Sentences with phrase «performing at achievement»

Subject - matter achievement is reported in two ways — average scale scores and the percentages of students performing at achievement levels based on scale scores.

Not exact matches

The UK continues to perform at about the OECD average in international rankings of pupil achievement, with an unchanged performance over the last decade.

In choosing schools, at - risk students place less weight on academic indicators, and low performing students are more likely to attend a school with low average achievement.

«Goal achievement — be it accomplishing a task at work, performing well in school, or losing weight — depends to a large extent on how tactical we are at using our resources and also how effective we are at practicing strategic self - management,» says Chen.

Your resume doesn't list every mundane task you've performed at work, nor does it focus on your professional disappointments, it spotlights your achievements, your talents, your confidence, your ambitions, your passion.

One of the more interesting conversations I had while covering the red carpet at the Saturn Awards in Los Angeles last night was with Dean Devlin (there to receive the Dr. Donald A. Reed Award for career achievement), the writer / producer who collaborated with director Roland Emmerich on three»90s films that enjoyed varying degrees of success: 1994's Stargate, a modest international hit; the 1996 mega-blockbuster Independence Day; and the critically - reviled / commercially under - performing (though still profitable) Godzilla in 1998.

In other words, the average student in a state without accountability would have performed at the 53rd percentile of achievement had that student been in a state with an accountability system, all other things being equal.

Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.

There are plenty of evidence - based recommendations for how to quickly optimize student achievement in low - performing schools, but an entry point for a broader, deeper systems change at RHS was to redesign its educational system and adopt blended learning.

But it is worrying that there is such a disparity in the achievement of different ethnic groups at GCSE and particularly concerning that white working class boys and girls continue to perform so poorly.

As our schools serve greater numbers of Hispanic students and fewer whites, for example, we should expect achievement to decline somewhat because Hispanic students, who are more likely to live in poverty, tend to perform at lower levels, on average, than whites.

To me, the biggest issues are the achievement gaps, as you said, and the achievement gaps are still there, according to socioeconomic background — disadvantaged students are still achieving at a much lower level than advantaged students or affluent students — and Indigenous students are still performing at a much lower level than non-Indigenous, and rural and remote students are still not achieving at the same levels as metropolitan students.

On the third page of the study, the authors write: «Negative voucher effects are not explained by the quality of public fallback options for LSP applicants: achievement levels at public schools attended by students lotteried out of the program are below the Louisiana average and comparable to scores in low - performing districts like New Orleans.»

They also perform at far higher levels on the Stanford Achievement Tests, which the district administers annually in five subjects: math, reading, language, social science, and science.

For example, a student who begins the year at the 50th percentile on the state reading and math test and is assigned to a teacher in the top quartile in terms of overall TES scores will perform on average, by the end of the school year, three percentile points higher in reading and two points higher in math than a peer who began the year at the same achievement level but was assigned to a bottom - quartile teacher.

Los Altos already ranked among the best - performing districts in the state, but it had set itself a goal of improving individual achievement, and «capturing data at a granular level» on each student was proving difficult, Goines told me.

While these marginally performing students are likely to benefit from increased attention, reallocation of instructional attention leads to a tradeoff whereby the achievement gains of the marginally performing students come at the expense of both the lowest - and highest - performing students.

While the demands of the federal No Child Left Behind Act have some districts fighting to raise the achievement of students who aren't performing at grade level, the 185,000 - student Philadelphia district plans to expand greatly the number of enrichment programs for its students.

Despite the staff's efforts to help all students perform at high levels, the biggest challenge LACES faces is closing the achievement gap.

By his third - year residency in Memphis at the Tennessee Achievement School District — the state's turnaround district aimed at bringing the bottom performing 5 percent of schools into the top performing 25 percent within five years — he found his initial interests that brought him to Ed.L.D.

To assess overall performance, we identify the percentage of students in the high school class of 2015 who are performing at proficient and advanced levels of achievement in math.

The achievement growth in math was not statistically significant relative to the achievement growth of the matched district - school students, but the study concluded that Milkwaukee district - school students were «performing at somewhat higher levels as a result of competitive pressure from the school voucher program.»

• Deming examines Texas's test - based accountability system and show that for students at low - performing schools, it led to increased achievement, college attendance, degree attainment, and income earning.

Additionally, Northamptonshire is one of the worst - performing local authority areas in the country for the achievement of disadvantaged children at Key Stage 2, and Derby and Nottingham were among the 10 lowest ranking local authority areas nationally for GSCE examinations.

Rigorous studies consistently show that the impact of a more - effective teacher is substantial A high - performing teacher, one at the 84th percentile of all teachers, when compared with just an average teacher, produces students whose level of achievement is at least 0.2 standard deviations higher by the end of the school year.

We focus on the scores of students at the 25th percentile of the distribution of achievement for each group, because it is low - performing students who are at greatest risk of not graduating from high school.

While the slow improvement of all groups is «still a success story,» Mr. Petrilli said, the achievement gap, which shows how different groups perform relative to one another, still means that most black and Hispanic students will be at a sharp disadvantage when they have to compete against white and Asian peers as they move through schools and into the workplace.

According to data from the 2002 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), only 28 % of fourth graders, 31 % of eighth graders, and 24 % of twelfth graders performed at or above a proficient (i.e., competent) level of writing achievement for their respective grade level (Persky, Daane, & Jin, 2003).

To explore this, I examined achievement changes by item type for low -, moderate -, and high - performing schools, as measured by the percentage of students scoring at or above national norms on the ITBS reading exam in 1995.

Obama has proposed a «Success in the Middle Act,» which would provide federal support to improve the education of middle school students in low - performing schools by requiring states to develop detailed plans to improve student achievement, develop and utilize early identification data systems to identify those students most at - risk of dropping out, and invest in proven strategies that reduce the number of drop outs.

At Brooke, students are closing the achievement gap and exceeding expectations for even Massachusetts» highest performing students.

Too many students can't perform at grade level, and there is a significant achievement gap between white and minority students.

As it negotiates a sizable teacher raise, the district must ensure that teacher retention leads to measurable student achievement at its lowest - performing schools.

Achievement in math, science, social studies and reading all declined in the first year that students attended voucher schools; that's compared with students who struck out in the lottery and stayed at their low - performing public schools.

The instructional modules will be designed to offer critical content knowledge and learning experiences that strengthen leaders» ability to support students» academic achievement at low - performing schools.

Create a separate funding stream to improve student achievement at the middle and high school levels and turn around low - performing secondary schools.

The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program The National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students perform at very high levels or where significant improvements are being made in students» academic achievement.

A New York Times story looks at Houston public schools experimenting to see if «techniques proven successful in high - performing urban charters can also help raise achievement in regular public schools.

Founded in 1982, the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program recognizes public and private elementary, middle, and high schools where students perform at very high levels or where significant improvements are being made in students» academic achievement.

Cary returned to the classroom as a third - grade teacher, working at Match Community Day School in Boston, Achievement First Endeavor Elementary School in Brooklyn, and Democracy Prep Harlem Prep Elementary School, a high - performing BES school in New York City.

Rep. Rob Bryan (R - Mecklenburg) pushed hard for months behind closed doors to pitch a proposal to his colleagues that would have created an «achievement school district» in which some of North Carolina's lowest performing schools would be placed, teachers and staff at those schools could be fired, and the schools would be subject to the management of for - profit (or not - for - profit, too) charter school operators tasked with bringing them up into the ranks of the state's top performers.

Pryor's use of poetic license has apparently turned Barth's teaching and administrative experience with Achievement First into something that is now defined as having «led improvement efforts at two of the lowest performing schools in the Achievement First Network.»

The decision by the administration to limit accountability to the worst - performing five percent of schools (along with at least 10 percent of schools with wide achievement gaps) will allow warehouses of mediocrity off the hook for providing high - quality education to all children regardless of background.

Being able to see if there success at «improving student achievement» means we need objective measures to ascertain how individual students and whole populations are performing.

Stickel discussed the state's High Performing High Schools (HPHS) Program, which focuses on five initiatives aimed at boosting achievement and graduation rates for all high school students:

Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement Demonstrated volunteer or community service At least one (or more) of the following: o National Board Certificationo TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) o Core Knowledge Experienceo Experience with Blended Learningo At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS: An Elementary School teacher is required to perform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements, focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school pperform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements, focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school pPerform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school policies

In September 2005, Governor Romney introduced a comprehensive Education Reform bill aimed at closing two gaps: (1) the gap between Massachusetts student performance and our international competition, particularly in math and science; and (2) the achievement gaps within the state, between high - performing and low - performing schools.

The settlement, aimed at addressing inequities at low - performing schools, will provide a huge boost in resources to 37 schools that have long struggled with high teacher turnover, student drop - out rates and low student achievement.

Calling them «data review days,» teachers would look at how their students were performing on various tests in different subject areas, and then they would share with one another the best practices that were producing positive academic achievement.

«It seems the schools at the bottom of the achievement hierarchy in Wales are performing poorly because they just don't face the pressure faced by schools in England».