Sentences with phrase «school turnaround expert»

Prior to co-founding Schools That Can Milwaukee in 2010 with veteran school turnaround expert Kole Knueppel, Abby was Vice President of Finance & Administration for INCOVA Technologies, a subsidiary of HUSCO International.

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He said the state has «condemned» 250,000 children — often poor and of color — to failing schools, and proposed a model for turning those schools around by handing them over to nonprofits or turnaround experts to create «community schools.»

Schools that are considered failing would be then handled by non-profits or turnaround experts to create «community schools&Schools that are considered failing would be then handled by non-profits or turnaround experts to create «community schools&schools».

School - turnaround experts say a few small things, such as aligning curriculum with state standards and creating focused time for reading and math, can yield short - term results.

Among other things, he's brought in Monica Higgins, an associate professor at the Ed School, to organize a series of 90 - minute roundtables every three to four weeks in which outside policy experts and practitioners meet with Duncan and his top deputies for an open discussion on a particular topic — teacher performance, turnaround in schools.

The Academy has been called one of the best $ ™ educational programs in a correctional setting by national experts, and the turnaround at the school termed remarkable.

Now in its sixth year, that turnaround approach is seen by some as a first of its kind — both for its academic results and, education experts say, for the inclusive and pragmatic way it got traditional public schools, charters, nonprofits, and families to work together.

In addition, it facilitates activities including training, discussions and Q&A sessions with experts on school turnaround implementation.

Julie Kowal offers expert advice about strategies for motivating and redeploying staff, and discusses the district's role in supporting principals» staffing changes in turnaround schools.

Staff members from states in the Southeast Region met with their counterparts in the area of school turnaround and learned from experts in the field from the U.S. Department of Education and other organizations.

One expert said of the turnarounds, «Shifting students and changing labels is not a legitimate way to improve a school.»

With this in mind, Denver Public Schools asked A + Denver to host a series of consultancies with DPS and outside experts to review school turnaround best practices.

The next head of CPS should be a financial turnaround expert, someone with the skills and drive to lead the schools through an extraordinarily challenging path to financial stability.

I only say that he has not had enough experience to make him any kind of expert on the intricacies and complexities of school turnarounds.

LANSING, Mich. — Jessica Thomas, a local government turnaround expert who is currently Consent Agreement Consultant for Royal Oak Charter Township, has joined the School Finance Research Collaborative Advisory Committee.

The guests discuss Duncan's efforts to improve Chicago's schools by pushing charter schools and private turnaround experts.

After LA Unified skyrocketed from a projected 49 percent graduation rate last fall to a record - setting 75 percent for the 2015 - 16 school year, academic experts, California public universities, editorial boards and even the school board president are all asking hard questions about one major aspect of the turnaround — online credit recovery.

He is a recognized expert on charter schools, school turnarounds, school funding systems, and teacher and principal effectiveness.

Jessica Thomas, who is aiding Royal Oak Charter Township's financial recovery, has been recognized as one of Oakland County's «40 Under 40» LANSING, Mich. — Jessica Thomas, a local government turnaround expert who is currently Consent Agreement Consultant for Royal Oak Charter Township, has joined the School Finance Research Collaborative Advisory Committee.

This publication describes the varying approaches that some Race to the Top States have taken to engage outside experts and providers of specialized services to bring additional capacity and assist with implementing school turnaround models.