Ensures academic performance of each school meets or exceeds expectations by setting
measurable achievement goals with respect to academics and operations and providing support and professional development to help schools attain goals.
The late author and researcher Susan Rosenholtz advocates for the use of data and
measurable achievement goals and also warns against one of its possible side effects — the creation of an «ego - endangering environment» (Schmoker, 1999, p. 34).
A rapidly growing number of schools have made a momentous discovery: When teachers regularly and collaboratively review assessment data for the purpose of improving practice to reach
measurable achievement goals, something magical happens.
Not exact matches
Then we set a schoolwide
achievement target four years into the future, and then spelled out SMART
goals (Specific,
Measurable, Attainable, Relevant, and Timebound) for each grade level to act as stepping - stones toward the long - range target.
Supplementing the five case studies, brief vignettes written by practitioners show how core practices — teamwork, the use of
achievement data, and planning for
measurable goals — made an immediate and profound difference in student learning at their respective schools.
First, teachers aimed their efforts explicitly at the
achievement of
measurable learning
goals.
Develop standards - aligned,
measurable, ambitious big
goals that will increase student opportunities for
achievement; assess and track performance against these
goals.
Now let's turn to Element 2: The school leader ensures clear and
measurable goals are established and focused on critical needs regarding improving
achievement of individual students within the school.
5 Domains of the School Leader Evaluation Model Let's examine Element 1, of Domain 1: The school leader ensures clear and
measurable goals are established and focused on critical needs regarding improving overall student
achievement at the school level.
Goal: Provide charter schools with resources that promote (1) student learning through a clear vision, high expectations, and data - informed decision making at the school level, (2)
measurable program
goals and student learning objectives that increase the academic outcomes for all students, and (3) closing the
achievement gap.
In return for this independence and flexibility, public charter schools must set
measurable goals for
achievement — and attain them — or face the loss of their charter.
Gary Cook, a research scientist at the Wisconsin Center for Education Research who has reviewed past state applications for Education Department programs, said the most serious criticism was Wisconsin's application lacked «ambitious annual
measurable»
goals for improving student
achievement.
In [the bill's] current form... states would not have to set any
measurable achievement and progress targets or even graduation rate
goals.
Requiring each district to measure and track the efficiency and effectiveness of its ELT schools, including developing
measurable goals to annually and longitudinally assess the implementation and impact of additional learning time on student
achievement, retention, attendance, higher education attainment, and other relevant measures.
As a [your major success], with a proven record of [your
measurable, quantified, relevant
achievements], my
goal is to leverage my skills and knowledge to help [the name of the employer] succeed with [the employer's specific plans].
Is it focused on
achievements and
measurable goals?