Sentences with phrase «schools as a lever»

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Sixty - eight percent said his cuts to school aid and tax cuts would convince them to oppose him, while 67 percent said the Committee to Save New York would keep them from pulling the lever for Cuomo, after the pollsters» described the group as a «shadowy» organization «that raised more than $ 17 million from Wall Street, real estate moguls and other business interests to promote his agenda of education cuts and tax breaks.»

In some cases they stipulate, as in Multnomah County, Oregon, that professional development «funds will be allocated based upon seniority of the unit members who make application,» thus converting these expenditures from a lever for school improvement into a perk for long - serving faculty.

According to the survey, the role of performance and development processes as improvement levers in Australian schools varies considerably.

As has been shown in places like Houston and Lawrence, Massachusetts, high - dosage tutoring can be an effective lever for school improvement.

Moreover, summative assessment sat at the core of many of the policy reforms that the leaders described: additional accountability levers such as teacher evaluation systems and statewide school report cards draw on data coming out of these summative tests to make determinations and comparisons regarding teacher and school - level performance.

The goal of Leading 21st Century High Schools — being held on campus June 23 — 27 — is to help leaders cultivate effective teaching practices, enhance social dynamics, and implement innovative leadership approaches as key levers in the overall improvement of contemporary high sSchools — being held on campus June 23 — 27 — is to help leaders cultivate effective teaching practices, enhance social dynamics, and implement innovative leadership approaches as key levers in the overall improvement of contemporary high schoolsschools.

«You, as leaders, will have to be better, or as good as you are today, about convincing schools to join you because regional schools commissioners and I do not have the levers to insist a good school joins a MAT,» he said.

«American policymakers seldom view curriculum as a serious lever for change,» observes Ashley Berner, deputy director of the Institute for Education Policy at Johns Hopkins School of Education.

Using these eight forces as levers of transformation, participants will looks at practical ways they can create a culture of thinking in their classrooms and across their schools and organizations.

«Intuitively, I had not expected this to be an important policy lever, but there are a lot of indicators that things are not going well for students in the middle school grades in the United States,» says West, who serves as executive editor of Education Next.

The combined funding meant the school was able to purchase a range of equipment, including a 3D printer, Arduino microcomputers and crafting items such as tubes, balsa wood, wheels, pegs and levers.

With early education universally identified as a critical lever in student success, the Bezos Family Foundation is well aware that children who start behind in school are too often the same children who stay behind in school.

Understand and apply key levers for high - quality, innovative learning design as they create their school models; and

In Smith's model, as it was refined over time, curriculum standards serve as the fulcrum for educational reform implemented based on state decisions; state policy elites aim to create excellence in the classroom using an array of policy levers and knobs — all aligned back to the standards — including testing, textbook adoption, teacher preparation, teacher certification and evaluation, teacher training, goals and timetables for school test score improvement, and state accountability based on those goals and timetables.

Then we will share reflections from education leaders in Los Angeles, Denver and Rochester regarding how time is being used as a lever for school improvement in their communities.

But it remains to be seen if the College Board is up for tackling a bigger problem in its next 50 years: using AP as a lever to raise the academic standards of high schools.

As Republican leaders gear up for 2014 and 2016, they repeatedly offer school choice as a lever not only for education reform, but broader economic developmenAs Republican leaders gear up for 2014 and 2016, they repeatedly offer school choice as a lever not only for education reform, but broader economic developmenas a lever not only for education reform, but broader economic development.

The entire school reform movement based on the use of student test scores as a lever to bring about improvement should be re-thought.

Multiple studies have demonstrated that organizations that prioritize a performance - management system that supports employees» professional growth outperform organizations that do not.25 Similar to all professionals, teachers need feedback and opportunities to develop and refine their practices.26 As their expertise increases, excellent teachers want to take on additional responsibilities and assume leadership roles within their schools.27 Unfortunately, few educators currently receive these kinds of opportunities for professional learning and growth.28 For example, well - developed, sustained professional learning communities, or PLCs, can serve as powerful levers to improve teaching practice and increase student achievement.29 When implemented poorly, however, PLCs result in little to no positive change in school performance.As their expertise increases, excellent teachers want to take on additional responsibilities and assume leadership roles within their schools.27 Unfortunately, few educators currently receive these kinds of opportunities for professional learning and growth.28 For example, well - developed, sustained professional learning communities, or PLCs, can serve as powerful levers to improve teaching practice and increase student achievement.29 When implemented poorly, however, PLCs result in little to no positive change in school performance.as powerful levers to improve teaching practice and increase student achievement.29 When implemented poorly, however, PLCs result in little to no positive change in school performance.30

That can require a shift in how central office employees conceive of their work, so that they focus less on what they are used to - compliance - and more on «strengthening principals» instructional leadership as a key lever for teaching and learning improvement in schools,» as University of Washington researchers put it.29

As for states: Through policy, accreditation and funding for principal training programs, and other levers, they have a major role to play in getting schools the leadership they need.

After evaluating its options, MPS identified NISL's EDP as a low - cost, high impact lever for school improvement.

As I discussed in my Getting Smart article, Back - to - School Prep for School Leaders, we know from supporting schools and districts across the nation for the last 17 years that some of the greatest levers to improving student achievement lie in the school leader and an effective Instructional Leadership Team School Prep for School Leaders, we know from supporting schools and districts across the nation for the last 17 years that some of the greatest levers to improving student achievement lie in the school leader and an effective Instructional Leadership Team School Leaders, we know from supporting schools and districts across the nation for the last 17 years that some of the greatest levers to improving student achievement lie in the school leader and an effective Instructional Leadership Team school leader and an effective Instructional Leadership Team (ILT).

A significant policy lever that will drive this work is the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which requires multiple measures for accountability, including at least one «nonacademic» indicator generally understood to be an SEL measure, such as student engagement, educator engagement, and school climate and safety.

The design concept comes from Rosenstock's experience as a former teacher and headmaster in Boston as well as from his experience as director of the federal New Urban High Schools project, which studied urban high schools that were using school - to - work strategies as a lever for whole school Schools project, which studied urban high schools that were using school - to - work strategies as a lever for whole school schools that were using school - to - work strategies as a lever for whole school reform.

Superintendents must prioritize fiscal support for building out recruitment teams, as strategic recruitment, effective hiring, and intentional retention work are levers that positively improve a school culture and impact student achievement.

In particular, the district has used data as a lever in getting principals to accept, and eventually lead, school change.

Under ESSA, states must reserve at least 7 percent of their Title I, Part A funds for school improvement purposes, beginning in fiscal year 2017.61 Going forward, states and districts should focus on students» learning mindsets and skills as a lever for increased student achievement.

This has divided the elementary / secondary and higher education communities, leaving schools focused on teacher quality as a lever to improve student learning, but without a steady pipeline of effective new teachers.

We believe that teachers are among the strongest levers for transformative change within schools, and we view them as both leaders and classroom designers.

This paper examines the various policy and implementation levers available to inject affirmative solutions into the charter school landscape, along with some important guiding principles that serve as a backdrop to the development of policy and programs.

My research explores how equity - focused school leadership can be used as a lever to improve Black children and youth's academic achievement and socio - emotional well - being across a range of K - 12 educational settings.

Private schools and charter schools can be blatantly antithetical to the democratic levers of public control over public schools, as they generally operate with privately elected boards of directors or fully autonomous presidents.

He researches equity - focused school leadership as a lever to improve Black children's academic and socio - emotional experiences and outcomes.

Drive as much teacher development in a year as most schools do in 20 (instructional levers — Chapters 1 - 4)

It offers teachers a high - power recipe for success and can be used by school administrators as a key lever for improving schools.

When working with districts and schools, Allison challenges them to examine all aspects of their learning organization and focus on the connections among culture, collaboration, and communication as levers for growth.

Finally, the case of Washington High School is presented to show how schools composed primarily of students from families of limited income foster deeper learning and serve as a lever for broader school cSchool is presented to show how schools composed primarily of students from families of limited income foster deeper learning and serve as a lever for broader school cschool change.

The public wants better schools, and they see teacher education as an important lever for school improvement.

The LA Times used teachers as a lever to push the school administration to change its teacher evaluation system and fire more teachers.

In recent years policymakers have seized on teacher evaluation as a primary lever for improving schools.

«Harnessing technology to build the capacity of teachers and instructional coaches, as well as to effectively engage families in their children's learning, is an important lever for improving America's public schools.»

As the ELT Initiative Update illustrates, ELT Schools are proving that, when combined with quality teaching and a commitment to student achievement, expanded learning time can be a powerful lever for change.

Taking Action on Adolescent Literacy: An Implementation Guide for School Leaders presents a structured approach to using literacy as a lever for overall school improvSchool Leaders presents a structured approach to using literacy as a lever for overall school improvschool improvement.

This means principals will need to embrace the changes to come and be proactive about ensuring that principal leadership is recognized as a key lever for school reform.

Misalignment or lack of alignment between a strategic plan and additional initiatives (such as the three levers) not in the plan can lead to confusion among staff, extra burdens on teachers as priorities may conflict, questions from school boards about approving funding for initiatives that are not clearly aligned to strategic goals and initiatives, and ultimately lack of progress towards student achievement.

This is in stark contradiction to authors» claims throughout this piece, for example, when they write «Structured teacher observations, as integral components of teacher evaluations, are poised to be a very powerful lever for changing principal leadership and the influence of principals on schools, teachers, and learning.»

The book explores grassroots, school - community ideas as levers for educational change.

Then there's question four: How can a state help poor and minority kids get high - quality education when the elimination of AYP and subgroup accountability as the levers for holding districts and schools responsible have been replaced with new systems that render those kids invisible?

Dr. Padro Colon credits her partnership with CT3 as one of the key levers driving improvement in her school.