There is a growing knowledge and technical assistance base that makes the transition to
a new type of accountability less a risk and more of a reward.
Not exact matches
As for the MP's expenses scandal, most
of the people elected to the next Parliament will be
new and subject to a totally different, stricter
type of accountability.
«Voters deserve an Assembly that will not only fight for all
New Yorkers, but will enact the
type of lasting reforms that will increase
accountability and transparency in our state government,» Heastie said.
The NYS Charter Schools Act
of 1998 was created for the following purposes: • Improve student learning and achievement; • Increase learning opportunities for all students, with special emphasis on expanded learning experiences for students who are at - risk
of academic failure; • Encourage the use
of different and innovative teaching methods; • Create
new professional opportunities for teachers, school administrators and other school personnel; • Provide parents and students with expanded choices in the
types of educational opportunities that are available within the public school system; and • Provide schools with a method to change from rule - based to performance - based
accountability systems by holding the schools established under this article accountable for meeting measurable student achievement results.
Cahill made the point that she thought that school systems needed to own the kind
of accountability for graduation that NCLB aimed for but that systems needed the opportunity to also create
new types of schools using the successful models
of transfer schools and YABCs and that this demands some revisions within the NCLB approach.
The charter arrangement could result in a
new type of school, Dr. Budde said, that would give teachers increased responsibility over curriculum and instruction in exchange for a greater degree
of accountability for student achievement.
Andrew believes «the best
type of leader is one that seems almost invisible, one that empowers individuals to reach
new heights through responsibility and
accountability.