These
school indicators should also incorporate other
measures of key ingredients to long - term success, such as student performance in writing and oral presentations, teaching and curriculum
quality, student attitudes and culture, attendance, and
school leadership and management.
Districts should be
key drivers within comprehensive accountability systems by supporting continuous improvement, tracking additional
measures of school quality and student success, using these
measures to inform local decisions about resources and supports, and serving as laboratories
of innovation for the state;
Drawing on a close reading
of public polling research and empirical research on factors related to
school quality, and engaging in conversations with teachers, students, families, principals, and district administrators, we have identified five categories — the first three being essential inputs and the last two being
key outcomes — and over 30 unique
measures to capture the nuances
of schools:
The recommendation is based on aggregate evaluation data generated during the application process, considering the following
key elements: (1) the
quality of the proposed program as
measured against the criteria contained in the charter
school application; (2) the substantive issues surrounding the overall feasibility and reasonableness of the application in terms of the likelihood of the opening and operation of a successful, high quality public school; (3) the degree of public support for the proposed school; and (4) the CSDE's recommendation that the SBE give preference to the applicant due to its commitment to: (a) serving students who receive free or reduced price lunch; (b) partnering with FamilyUrban Schools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School Dis
school application; (2) the substantive issues surrounding the overall feasibility and reasonableness
of the application in terms
of the likelihood
of the opening and operation
of a successful, high
quality public
school; (3) the degree of public support for the proposed school; and (4) the CSDE's recommendation that the SBE give preference to the applicant due to its commitment to: (a) serving students who receive free or reduced price lunch; (b) partnering with FamilyUrban Schools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School Dis
school; (3) the degree
of public support for the proposed
school; and (4) the CSDE's recommendation that the SBE give preference to the applicant due to its commitment to: (a) serving students who receive free or reduced price lunch; (b) partnering with FamilyUrban Schools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School Dis
school; and (4) the CSDE's recommendation that the SBE give preference to the applicant due to its commitment to: (a) serving students who receive free or reduced price lunch; (b) partnering with FamilyUrban
Schools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record of operating high - quality public schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School Di
Schools of Excellence, Inc., an organization with a record
of operating high -
quality public
schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority School Di
schools in Connecticut; (c) serving students from the Dixwell / Newhallville community, an underserved, high - need area
of New Haven; and (d) operating in New Haven, a Priority
School Dis
School District.