Sentences with phrase «key academic indicators»

The new provisions are an acknowledgment that multilingual America must do more to meet the language needs of a student subgroup — comprising 10 percent of school children nationwide and 22 percent, about 1.4 million students, in California — that has trailed in graduation rates, college admission and other key academic indicators.

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While we lack comparable indicators of the public's knowledge of student performance from earlier periods, it seems that the accountability movement has succeeded in ensuring citizens have good information about key academic outcomes.

To do that, we need to focus on academic key performance indicators and culture and climate,» said Joseph.

Figure 2 shows the correlations between school - average social - emotional skills and key indicators of academic performance (GPA and state test scores) and student behavior (the percentage of students receiving suspensions and average absence rates) across CORE district middle schools.

«Measuring Up» covers several key indicators of the state of higher education, including academic preparation for college in high...

As such, it is critical that we continuously work to improve efficiency, implement evidence - based practices, and provide greater accountability on key performance indicators that support successful academic and post-school outcomes for students with disabilities.

In this blog, we'll look at what various states are proposing in key areas: academic indicators, school - quality indicators, graduation rates, English - language acquisition, and state report cards.

«While we await direction from ED (Department of Education) on new requirements for federal accountability, California will continue to use the API as the key indicator in determining whether the school or LEA (district) has made adequate academic progress.»

In Shelby County Schools, which consolidated in 2013 with Memphis City Schools, the school board has expanded community engagement and literacy initiatives and implemented Key Performance Indicators to help the district leadership monitor the district's effectiveness in meeting the academic, social, and safety needs of students.

In Chicago, which has been subject to a variety of reforms over the years, research by Carnegie Foundation president Anthony Bryk and his colleagues found that schools with community school characteristics were more successful in terms of academic achievement in reading and math scores, and in reducing chronic absenteeism, along with other key indicators of student success.16 Spanning many years, the research concluded that successful schools had robust parent - community ties, a student - centered learning climate, and instructional guidance.

In addition I explained to Julie that the most important indicator of academic success is the extent to which the child actually enjoys her learning, and that making learning pleasant was the key to a good result.

To do that, we need to focus on academic key performance indicators and culture and climate,» said Joseph, acknowledging the district's poor reading scores.