Sentences with phrase «robust school data systems»

This means pushing for thoughtfully stricter regulation of voucher programs — and the development of more - robust school data systems so parents can make smarter decisions.

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Now that the technological foundation for the use of robust systems of longitudinal education data has been laid in most states and school districts, experts say the focus needs to turn to making such data more useful for teachers, administrators, parents, and students, That will require a mix of strong leadership at the state and districts levels, greater collaboration across state agencies, and much better professional development and ongoing support for teachers and administrators.

Applying districts must demonstrate a commitment to all four of the Race to the Top core reform areas (college - and career - ready standards and assessments, robust data systems, effective educators, and school turnaround) and obtain sign off on their plans from the district superintendent or CEO, local school board president, and local teacher union or association president.

States and school districts that adopted Obama's preferred policies — like designing teacher evaluation systems and using «robust» data systems to track student progress — were given cash grants as an award.

Applying districts must demonstrate a commitment to all four of the Race to the Top core reform areas: college - and career - ready standards and assessments, robust data systems, effective educators, and school turnaround.

Create a perpetual teaching license (except in cases of misconduct) and continue support for a robust educator effectiveness system that provides schools and teachers with regular performance data.

Despite evidence that the complexity of the nation's education crisis requires an array of solutions — including strong curriculum standards and robust consequential accountability, the overhaul of teacher quality, revamp of curriculum and standards, expanding school choice, improving school data systems and giving parents their rightful decision - making roles in education — far too many reformers are busy touting and flacking their one grand solution and dismiss others that, in their minds, don't further their own.

Let's be clear: The need for rigorous, college - preparatory curricula with strong content is as critical an element in reforming American public education as advancing standards and accountability, overhauling teacher quality, expanding school choice, bolstering Parent Power, improving school leadership and building robust data systems.

Multi-tiered System of Supports / Response to Instruction and Intervention — For schools implementing MTSS / RtI, the CORE Consultant can provide support with data analysis, planning for robust materials and appropriate assessments, and goal setting and problem solving.

Districts must commit to implement an educator evaluation system by the 2014 — 15 school year, use college - and career - ready standards and assessments, and establish robust data systems that provide timely feedback to teachers.

California hasn't done away with data altogether — school level test scores are publicly reported and several large districts together known as CORE have worked to create more robust data systems — but several researchers and advocates say they can't fully judge the education policies of the most populous state in the country because of a lack of accessible data.

Robust teacher evaluation systems can only lead to improved teacher quality if schools use the resulting data effectively.