«We encourage investors to balance the near - term
turnaround efforts with the fact that rivals still have several competitive countermeasures at their disposal (more aggressive pricing and, in Amazon's case, enhancements to Prime memberships),» wrote R. J. Hottovy.
While the district has improved some of
the turnaround efforts with the addition of a Year Zero planning process for some of the lowest - performing schools, the record of improving existing schools is mixed.
In addition, he has led corporate strategy and
turnaround efforts with clients across banking and insurance, industrial conglomerates, consumer products, oil and gas and family owned groups.
As one of [our] external providers, the CST has helped our state with initiatives toward making
a turnaround effort with differentiated support for school -, complex -, and state - level leaders.
Not exact matches
The return of the colonel, along
with an
effort to improve food quality and customer service, helped spark a
turnaround for KFC.
On Thursday, Viacom CEO Bob Bakish told The Hollywood Reporter that Paramount (and its head, CEO Brad Grey) is «totally on board»
with the company's
turnaround efforts, but Bakish also admitted that the movie studio needs to show improved results.
The Gap's travails have persisted in 2015,
with Peck suggesting on a conference call last month that
efforts to renew the brand won't pay off until the spring, months later than his original prediction that a
turnaround could take hold in time for the holiday season.
At least two top - 10 Yahoo Inc shareholders are so unhappy
with Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's
turnaround efforts that they are making a direct plea to AOL Inc CEO Tim Armstrong to explore a merger and run the combined company.
In its most recent sales update, issued last week, the company said it was «pleased
with its performance for the holiday period, showing continued progress in its
turnaround efforts.»
In a
turnaround plan Boire unveiled to Wall Street analysts barely two months ago, Barnes & Noble announced initiatives such as opening four concept stores in fiscal 2017 that will feature bars offering wine and beer, along
with better food, in cafés twice the size of its usual food spots, among other
efforts to rejuvenate its business.
CEO Whitman has attempted to strike a balance
with HP's plans to move into a growth mode from a
turnaround effort.
NEW YORK (Reuters)- At least two top - 10 Yahoo Inc YHOO.O shareholders are so unhappy
with Chief Executive Marissa Mayer's
turnaround efforts that they are making a direct plea to AOL Inc AOL.N CEO Tim Armstrong to explore a merger and run the combined company.
Yet Kors was able to do a lot better than that, and the company laid out a game plan that it hopes to use to move forward even more aggressively
with its
turnaround efforts.
Despite months of
turnaround efforts, New York City's subway system slid to a new low point in January,
with just 58.1 percent of all weekday trains arriving at stations on time, according to a new report.
The correct decision is, as I have been continually advocating for years, to fire the current administrator, develop a full efficiency and profitability
turnaround plan
with a strict timeline, and, if only if those concerted
efforts fail, then sell the hospital to a carefully selected and responsible buyer directly rather than through the budgetary gimmick of an LDC.
States can focus
turnaround efforts on schools
with particularly low subgroup achievement — rather than schools
with large achievement gaps.
Andy Smarick's recent article applies the word «
turnaround» to a wide range of
efforts to help struggling schools, and while he makes an interesting case, I disagree
with his premise that school -
turnaround efforts «have consistently fallen far short of hopes and expectations.»
Meanwhile, the education chapters offer the not - so - stunning conclusion that there's very little research to guide school
turnaround efforts, though some evidence shows that the strategy can work, under the right conditions,
with the right leadership.
«We look forward to working
with PIER Fellows to analyze the implementation and impact of statewide initiatives such as our curriculum frameworks, educator evaluation framework, and school and district
turnaround efforts.
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.
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 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.
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 place.
This descriptive, mixed methods study uses survey data from
turnaround leaders in all 50 states and in - depth interviews
with eight intentionally selected state leaders to launch a discussion about how states support district
turnaround efforts.
While Kline's proposal to end the federal School Improvement Program, one of the three key aspects of the Obama administration's school reform
efforts, makes sense because school
turnarounds driven by districts, are a fool's errand, he doesn't offer anything that would address the critical question of what to do
with dropout factories and failure mills.
We plan to introduce a tiered monitoring system that will focus
efforts on the lowest performing schools and districts,
with an emphasis on both compliance and outcomes and
with the
turnaround practices as a unifying framework.
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.
The good news is that there are examples of successful
turnaround efforts, where key ingredients include great leaders and school systems ready to respond
with best practices at the center of their work.
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.
Duncan met
with students and teachers during classroom visits, held roundtable discussions
with administrators and educators to discuss school
turnaround efforts, and participated in town hall meetings.
More than $ 40 million in federal grants awarded to some of Colorado's lowest - performing schools as part of a massive national
turnaround effort is producing mixed results,
with state officials suspending funding for five schools because of declining test scores.
Friction between the principals charged
with improving the schools and teachers is also threatening the
turnaround effort at some schools.
When it comes to any
turnaround effort in any sector, the problem largely has less to do
with finances or infrastructure or even roadmaps.
Jon Terry, who leads the Coalition, held a follow - up meeting
with Jason Snyder (Director of the OST), in which he advocated that schools working
with the OST be encouraged to report data on school climate in their
turnaround efforts.
As part of the U.S. Department of Education's third annual back - to - school bus tour, on Thursday, Sept. 20, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and other senior Department officials will visit schools in Charleston and McDowell County, W.Va., where they will meet
with educators and stakeholders for discussions on early learning, school
turnaround efforts, and community - building partnerships.
The program will combine the assets and expertise of both agencies
with the on - the - ground presence of AmeriCorps members in schools that are implementing a
turnaround effort through the federal School Improvement Grant (SIG) program.
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.
In line
with the Center on School
Turnaround's charge to support states»
efforts, we sought to highlight districts engaged in focused
turnaround efforts where their respective boards played a key role in catalyzing, shaping, and supporting targeted improvement
efforts.
The expected timeline for the centers» work is about two years,
with another assessment of
turnaround efforts expected by 2015, the state said.
The CST leadership and evaluators wanted to know more about how SEAs were currently supporting districts in improving their capacity to assist
with school
turnaround efforts and how that support could be improved.
«The Montezuma - Cortez RE-1 school board is leading a district engaged in whole system improvement
efforts as well as targeted
turnaround with several elementary schools.
This descriptive, mixed - methods analysis uses survey data from state - level
turnaround leaders in all 50 states and interviews
with eight intentionally selected state leaders to launch a discussion about how states support districts in school -
turnaround efforts.
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.
Tawwab worked his way up through the ranks in Detroit
with a reputation for a steady, data - driven approach to boosting student achievement, says Jo Ann Andrees, who works
with Michigan State and the state education department on school
turnaround efforts.
Ms. Williams was placed
with the University of Virginia's Darden - Curry Partnership for Leaders in Education in Charlottesville, Va., where she works
with school districts around the country to support their school
turnaround efforts.
Contrast Grim's statements
with the frustrations of the Indianapolis Public Schools leaders, who moved to authorize a lawsuit against the state over its intervention plans Thursday: While the district wants to fight the outright takeover of four other district schools, the much - less - intrusive intervention at Washington means staff can more easily get on board
with state - led
turnaround efforts.
A sufficient supply of principals
with the knowledge and skills to lead the
turnaround effort effectively is one of the biggest challenges of this work.
Green Dot has proven it can improve outcomes for low - income, high - risk youth, by building new schools, and through
turnaround efforts, and in partnership
with a unionized workforce.