Sentences with phrase «performance assessment systems at»

The Recognition Task Force will create standards and a process for recognizing high - quality k - 12 performance assessment systems at the national and / or state level.

Not exact matches

This performance - based conception of standards lies at the heart of what is needed to translate the Common Core into a robust curriculum and assessment system.

Moreover, summative assessment sat at the core of many of the policy reforms that the leaders described: additional accountability levers such as teacher evaluation systems and statewide school report cards draw on data coming out of these summative tests to make determinations and comparisons regarding teacher and school - level performance.

Achieve, which normally assesses accountability systems at the state level for «quality and coherence,» praised the Montgomery County assessments as rigorous, high - quality measures that are good predictors of students» performance on state - level tests.

The Office of Technology Assessment, a nonpartisan analytical agency, expressed its concern at a hearing here on the recently released report of the National Council on Education Standards and Testing, which called for national standards for student performance and a system of assessments to gauge performance against the standards.

By accountability, we mean that every school or education provider - at least every one that accepts public dollars - should subscribe to a coherent set of rigorous, statewide academic standards, statewide assessments of student and school performance, and a statewide system of incentives and interventions tied to results.

For example, in two parallel studies, researchers at RAND (Koretz, Barron, Mitchell, & Stecher, 1996; Koretz, Mitchell, Barron, & Keith, 1996) used telephone and written surveys to examine the influence of the Maryland School Performance Assessment Program (MSPAP) and the Kentucky Instructional Results Information System (KIRIS)-- both of which had assessments in several subject areas.

Previously, Kristen managed special education and assessments at a network of charter schools in Harlem, led the implementation of systems designed to improve teacher and student performance, conducted research on school - transformation policies, and launched college preparation programs for students living in New York City public housing.

The report examines progress in the performance of students in high - poverty schools, the development of state standards and assessment systems, accountability systems and school improvement efforts, the targeting of Title I funds, Title I services at the school level, support for family involvement, services for students in private schools, and services provided under the Even Start, Migrant Education, and Neglected and Delinquent programs.

Nebraska's assessment system has led to significant improvements in student performance and assessment quality at all grade levels.

They form the basis for the performance - based assessments that are at the heart of the NBC system.

Each of these proposed rule revisions reflects conditions imposed by Texas's NCLB waiver — that student growth be measured at the individual teacher level, that student performance on state assessments must be included as a measure of student growth, that the student growth component must be weighted 20 percent in a teacher's evaluation, and that TEA ensure that local school districts using locally - developed appraisal systems use student growth at the individual teacher level.

These should be reflected in a continuum of performance assessments that validly and reliably measure actual teaching performance at key career junctures — initial licensing, the achievement of the professional license, and the designation of accomplished practice — as well as in on - the - job evaluation systems.

Schools that have at least 40 percent of their students from disadvantaged backgrounds, who dramatically improve student performance in accordance with state assessment systems

Virginia Virginia has taken strides to reduce high - stakes testing and shift toward a system of assessments, including performance - based assessments, aimed at informing instruction.

The limitations of education systems — with insufficiently developed state data systems, as well as assessment systems that at best could capture a summative snapshot of student performance by grade, year - to - year (without actually tracking student progress over time)-- presented major challenges.

The program, one of the urban reform initiatives funded through the Annenberg Challenge, included standards - driven curriculum and assessment, a performance accountability system, decentralization of decision - making, and professional development aimed at strengthening leadership and improving classroom practice.

Ogment is a curriculum creation and management system that helps with curriculum planning, implementation and management — and collects alignment, usage and performance data at a granular level — giving educators information they need to make adjustments to curriculum and instruction throughout the year, not just after end of year assessments.

«This law requires the state to use state - authorized Alabama will use assessments and other key performance indicators that give a total profile of the school or school system, or both, a school's grade, at a minimum shall be based on a combination of student achievement scores, achievement gap, college and career readiness, learning gains, and other indicators as determined by the State Superintendent of Education to impact student learning and success.»

Although the system's low - speed functionality was not eligible for assessment (as the system is not standard), its functionality at the higher speeds typical of inter-urban driving was included and its performance was good.

A comprehensive risk assessment would determine flood hazard for individual structures by modeling watershed and floodplain characteristics at fine spatial scales; it would describe the varying levels of protection offered by all elements of a flood protection system and mitigation measures; and it would account explicitly for uncertainties, including those related to current and future flood hazard, structure value and vulnerability, and the current and future performance of flood protection measures.

Developing, implementing, and leading a new employee training program at the Hilton, educating staff on brand standards and internal procedures and utilizing a points system for ongoing performance assessment.

• Deeply familiar with planning, developing, implementing and evaluating professional development systems based on competencies and priorities • Hands - on experience in determining existing opportunities and protocols and procedures, and conducting both informal and formal opportunity assessment for different professional development tracks • Proficient in establishing development categories, such as performance and knowledge enhancements and personal development • Qualified to develop orientation plans for all staff members by ensuring that they are aware of basic requirements such as ethics and communication • Skilled in making recommendations to strengthen delivery methods by efficiently identifying training delivery protocols • Track record of effectively facilitating preparation of correspondence, newsletters and marketing materials • First - hand experience in keeping professional development programs and workshops dynamic and rigorous by constantly employing needs assessment methods • Deeply familiar with maintaining accurate records of professional development activities, including description, type and number of people involved • Proven ability to provide professional development instructional design to management • Adept at mentoring and coaching new instructors and trainers, and building and maintaining community partnerships

Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC) data show good performance in risk factor monitoring and the management of hypertension and chronic disease.15 Box 2 shows improving performance in completion of health assessments — a first step in prevention activity — over the past 4 years.22 The Torpedo study, a randomised controlled trial of the use of an electronic decision - support system measuring absolute cardiovascular risk, shows ACCHSs outperforming general practices in managing risk.21 Data collected in late 2011 show that the ACCHSs sites had significantly more patients at high risk being prescribed best - practice medications than the general practice sites at baseline, and this gap was sustained through the intervention period (Box 3).23

Reports from parents and teachers about peer functioning, as well as self reports, are often collected in the form of rating scales, for example, the Social Skills Rating System (SSRS) 21 or the Self - Perception Profile for Children.22 Recent studies examining self - reports of competence in children with ADHD, however, indicate overly inflated reports that are at odds with both others» perspectives23, 24 and inconsistent with actual performance.15 These studies question the utility of self - report measures for children with ADHD when the goal of assessment is to obtain accurate competence information.