Sentences with phrase «lead academic accountability»

California's charter movement continues to work hard to lead academic accountability practices across the state.

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For the most part, he says, the past decade of research on the accountability movement in education has focused on two things: whether or not the tests increased academic achievement, and how high - stakes testing has led to certain behaviors such as teaching to the test or manipulating the data.

Accountability measures should inquire into whether schools are taking the steps that research shows can lead to an appropriate, holistic education, not just an academic outcome.

While her primary focus — and the focus of many media reports about her — has been on vouchers, tax credits, and education savings accounts, organizations she has led or helped found have also advanced other reform initiatives, such as accountability for student learning and more - rigorous academic standards.

Nearly a decade of experience, observation and results have led to a structured set of supports, services and programs that together build mutual accountability and lead to enhanced academic performance.

Differentiated accountability will allow participating states to vary the intensity and type of interventions to match the academic reasons that led to a school's identification for improvement.

CCSA does not only stand for accountability in fiscal and governance matters, but is taking the lead on increasing academic accountability for schools.

The priorities, which will be core to a new accountability system, include school climate, student engagement, access to courses leading to college and careers and the implementation of new academic standards, such as the Common Core State Standards, as well as measures of student achievement.

«CCSA has led the way for increased accountability by raising standards that value academic rigor, while also giving schools credit for academic growth, and for taking on the challenge of serving traditionally disadvantaged students,» said Elizabeth Robitaille, senior vice president of Achievement and Performance Management, CCSA.

As a member of the task force, I am excited for the opportunity to join my colleagues in making recommendations to craft a new structure to improve California's education system focused on inclusive education practices, high expectations for students and education leaders, and providing evidence - based instruction and learning supports so that all students have an opportunity to learn the standards in all core subject areas, which will ultimately lead to increased accountability and academic success for all.

As Deputy Commissioner for Academic Planning and Policy and Chief Academic Officer, David W. Gardner leads the Coordinating Board's Planning and Accountability Division, the Academic Affairs and Research Division, and the Division of P - 16 Initiatives.

«We believe we could not have made this progress without CCSA's members taking a lead role in ensuring that appropriate levels of academic accountability are in place across the charter school sector.»

To that end, CCSA is taking a lead role in assessing charter school quality and ensuring appropriate accountability within the movement by establishing clear and transparent academic performance expectations for charter schools.

The national policy landscape surrounding academic standards, assessments, accountability, and school improvement is in many respects more chaotic than ever as states transition away from strong federal systems and requirements under NCLB and once again take the lead role in defining and enforcing accountability measures for public schools.

Since 2009, CCSA's Member Council has led CCSA's accountability advocacy efforts for renewing and replicating charter schools, including the development of CCSA's Accountability Framework that sets Minimum Academic Accountability Criteria to measure academic performance of chaccountability advocacy efforts for renewing and replicating charter schools, including the development of CCSA's Accountability Framework that sets Minimum Academic Accountability Criteria to measure academic performance of chAccountability Framework that sets Minimum Academic Accountability Criteria to measure academic performance of charter Academic Accountability Criteria to measure academic performance of chAccountability Criteria to measure academic performance of charter academic performance of charter schools.