Reflecting a statewide trend for both districts and charters, Scottsdale Unified shows consistent
signs of academic improvement on the state's test, the AzMERIT.
In her previous role, Dr. Molina was appointed as a member of the California State Board of Education for five years while also serving as the Assistant
Superintendent of Academic Improvement and Accountability for the Bakersfield City School District.
States start by defining adequate yearly progress — the
measurements of academic improvement a school must achieve to ensure that, at the end of 12 years, every student graduating will have a mastery of the basics.
With the introduction of personalized learning models in public school classrooms, schools across D.C. have the potential to accelerate the
pace of academic improvement and to demonstrate national leadership in education innovation.
Those are: the
offices of Academic Improvement, Early Learning, Impact Aid, Indian Education, Migrant Education, Safe and Healthy Students, School Support and Rural programs, and the Office of State Support.
It was part of a larger undertaking on the part of the district and the union to see one another not as adversaries, but as permanent partners in an effort to keep St. Louis schools viable and on a
path of academic improvement.
Pointing to
patterns of academic improvement over time, showcasing the skills you have gained, or the work or internship positions you have held can all mitigate the low GPA on your resume.
Moderator: Deborah Loewenberg Ball (University of Michigan, TeachingWorks) Presenters: Diana Hess (University of Wisconsin), Sharon Feiman - Nemser (Brandeis University), Leslie Fenwick (Howard University), and Aida Molina (Assistant
Superintendent of Academic Improvement and Accountability for the Bakersfield City School District, California).
A: SGOs are a
measure of academic improvement, not proficiency, and are tailored to the needs of a teacher's particular students and the priorities of the school.
Any of your academic improvements and skills won't go unnoticed, thus, fostering your promotion.