final year of the project, we will use data from the experiments to scale - up the most cost - effective version of the READS program.The project has three phases: Phase 1 Validation, which includes testing READS in several districts including DPS and an effort to increase the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of the program; Phase 2 Validation, which involves expansion into more districts and many more schools and testing the cumulative impact of READS across summers; and Phase 3 Scale - Up, which involves expansion into 20 more districts.

For much of the past few years, reflecting general concerns about the quality of public schooling, discussions of magnet schools have centered on their potential for providing intensive instruction in such subjects as science and mathematics, serving as models of effectiveness, and increasing family choice within the public system.

Additionally, the school system's goal is to increase student achievement by maximizing efficiency and effectiveness while using its resources to support school needs.

One way in which NCATE attempts to demonstrate its effectiveness is by citing the fact that the three states that required NCATE accreditation for all schools of education during the 1980s — Arkansas, North Carolina, and West Virginia — experienced greater than average increases in student achievement on the NAEP assessments during the 1990s.

Specifically, RttT was designed to encourage higher state standards, create new data systems, improve teacher effectiveness, increase college readiness, stimulate charter - school expansion, and strengthen low - performing schools.

Using rigorous non-experimental methods, a 2013 study of charters in 16 states by the Center for Research on Education Outcomes found that average charter school effectiveness increased overall, due in large part to closures of poorly performing schools.

The Commission will examine state and local policies to increase parent and family engagement, including: how the school calendar meets the needs of students and families to optimize engagement such as parent - teacher conferences and half - days; district and school - level policies to address student attendance issues; access to information regarding teacher effectiveness; and parental involvement in school policies such as placement of students in low - performing schools and in the classrooms of ineffective teachers.

In 2001 Pennsylvania governor Tom Ridge, a Republican and school voucher supporter, indicated he would not support any increase in funding for the Philadelphia school district until an independent entity had assessed its financial practices and educational effectiveness.

Though Catholic schools in the U.S. face many challenges, as noted above, technology can represent a key variable to increase efficiency and effectiveness, and provide just the sort of change and edge that Catholic schools need to reinvent themselves.

It makes more sense to devise incentives, including increased pay, to attract teachers with a track record of effectiveness, to high - need schools and classrooms.

As the bullying in a school increases, a school's effectiveness wanes.

Race to the Top will challenge Rhode Island districts and schools to develop whole new approaches for evaluating teachers and increasing teacher effectiveness.

Materials published and disseminated by Network Team Institute (NTI) regarding teacher training and data - driven best practices, EngageNY and teacher effectiveness aligned with the goals of the Common Core, and Uncommon Schools and increasing rigor toward data - driven instruction each provide models, framework, materials, and in some cases, training and professional development for teachers in their respective geographic... more»

Race to the Top will challenge Georgia districts and schools to develop whole new approaches for evaluating teachers and increasing teacher effectiveness.

To increase the effectiveness of teachers, the district estimates it will need $ 3.75 million for literacy and math coaches who will be based at struggling schools; $ 2.3 million for training teachers in proven instructional strategies; $ 2.46 million for strengthening the preparation, recruitment, and mentoring processes for all staff; and $ 660,000 for improving working conditions and staff retention.

We feel that schools, school districts, states and the federal government are requiring ever - increasing technology time without informed input from parents, and with little oversight of the effects of these devices and programs on children's health and even less monitoring of their academic effectiveness.

Learn how school districts, including large urban and small rural schools, have paired on - demand video - based training with on - site coaching to increase the knowledge, skills, and effectiveness of paraprofessionals supporting children with ASD and other developmental disabilities.

Race to the Top will challenge North Carolina districts and schools to develop whole new approaches for evaluating teachers and increasing teacher effectiveness.

Teacher leaders play a critical role in fostering a culture of collaborative learning in schools, increasing teacher effectiveness and retention, and most importantly, advancing student progress.

Race to the Top will challenge New York districts and schools to develop whole new approaches for evaluating teachers and increasing teacher effectiveness.

chools, school districts, states and the federal government are requiring ever - increasing technology time without informed input from parents, and with little oversight of the effects of these devices and programs on children's health and even less monitoring of their academic effectiveness.

Engaging Schools works with school and program leaders and educators to support students in developing and strengthening social - emotional learning competencies and qualities of character that increase interpersonal effectiveness, reduce aggressive and antisocial behavior and intolerance, and enhance academic achievement.

Race to the Top will challenge Florida districts and schools to develop whole new approaches for evaluating teachers and increasing teacher effectiveness.

In order to increase educator effectiveness, new teachers in Oakland should have an equitable experience across school sites.

It recounts the efforts of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to increase the effectiveness of public school teaching.

Race to the Top will challenge Ohio districts and schools to develop whole new approaches for evaluating teachers and increasing teacher effectiveness.

Research from the Center for Educational Effectiveness and the Baker Evaluation Research Consulting groups shows improvements in important skills and characteristics, such as high levels of collaboration and communication, high standards and expectations for all students, effective school leadership, and increased family and community involvement.

Before joining TNTP, Ms. Banks worked for nine years in Memphis City Schools, where she overswaw the district - wie effort to improve student outcomes by increasing teacher effectiveness.

The Office of the Chief of Staff coordinates internal and external district - wide communications and strategic partnerships to increase transparency, support, and confidence in MPS; helps to identify, develop, engage, and integrate external resources and stakeholders to support schools, students and their families to increase student achievement; provides leadership, guidance, and consulting services for the District on strategic planning, performance management, and organizational process streamlining to improve operational effectiveness and efficiency, better inform future planning and budget formulation, and accountability.

Schools (and teachers) advance student achievement, whereas principals accelerate student achievement by increasing the effectiveness of teachers and sSchools (and teachers) advance student achievement, whereas principals accelerate student achievement by increasing the effectiveness of teachers and schoolsschools.

This week, principals from across Florida graduated from the National Institute for School Leadership's (NISL) Executive Development Program (EDP) as part of a multistate effort to increase school leader effectiveness and improve student leaSchool Leadership's (NISL) Executive Development Program (EDP) as part of a multistate effort to increase school leader effectiveness and improve student leaschool leader effectiveness and improve student learning.

The National Charter School Resource Center (NCSRC) recently released a report designed to assist district and charter representatives interested in establishing a new collaboration or in increasing the effectiveness of an existing collaboration.

In a timely op - ed in The Hechinger Report, NISL CEO Bob Hughes and the Missouri Commissioner of Education Dr. Chris Nicastro, argue that improving the effectiveness of school leaders is even more critical in the current climate of tight budgets, rigorous standards, and increased accountability.

«We must improve the supply and effectiveness of teachers if we are to raise standards, turn around low - performing schools, increase innovation, and remain internationally competitive,»

We are paid using the same antiquated system established four decades ago: incremental salary increases with every new contract, automatic raises for time in the classroom regardless of our success, and rewards for graduate school classes that are required by law but have shown no correlation with teacher effectiveness.

The following criteria are used to evaluate the migrant education program applications: (1) effectiveness of program services / activities to increase student achievement, and (2) progress of schools and school divisions serving migrant children toward meeting the student performance targets as defined in the Virginia Board of Education's Consolidated State Application Accountability Workbook (PDF).

Evaluations have established the effectiveness of a number of programs and models designed to increase school retention.

In other words, it provides administrators with information on maintaining or improving the condition of these school - based factors and aligning them to support the teacher and a professional development effort in increasing teaching effectiveness and student success.

The major goals are to increase the school's effectiveness in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) and to increase academic language by particularly integrating the linguistic demands of the STEM areas into the curriculum.

We can all learn from their collective treasury of methods to increase the effectiveness of schools everywhere.

Race to the Top will challenge Maryland districts and schools to develop whole new approaches for evaluating teachers and increasing teacher effectiveness.

These promising results highlight the effectiveness of a purposeful and focused agenda on increasing the leadership capacity within a school system.

The report has three sections: 1) Setting the Context, which discusses the need for effective systems of evaluation and support for school leaders; 2) Sharing Key Lessons Learned, which highlights how states and districts can work together to agree upon and communicate expectations for school leaders and implement standards - based systems of leadership support and evaluation, thereby increasing teacher effectiveness and improving student outcomes in all schools across the nation; and 3) Improving Standards Based Leadership Evaluation, which examines leader evaluation as a policy foundation for identifying, and supporting effective educators.