Not exact matches
As states
prepare to implement ESSA in the upcoming
school year, many — like Kentucky — have been gathering feedback from stakeholders and creating state
accountability plans, and
school districts are beginning to identify priorities for funding at the
school level.
Merced Union High
School District is holding meetings with community stakeholders including youth, parents, and community organizations as it
prepares its Local Control
Accountability Plan (LCAP).
The CORE districts, which include Los Angeles and San Francisco, submitted a waiver
plan that reflects their commitment to
preparing educators to effectively implement the Common Core State Standards; evaluating educators based, in part, on student outcomes; and taking a broader approach to
accountability that encompasses academic preparedness, social and emotional learning, and
school climate and culture.
Effective PreK - 3rd provides: High - quality and unified learning in well - staffed classrooms; well -
prepared teachers and aides to educate children in the 3 - 8 age range; supportive
school district policies; strong principal leadership that includes supporting professional development time for teachers to
plan for effective coordination across and between grades; and includes families and communities that share
accountability with PreK - 3rd
schools for children's educational success.
Today is the last day of Center for Inspired Teaching's two - week Institute, and as the rest of the country talks about the merits and shortcomings of the Obama administration's education
plan — particularly its belief that external systems of
accountability and extrinsic motivators like performance pay are an essential ingredient in reforming public education — I'm watching the same debate unfold here, on the ground, as a small group of DC teachers
prepares for the coming
school year.