Sentences with phrase «other school improvement efforts»

Have you looked back at other school improvement efforts to identify what has worked, and what hasn't?

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We coordinate efforts with others within the University, the Perelman School of Medicine, Penn Medicine and the School of Nursing to optimize the development and meaningful engagement of healthcare professionals in effective learning and improvement experiences.

Detroit School Repair Program: A Model for Others A marathon ten - week summertime effort resulted in some major improvements to Detroit's public schools.

«Unlike other historical movements dedicated to the urgent betterment of social conditions, the most prominent leadership and voices of the school improvement coalition have not been representative of the communities that the effort hopes to serve.

A 2005 study by the Public Policy Institute of California found the improvement in reading «so definitive that San Diego's efforts are well worth a look by other school districts in California and the nation.»

I've obviously made up my mind about School Improvement Grants (SIG) and other school turnaround efSchool Improvement Grants (SIG) and other school turnaround efschool turnaround efforts.

Our study overcomes the limits of short - term analysis by asking: when schools face accountability pressure, do their efforts to raise test scores generate improvements in higher education attainment, earnings, and other long - term outcomes?

In a strongly worded letter sent this month to chief state school officers, legislators, state board of education members, representatives of the National Education Association, and publishers nationwide, the Florida leaders point to the «pervasive» influence of textbooks and other classroom materials on the educational process and say that their state's school - improvement efforts «have been impeded repeatedly by the declining...

But as Reville and others intimately familiar with the Bay State's school - improvement efforts emphasized in a panel at the Education Writers Association National Seminar earlier this month, the «Massachusetts story» is complicated.

Alonso served as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) for six years, where he led a reform effort marked by a rebalancing of authority and responsibility among stakeholders, the building of a coalition in support of City Schools, leading edge labor contracts, and a focus on individual students and teaching and learning that yielded marked improvement in achievement and climate data across all levels, the first increases in enrollment in 40 years, and widespread political and ground root support for what have been divisive reform strategies in other districts.

The tax increases will underwrite $ 187 million in capital improvements to schools, $ 35.7 million in pay raises for teachers, and other elements of the desegregation effort.

«Under her guidance, the Ed School has progressed toward a core curriculum, reorganized its master's degree programs and its academic areas, redoubled its efforts to contribute to the improvement of K - 12 education, and worked to strengthen its relationships both with other Harvard schools and with the broader community of professional educators.

Fortunately, findings from two generations of school improvement efforts, lessons from similar work in other industries, and a budding practice among reform - minded superintendents are pointing to a promising alternative.

A credible threat of state intervention may push local superintendents to undertake their own improvement efforts and strengthen their hand in bargaining with school board members, unions, and others.

The changes were necessary, argued Superintendent Donald W. Ingwerson, because the district's current busing program interferes with efforts to increase parental involvement and bring about other school improvements mandated under Kentucky's landmark education - reform law.

When decision making about resources, chiefly personnel, is decentralized to the school level, the principal and other site - based leaders can further their improvement efforts by hiring teachers and staff with qualifications that match the school's needs.

In determining the number of schools to place under registration review, other than persistently lowest - achieving schools identified pursuant to subparagraph (ii) of this paragraph, the commissioner may consider the sufficiency of State and local resources to effectively implement and monitor school improvement efforts in schools under registration review.

However, school closings come with other costs, and recent intensive efforts at improving low - performing schools, such as the School Improvement Grant program, have shown prschool closings come with other costs, and recent intensive efforts at improving low - performing schools, such as the School Improvement Grant program, have shown prSchool Improvement Grant program, have shown promise.

Brandon Wright and others have already weighed in on some of the implications of this move, and how it could hamper efforts to implement the new law and states» ability to meaningfully use ESSA to innovate and adopt novel approaches to school accountability and improvement.

If teachers have more influence in decision making and practice shared leadership, they believe parents are also more likely to have influence and be involved actively in school improvement efforts.167 Since other research has confirmed this relationship, we kept both constructs in the remaining analyses.

In particular, principals in more disadvantaged school settings are likely to need more professional development and support in their efforts to sustain practices and behaviors that will increase the involvement of others — teachers and parents — in the work of improvement.

Thus, as the federal government continues to review and approve states» plans and states begin to implement their new accountability frameworks and school improvement strategies, they must work together to remember the teachers standing in front of our nation's classrooms — for they are critical to all of these other efforts and, ultimately, will have the most impact on their students» learning.

Harbormasters often lead in one or more of those areas and work in close collaboration with other local stakeholders on the other efforts to accelerate the pace and sustainability of school improvement.

The Continuous Improvement System differs from other improvement efforts in that it views the school as an integrated whole and not a group of parts that are to be independentlyImprovement System differs from other improvement efforts in that it views the school as an integrated whole and not a group of parts that are to be independentlyimprovement efforts in that it views the school as an integrated whole and not a group of parts that are to be independently addressed.

As New York City's test scores have surpassed other cities», the focus of the state's school improvement efforts has largely shifted upstate to Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse.

While I recognize that, in many ways, poverty may seem even more intractable than school improvement and it may cost more, but we need to engage on these issues whether it is supporting better health care, tax and wage policy in addition to other efforts to reduce child poverty.

If successful, the improvement efforts undertaken at one or a few schools can be considered in other schools that might benefit from a new relationship with the district.

Although these insights are written for people who often lead school turnaround efforts — principals, assistant principals, instructional coaches, and teacher leaders — other stakeholders involved in school improvement may also find them instructive.

These improvements, known as «wraparound services,» have been successful in other turnaround efforts, notably the Harlem Children's Zone in New York, where families get free access to an array of health and nutrition counseling as well as after - school programs, truancy prevention, literacy programs, financial advice and domestic - crisis resolution.

Leading an improvement effort requires principals who can develop, with others, a clearly defined vision for improvement and who are able to communicate their vision to the school community and energize teachers to fulfill it (Council of the Great City Schools, 2015).

Other challenges include finding and retaining staff in low - performing schools, staffing shortages in state education agencies that limit the ability to provide the schools with necessary support, and sustaining improvement efforts after the grants run out.

The district's Office of Turnaround Schools director Carrie Hillyard oversees school improvement efforts at Glenwood and the four other F schools — collectively, they refer to these schools as the «Transformation Zone.Schools director Carrie Hillyard oversees school improvement efforts at Glenwood and the four other F schools — collectively, they refer to these schools as the «Transformation Zone.schools — collectively, they refer to these schools as the «Transformation Zone.schools as the «Transformation Zone.»

Still, as with other tech - related school improvement efforts, MAPLE hasn't been universally embraced by teachers.

RELs produce relevant and useable research, develop tools for educators that reflect the best available research findings, and offer training and other supports to states and districts to aid their school improvement efforts.

In partnership with school districts and other organizations, researchers have an opportunity to conduct rigorous studies to inform local system improvement and, potentially, other efforts to support principal development.

«Honeywell and NSBA are united in advancing awareness and efforts to improve our school infrastructure through building improvements, energy conservation measures and other steps that ultimately improve productivity and save schools money so they can focus on what matters most — student outcomes.»

Wilson and other superintendents argue that school leaders should be intentional about the ways they incorporate student voice into school improvement efforts.

School budgets HAVE to rise just to keep up with growing student populations and other fixed costs even if there is no concerted effort at school improvSchool budgets HAVE to rise just to keep up with growing student populations and other fixed costs even if there is no concerted effort at school improvschool improvement.

The webinars have been developed to assist DCSIs in navigating the complexities of school improvement processes and to provide opportunities to receive technical assistance, network with other DCSIs, find valuable resources, ask questions, and get support for continuous improvement efforts.

In 2008, he sold the company and now invests his time in school activities — serving on the board of Orange Lutheran High School, supporting the charter school movement, as well as other school efforts which will promote real improvement in outschool activities — serving on the board of Orange Lutheran High School, supporting the charter school movement, as well as other school efforts which will promote real improvement in outSchool, supporting the charter school movement, as well as other school efforts which will promote real improvement in outschool movement, as well as other school efforts which will promote real improvement in outschool efforts which will promote real improvement in outcomes.

Its Title I section, the largest single source of federal funding for public schools (some $ 15 billion to $ 16 billion annually), provides for the newly named School Improvement Funds program, which (along with other parts of Title I) can be tapped for school leadership efSchool Improvement Funds program, which (along with other parts of Title I) can be tapped for school leadership efschool leadership efforts.

Speakers included experts from other states and districts across the country who have used similar data as part of overall school improvement efforts.