Sentences with phrase «run turnaround schools»

Since even CPS agrees that CPS - run turnaround schools must have a real LSC, I asked for a list of Harper's LSC members and the LSC meeting schedule.

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Let's suppose that parent advocates run this gauntlet and manage to force a turnaround at a given school, as appears to be happening at Desert Trails.

In what's being pitched as a national model, state officials last week picked the University of Virginia to run a training program that will let an experienced school leader earn a credential as a «turnaround specialist.»

That's how he frames his role as superintendent of the Enlarged City School District of Middletown, New York, delegating much of the day - to - day work of running a high - poverty turnaround district of 6,800 students to look ahead and concentrate on the big picture.

Probably the most convincing argument for the fundamental difference between start - ups and turnarounds comes from those actually running high - performing high - poverty urban schools (see sidebar).

«As a result of the turnaround plan, each school gets to run itself,» says Ms. Constantino, who has worked at Leahy for 36 years.

CPS contracts with AUSL to run Orr and Phillips, as well as 10 elementary school turnarounds.

About: for - profit school - turnaround company started by former New York City Schools Superintendent Rudy Crew; now run by Manny Rivera, former deputy secretary for education for New York.

But when CPS leaders announced that Marshall would become a turnaround, there was an additional outside push: The state had sanctioned the school because of its poorly run special education program.

A while back I brought to your attention the great analysis of my current research heroes — those delightful debunkers at the the National Education Policy Center — of the Public Agenda report explaining to self - described «education reformers» how they can give us stupid, stupid parents the run - around on school turnarounds despite our natural opposition.

The state would develop a turnaround plan for these schools and then either give them back to the district to run as prescribed or hire an outside contractor, such as a charter school operator.

The three companies started last school year flush with cash, but flagging enrollment has already lowered the amount of money EdPower and other turnaround operators have to run the state takeover schools.

In Bridgeport he used a «turnaround model» that brought in a charter school operator to run a public school but left the local teacher contract in place.

The CEO of the company running Arlington High School in Indianapolis says SIG money will be critical to a successful turnaround.

Making the whole situation even more «complex,» in addition to running Pryor's «turnaround» operation, Morgan Barth also heads up the State Department of Education's «Charter School Accountability» program.

After moving to Tennessee, Solar was dean of instruction at Cameron College Prep, a turnaround middle school in Nashville run by LEAD Public Schools.

And yet, last month, Chicago Schools CEO Jean - Claude Brizard announced 18 more closures, turnarounds and other interventions, and, this week, a plan to open 12 new charter schools, giving contracts to charter networks that already run some of the system's worst sSchools CEO Jean - Claude Brizard announced 18 more closures, turnarounds and other interventions, and, this week, a plan to open 12 new charter schools, giving contracts to charter networks that already run some of the system's worst sschools, giving contracts to charter networks that already run some of the system's worst schoolsschools.

The new draft of the bill released Wednesday includes a handful of additions to the proposal, including the use of «iZones,» a locally - run method of school turnaround involving new flexibility, funding and development that reported «significant» gains in school performance in Tennessee, according to Henry.

Elsey is the chief schools officer for the Education Achievement Authority of Michigan, a state - run turnaround system similar to the Recovery School District.

This is not true of district - run public schools, where failing schools often undergo school improvement and turnaround measures for years, subjecting generations of children to a subpar education.

Administrations in schools with turnaround school operators have effectively been replaced by these private companies, which will run «all or part of the school's operations,» according to an IDOE statement released Thursday afternoon.

The Achievement School District: Lessons from Tennessee reports on the ASD model, including the viability of charter schools within a community - based enrollment system, developing a sustainable teacher and leader pipeline, and collaboration with the Shelby County district - run turnaround effort, called iZone.

Takeovers: Indiana Department of Education officials signed contracts with several «turnaround operators» to run five public schools in Indianapolis and Gary with chronically poor standardized test scores.

The evidence demonstrates that turnarounds produce at best temporary small increases in test scores, but at the high cost of destabilizing schools and communities in the long run.

The only thing standing in their way was a state law requiring that parents, teachers and the local community had to play a role in selecting a «turnaround» model and there was little interest in a Washington D.C. charter school company that had virtually no experience running schools with a large Latino population, a significant number of English Language Learners and a large special education population.

Rabinowitz questioned whether the embattled charter organization, also known as Family Urban Schools of Excellence, should continue running Dunbar School under a year - old arrangement through the state Commissioner's Network, a reform initiative that gives millions in extra funding to struggling schools that implement a three - to 5 - year «turnaround»Schools of Excellence, should continue running Dunbar School under a year - old arrangement through the state Commissioner's Network, a reform initiative that gives millions in extra funding to struggling schools that implement a three - to 5 - year «turnaround»schools that implement a three - to 5 - year «turnaround» plan.

The bill also would prevent the state from using vouchers and charters as school turnaround interventions, bar the creation of a state - run school district, and require districts and the state to negotiate any school improvement plan with the local teachers union.

It's no coincidence that the schools in our poorest communities in Chicago have been labeled as failures based on test scores, and are the main targets for closure and privatization by charters or privately - run turnaround agencies.

Yet, the proposed turnaround strategies run counter to what research tells us about all the pieces needed to create and sustain improvement — particularly in the lowest - performing schools, where hope and trust are scarce.