Robin Lake offers her key takeaways from CREDO's evaluation of
school turnaround efforts in New Orleans, Nashville, and Memphis.
One such bill is SB 1552 by Altamonte Springs Republican David Simmons which would encourage
school turnaround efforts in which districts extend their school days by at least an hour, provide students with wraparound services, or give charter - like autonomy to their principals.
He works on district - level SLO initiatives in California, Nevada, Ohio, and Texas and helps guide
school turnaround efforts in Nebraska, Massachusetts, and Virginia.
Betsy was the founding principal of STRIVE Prep — Highland (Sunnyside), which was part of
a school turnaround effort in North Denver; Highland was the # 1 ranked middle school in Denver Public Schools in 2012.
The portfolio structure is being used as part of a multifaceted
school turnaround effort in New Orleans, Louisiana, a city long known as having one of the lowest - performing districts in the nation.
In 2010, Baltimore City Public Schools launched a dramatic
school turnaround effort in Frederick Douglass High that resulted in hiring a new principal and replacing more than 50 percent of its staff.
Not exact matches
Ernest A. Logan, the president of the union that represents NYC's principals and assistant principals, says he and and his members have lost confidence
in NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio's administration, calling the mayor's
school turnaround effort «a political mess» that isn't focused on kids.
As Andy Smarick wrote
in these pages a few years ago («The
Turnaround Fallacy,» features, Winter 2010), «
school turnaround efforts have consistently fallen far short of hopes and expectations.»
Already a teacher at Sanders - Clyde Creative Arts
School in Charleston, S.C. — a turnaround school that is a part of the Charleston Promise Neighborhood, an effort modeled after the work of the Harlem Children's Zone — Hobson felt that she could do
School in Charleston, S.C. — a
turnaround school that is a part of the Charleston Promise Neighborhood, an effort modeled after the work of the Harlem Children's Zone — Hobson felt that she could do
school that is a part of the Charleston Promise Neighborhood, an
effort modeled after the work of the Harlem Children's Zone — Hobson felt that she could do more.
I was alarmed at how much we were spending on SIG and the awful track record of previous
turnaround efforts, and I was sure that districts would pick weak interventions and that kids were going to continue languishing
in these
schools while we went about this misguided adventure.
A sweeping and ambitious
turnaround plan for
schools in the newer neighborhoods around Denver International Airport led to a failed recall
effort against the
school board president this spring.
Data released Thursday by the U.S. Department of Education on the $ 3.5 billion
School Improvement Grant program show that the federal turnaround grants haven't just gone to schools in urban areas, or for less - drastic school improvement ef
School Improvement Grant program show that the federal
turnaround grants haven't just gone to
schools in urban areas, or for less - drastic
school improvement ef
school improvement
efforts.
At the same time, they're wrong to imagine that changing policies regarding teacher evaluation,
school turnarounds, or
school choice will deliver as hoped, absent
efforts to help
school officials to think differently and then provide the support they need to tackle rules, regulations, and contracts
in new ways.
They emerged
in an
effort to
turnaround vocational
schools that were looked down upon within their communities; diversify educational options; and help industry find the mid-level managers who are both critical and hard to find.
Under the Obama administration, the federal government spent over $ 7 billion
in an
effort to
turnaround failing
schools via the
School Improvement Grant (SIG) program.
Among many influential projects conducted under the auspices of EdLabs, Fryer has developed and implemented programs to test the impact of incentives on student achievement, teacher pay - for - performance concepts, and an
effort to apply charter -
school practices to a district
turnaround school in Houston.
Klein immediately offered White a job on his portfolio planning team, which meant leading the process of closing bad
schools and creating new ones, one of the bull's - eye issues
in the massive system's
turnaround efforts.
The striking
turnaround resulted from a remarkable bottom - up
effort that eventually brought together the
school district, the city government, and more than sixty arts and cultural organizations
in a group called Dallas ArtsPartners.
All states have been actively engaged
in efforts to
turnaround failing
schools, but the effectiveness of such
efforts has varied dramatically across jurisdictions.
«Lawrence is a rare example of a district - wide
turnaround effort that has led to some positive results,» says Beth Schueler, a Harvard Graduate
School of Education doctoral student who has analyzed the Lawrence takeover
in detail.
Join the American Institutes for Research (AIR)
in learning more about the importance of leadership coaching and leadership academies as part of the larger
school turnaround effort.
Advocates say that student voice can be a powerful tool for
school turnaround and that
efforts to gather students» insights send an important message to young people and encourage them to be more engaged
in the classroom.
IZZI HERNANDEZ - CRUZ is an associate consultant with Public Impact, conducting quantitative analyses of
school and district performance metrics to support strong accountability and
turnaround evaluation
efforts in both traditional and charter
schools.
After decades of academic decline, and on the heels of a failed attempt to transform the
school by bringing
in better curricula, the
turnaround could well be viewed as a last - ditch
effort at reinvention.
In «The Turnaround Fallacy,» an article that appeared in Education Next seven years ago, he reviewed the research on turnaround efforts and urged «Stop trying to fix failing school
In «The
Turnaround Fallacy,» an article that appeared
in Education Next seven years ago, he reviewed the research on turnaround efforts and urged «Stop trying to fix failing school
in Education Next seven years ago, he reviewed the research on
turnaround efforts and urged «Stop trying to fix failing
schools.
With unprecedented federal investment
in failing
schools through the multi-billion-dollar
School Improvement Grant program, it's been a big year for school turnaround ef
School Improvement Grant program, it's been a big year for
school turnaround ef
school turnaround efforts.
Thus, we sought
schools where specific practices
in the PK — 3 years aligned with and accelerated promising
turnaround efforts through the implementation of the SIG models.
We need to STRENGTHEN
School Governance Council Language (public act 10 - 111) We also have to continually hammer / promote the message of a «TEAMWORK» collaborated effort between the local district boards of education, turnaround committees and the SGC (school governance councils) in the reconstitution of our low - performing schools once they have been «accepted» into the state Commissioners Ne
School Governance Council Language (public act 10 - 111) We also have to continually hammer / promote the message of a «TEAMWORK» collaborated
effort between the local district boards of education,
turnaround committees and the SGC (
school governance councils) in the reconstitution of our low - performing schools once they have been «accepted» into the state Commissioners Ne
school governance councils)
in the reconstitution of our low - performing
schools once they have been «accepted» into the state Commissioners Network.
After two years, the federal program providing billions of dollars to help states and districts close or remake some of their worst - performing
schools remains an ambitious work
in progress, with roughly 1,200
turnaround efforts under way but still no verdict on its effectiveness.
In general, most turnaround efforts have focused on improving individual schools, with less attention paid to changing the school - system level conditions that contributed to the chronic underperformance in the first plac
In general, most
turnaround efforts have focused on improving individual
schools, with less attention paid to changing the
school - system level conditions that contributed to the chronic underperformance
in the first plac
in the first place.
In addition to seeking a change in the way the state uses data to measure student, teacher, and school performance, Mr. Schwarzenegger asked lawmakers to repeal California's charter school cap, expand public school choice, step up turnaround efforts for struggling schools, and enact alternative - pay plans for educator
In addition to seeking a change
in the way the state uses data to measure student, teacher, and school performance, Mr. Schwarzenegger asked lawmakers to repeal California's charter school cap, expand public school choice, step up turnaround efforts for struggling schools, and enact alternative - pay plans for educator
in the way the state uses data to measure student, teacher, and
school performance, Mr. Schwarzenegger asked lawmakers to repeal California's charter
school cap, expand public
school choice, step up
turnaround efforts for struggling
schools, and enact alternative - pay plans for educators.
Positive
School Climate: What It Looks Like and How It Happens: Nurturing Positive School Climate for Student Learning and Professional Growth by Tami Kopischke Smith, Faith Connolly, and Charlene Pryseski In this BERC study, a qualitative analysis was conducted at five Baltimore City Schools to develop an understanding of how principals led their school's climate turnaround and how efforts -LS
School Climate: What It Looks Like and How It Happens: Nurturing Positive
School Climate for Student Learning and Professional Growth by Tami Kopischke Smith, Faith Connolly, and Charlene Pryseski In this BERC study, a qualitative analysis was conducted at five Baltimore City Schools to develop an understanding of how principals led their school's climate turnaround and how efforts -LS
School Climate for Student Learning and Professional Growth by Tami Kopischke Smith, Faith Connolly, and Charlene Pryseski
In this BERC study, a qualitative analysis was conducted at five Baltimore City
Schools to develop an understanding of how principals led their
school's climate turnaround and how efforts -LS
school's climate
turnaround and how
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Too often, opponents of
turnaround schools (a system of accelerating growth of student achievement partly by changing the adults who serve the students and removing restrictions that impede student success - including any collective bargaining agreements that don't put students» interest
in the forefront) remain steadfastly wed to the failing status quo that undermines families»
efforts to improve their circumstances through education.
Teach Plus T3 and C2 http://www.teachplus.org The Teach Plus teacher - designed T3 (
Turnaround Teacher Teams) Initiative recruits, develops, and supports highly effective, experienced teachers to lead teams
in turnaround efforts in low - performing
schools with which Teach Plus forms partnerships.
He is also an authority on teachers» unions, private
school vouchers, charter
schools,
turnaround school efforts, labor organizing and inequality
in higher education.
Previously, he served
in hybrid teacher leadership roles developing and operationalizing successful
school turnaround, design initiatives, and change - management efforts within the Los Angeles Unified School Dis
school turnaround, design initiatives, and change - management
efforts within the Los Angeles Unified
School Dis
School District.
Overview:
In 2012, Match Education was contracted by Lawrence Public Schools to provide its tutoring services for two years to all students in grade 9 and 10 in two of its lowest performing high schools as part of a district - wide turnaround effort, under receivership of the Massachusetts Department of Educatio
In 2012, Match Education was contracted by Lawrence Public
Schools to provide its tutoring services for two years to all students in grade 9 and 10 in two of its lowest performing high schools as part of a district - wide turnaround effort, under receivership of the Massachusetts Department of Edu
Schools to provide its tutoring services for two years to all students
in grade 9 and 10 in two of its lowest performing high schools as part of a district - wide turnaround effort, under receivership of the Massachusetts Department of Educatio
in grade 9 and 10
in two of its lowest performing high schools as part of a district - wide turnaround effort, under receivership of the Massachusetts Department of Educatio
in two of its lowest performing high
schools as part of a district - wide turnaround effort, under receivership of the Massachusetts Department of Edu
schools as part of a district - wide
turnaround effort, under receivership of the Massachusetts Department of Education.
Provides high caliber teachers specifically trained to staff urban charters
schools and
turnaround schools, augmenting the quality of charter
school growth and contributing to the success of the critical
turnaround efforts taking place within the persistently lowest performing
schools, particularly
in Greater Boston;
Although these insights are written for people who often lead
school turnaround efforts — principals, assistant principals, instructional coaches, and teacher leaders — other stakeholders involved
in school improvement may also find them instructive.
The
school turnaround effort, he told The Washington Post days before he left office
in 2016, was arguably the administration's «biggest bet.»
These improvements, known as «wraparound services,» have been successful
in other
turnaround efforts, notably the Harlem Children's Zone
in New York, where families get free access to an array of health and nutrition counseling as well as after -
school programs, truancy prevention, literacy programs, financial advice and domestic - crisis resolution.
In a presentation to the State Board of Education earlier this month, Vanderbilt researcher Gary Henry said he found positive effects from turnaround efforts in North Carolina's bottom ranked elementary schools — but without continued state funding to replace the temporary federal dollars that were put toward this initiative, those gains won't continu
In a presentation to the State Board of Education earlier this month, Vanderbilt researcher Gary Henry said he found positive effects from
turnaround efforts in North Carolina's bottom ranked elementary schools — but without continued state funding to replace the temporary federal dollars that were put toward this initiative, those gains won't continu
in North Carolina's bottom ranked elementary
schools — but without continued state funding to replace the temporary federal dollars that were put toward this initiative, those gains won't continue.
Henry said his evaluation of North Carolina's
school turnaround efforts (known as TALAS, or Turning Around North Carolina's Lowest - Achieving
Schools) finds that most of the 118 low - performing schools that have been targeted saw quick improvements in student proficiency on state exams — 2,156 students were proficient who wouldn't have been otherwise, said
Schools) finds that most of the 118 low - performing
schools that have been targeted saw quick improvements in student proficiency on state exams — 2,156 students were proficient who wouldn't have been otherwise, said
schools that have been targeted saw quick improvements
in student proficiency on state exams — 2,156 students were proficient who wouldn't have been otherwise, said Henry.
Calling North Carolina's
school turnaround work «among the most ambitious
in the nation,» Vanderbilt University researcher Gary Henry told members of the State Board of Education on Thursday that he's found significant positive effects resulting from the state's federally - funded
efforts to boost the performance of some of its lowest performing
schools between the 2011 and 2015.
District as it grows its
efforts to
turnaround the lowest performing
schools in the state.
With lawmakers duking it out over whether or not to eliminate a large number of teacher aides
in elementary classrooms, it's hard to imagine that the state and local
school districts will be able to keep
school turnaround efforts going into the future.
A centerpiece of the administration's plans throughout the state is the creation of seven new «regional achievement centers» that will serve as the hub of
turnaround efforts for
schools with low student achievement overall or wide gaps
in achievement levels.
Following years of various
turnaround efforts, the Newark
school was closed
in 2012 due to a combination of declining enrollment, dilapidated conditions and low academic performance.
In this BERC study, a qualitative analysis was conducted at five Baltimore City
Schools to develop an understanding of how principals led their
school's climate
turnaround and how
efforts were received by students and staff.
In her past and present roles she has been successful at developing strategic
school - wide plans related to
school improvement, assessment transformation, expansion of curriculum and
turnaround school efforts.