It offers interactive sessions that will allow school and district based participants to share best
practices in the school improvement effort.
Not exact matches
Each of these programs address a particular problem of
practice — using data, observing and analyzing teaching and learning
in the classroom, engaging families meaningfully — and provides proven tools, protocols, and approaches for educators to
practice and implement together for
school and system - wide
improvement efforts.
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.
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 improvemen
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 improvemen
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 improvemen
in their
efforts to sustain
practices and behaviors that will increase the involvement of others — teachers and parents —
in the work of improvemen
in the work of
improvement.
In order to examine our quantitative findings more thoroughly, we turned to our qualitative data for an in - depth look at district level policies and practices intended to engage parents and community members in school - improvement efforts and, specifically, efforts to increase student learnin
In order to examine our quantitative findings more thoroughly, we turned to our qualitative data for an
in - depth look at district level policies and practices intended to engage parents and community members in school - improvement efforts and, specifically, efforts to increase student learnin
in - depth look at district level policies and
practices intended to engage parents and community members
in school - improvement efforts and, specifically, efforts to increase student learnin
in school -
improvement efforts and, specifically,
efforts to increase student learning.
In this new column for Educational Leadership, experienced researchers at the American Institutes for Research will discuss research - based
practices, providing educators on the front lines of
school improvement efforts with the information they need to make the best instructional decisions.
A
School - Based Behavioral Healthcare Framework adopted in Alameda County to inform practice — intended to: create a common reference from which educators, service providers, funders, and evaluators can collaborate; serve as a training and technical assistance tool for current, new, and potential partners; serve as a foundation for schools, districts, and providers to target improvements in existing school - based behavioral health systems; and function as a basis for evaluation improvement ef
School - Based Behavioral Healthcare Framework adopted
in Alameda County to inform
practice — intended to: create a common reference from which educators, service providers, funders, and evaluators can collaborate; serve as a training and technical assistance tool for current, new, and potential partners; serve as a foundation for
schools, districts, and providers to target
improvements in existing
school - based behavioral health systems; and function as a basis for evaluation improvement ef
school - based behavioral health systems; and function as a basis for evaluation
improvement efforts,
WestEd is a leader
in moving research into
practice by conducting research and development (R&D) programs, projects, and evaluations; by providing training and technical assistance; and by working with national, regional, state, and local policymakers and practitioners to carry out large - scale
school improvement and innovative change
efforts.
For each
practice, the roles of the state, the district, and the
school are briefly outlined, providing examples of their reciprocal roles
in successful
school improvement efforts.
In - class and on - the - job
practice supports
school improvement planning, intervention planning and management, implementation, evaluation and sustainability
efforts.
WestEd has been a leader
in moving research into
practice by conducting research and development (R&D) programs, projects, and evaluations; by providing training and technical assistance; and by working with policymakers and practitioners at state and local levels to carry out large - scale
school improvement and innovative change
efforts.
Released
in September 2013 and updated
in September 2014, this brief describes the steps that states can take to reduce chronic absence including: building public awareness, tracking and publicly reporting chronic absence rates for
schools and districts, using attendance as a metric
in school improvement efforts, sharing best
practices with educators and parents, and enabling interagency
efforts among
schools, public agencies and community groups.
Strong evidence of its outcomes will drive demand for the model, which will be known at the state and national levels as the best foundational
practice in family engagement and an essential catalyst of
school improvement efforts and increased student success.
The study, Central Office Transformation for District - Wide Teaching and Learning
Improvement, uncovers the daily
practices of administrators
in three districts with transformation
efforts under way: Atlanta Public
Schools; the Empowerment
Schools Organization
in New York City; and the Oakland (Calif.) Unified
School District.
Comprehensive Family Assessment Intake Baseline Study (PDF - 919 KB) Piescher, Snyder, LaLiberte, Nguyen, & Wells (2010) Ramsey County Community Human Services Department & University of Minnesota
School of Social Work Discusses a study comparing current child welfare
practice in Ramsey County, Minnesota, to the findings of the 2005 Child Family Service Review (CFSR) county report to provide a baseline for future
improvement efforts.