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Community Accountability for Quality Schools

Author : Public Education Network
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 8 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Community Accountability for Quality Schools written by Public Education Network and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For many years, policymakers and the public have been holding students and schools accountable for improvement, but there was no way to determine whether the public and its elected officials and community organizations were doing their part to strengthen public schools. To address this shortcoming, Public Education network (PEN), with funding from the MetLife Foundation, developed a first-of-its-kind Civic Index for Quality Public Education as a comprehensive online tool to help the public understand what assets their community must have to support high performing public schools. The Civic Index consists of 10 categories of community support determined by the public and experts to be critical factors outside the school to support and sustain quality public schools. The categories include everything from the role elected officials play in leading change to the depth and quality of media coverage and parental and business involvement in schools. The research-based index was developed over the past several years in consultation with the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE) at the University of Maryland and researchers, social scientists, and national experts from more than 30 organizations and universities. The online Civic Index toolkit includes numerous resources, strategies, and best practices for communities to assess how well they are supporting their schools, and to improve that support in each category. This document summarizes the findings of the 2008 Civic Index public opinion poll, a key element of the toolkit. Comparisons between 2006 and 2008 results are reported in this summary. The 2008 poll is based on a national phone survey of 1,200 adults nationwide, including an oversample of Latino/a and African-American adults. It was conducted by Lake Research Partners in May 2008. The poll was designed to discern the scope and depth of community responsibility for quality public education and determine the importance of education in the public's mind, their attitudes toward school improvement locally and nationally, and the use and availability of information about quality schooling in their communities. The poll provides insight into national trends and is being used as a benchmark by communities nationwide to ascertain how well they are doing across the 10 categories of community support compared with national data. Each city or county will release a local report card and work with their public to "improve their score" in "low-scoring" categories using the numerous resources, strategies, and best practices for each category provided in the online Civic Index toolkit. [This report was supported by the Lake Research Partners, Communication "Works", Commerce Lane, Collaborative Communications Group, Gallup University, and National Center for Learning and Citizenship at the Education Commission of the States.].

Grading Education

Author : Richard Rothstein
Publisher : Teachers College Press
ISBN 13 : 9780807749395
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (493 download)

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Download or read book Grading Education written by Richard Rothstein and published by Teachers College Press. This book was released on 2008-12-14 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Yes, we should hold public schools accountable for effectively spending the vast funds with which they have been entrusted. But accountability policies like No Child Left Behind, based exclusively on math and reading test scores, have narrowed the curriculum, misidentified both failing and successful schools, and established irresponsible expectations for what schools can accomplish. Instead of just grading progress in one or two narrow subjects, we should hold schools accountable for the broad outcomes we expect from public education —basic knowledge and skills, critical thinking, an appreciation of the arts, physical and emotional health, and preparation for skilled employment —and then develop the means to measure and ensure schools’ success in achieving them. Grading Education describes a new kind of accountability plan for public education, one that relies on higher-quality testing, focuses on professional evaluation, and builds on capacities we already possess. This important resource: Describes the design of an alternative accountability system that would not corrupt education as does NCLB and its state testing systems Explains the original design of NAEP in the 1960s, and shows why it should be revived. Defines the broad goals of education, beyond math and reading test scores, and reports on surveys to confirm public and governmental support for such goals. Relates these broad goals of education to the desire for accountability in education.

Educating One and All

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309057892
Total Pages : 305 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Educating One and All written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-06-27 with total page 305 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the movement toward standards-based education, an important question stands out: How will this reform affect the 10% of school-aged children who have disabilities and thus qualify for special education? In Educating One and All, an expert committee addresses how to reconcile common learning for all students with individualized education for "one"â€"the unique student. The book makes recommendations to states and communities that have adopted standards-based reform and that seek policies and practices to make reform consistent with the requirements of special education. The committee explores the ideas, implementation issues, and legislative initiatives behind the tradition of special education for people with disabilities. It investigates the policy and practice implications of the current reform movement toward high educational standards for all students. Educating One and All examines the curricula and expected outcomes of standards-based education and the educational experience of students with disabilitiesâ€"and identifies points of alignment between the two areas. The volume documents the diverse population of students with disabilities and their school experiences. Because approaches to assessment and accountability are key to standards-based reforms, the committee analyzes how assessment systems currently address students with disabilities, including testing accommodations. The book addresses legal and resource implications, as well as parental participation in children's education.

Sustaining Change in Schools

Author : Daniel P. Johnson
Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 1416601473
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (166 download)

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Download or read book Sustaining Change in Schools written by Daniel P. Johnson and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2005 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ensure the success of your school change efforts with a proven five-step process that will strengthen working relationships among teachers, parents, and administrators.

School Accountability

Author : Williamson M. Evers
Publisher : Hoover Inst Press Publication
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book School Accountability written by Williamson M. Evers and published by Hoover Inst Press Publication. This book was released on 2002 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholars from history, economics, political science, and psychology describe the present state of school accountability, how it evolved, how it succeeded and failed, and how it can be improved. They review the history behind the ongoing conflict between educators and policymakers over accountability and testing, describe various accountability schemes, and analyze the costs of accountability. Case studies of three states with strong school systems compare how accountability works in practice. Evers is a research fellow at the Hoover Institution. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).

Improving Health in the Community

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309055342
Total Pages : 497 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Improving Health in the Community written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1997-05-21 with total page 497 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do communities protect and improve the health of their populations? Health care is part of the answer but so are environmental protections, social and educational services, adequate nutrition, and a host of other activities. With concern over funding constraints, making sure such activities are efficient and effective is becoming a high priority. Improving Health in the Community explains how population-based performance monitoring programs can help communities point their efforts in the right direction. Within a broad definition of community health, the committee addresses factors surrounding the implementation of performance monitoring and explores the "why" and "how to" of establishing mechanisms to monitor the performance of those who can influence community health. The book offers a policy framework, applies a multidimensional model of the determinants of health, and provides sets of prototype performance indicators for specific health issues. Improving Health in the Community presents an attainable vision of a process that can achieve community-wide health benefits.

Building Shared Responsibility for Student Learning

Author : Anne Conzemius
Publisher : ASCD
ISBN 13 : 0871205971
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (712 download)

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Download or read book Building Shared Responsibility for Student Learning written by Anne Conzemius and published by ASCD. This book was released on 2001 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Who is responsible for student learning? Walk into an effective school and ask this question of anyone--a teacher, a student, the principal, a parent volunteer, a secretary--and you'll get the same answer: "I am."Shared responsibility is something school communities build from within. It's what happens when all school people accept that what they do makes a difference in how all students learn . . . when they have the knowledge they need to make informed decisions about the best way to promote learning . . . and when they have the skills and opportunities to translate their ideas into effective action.Anne Conzemius and Jan O'Neill present a practical framework for building shared responsibility within schools and school systems. They identify three critical components:* Focus--The common vision, mission, values, and expectations that provide clarity and lead to new levels of performance.* Reflection--The commitment to test assumptions, learn from data, and adjust practices accordingly. * Collaboration--The process of developing relationships where all work toward the same objectives and rely on each other to achieve their goals.Building shared responsibility for student learning is an ongoing activity--a journey and not a destination. This research-based resource provides a map in the form of effective structures, systems, processes, and policies. It explains how to set powerful goals and shares inspiring stories of educators who have embarked on this journey toward higher professional competency, increased staff satisfaction, rising test scores, and improved student results.

Leadership for Quality and Accountability in Education

Author : Mark Brundrett
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136980105
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (369 download)

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Download or read book Leadership for Quality and Accountability in Education written by Mark Brundrett and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-10-04 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The study of educational leadership makes little sense unless it is in relation to who the leaders are, how they are leading, what is being led and with what effect. Based on the premise that learning is at the heart of leadership and that leaders themselves should be learners, the Leadership for Learning series explores the connections between educational leadership, policy, curriculum, human resources, and accountability. Each book in the series approaches its subject matter through a three-fold structure of process, themes and impact. Series Editors - Clive Dimmock, Mark Brundrett and Les Bell What is the role of leadership in developing strategies that enhance learning outcomes? Leadership for Quality and Accountability in Education addresses the interconnected issues of quality and accountability in the education system and provides a coherent framework within which these issues can be analysed. The authors outline the significance of promoting quality in all educational establishments and go on to discuss why quality and accountability have become so essential to the framework of leadership in education, how quality and accountability have been utilised on a national and international scale and what the defining characteristics of these terms are. The book is divided into three sections which explore three linked key aspects: Part I focuses on the concept and nature of quality and accountability and the process of developing a culture of quality; Part II addresses the issues of managing staff and resources, leadership for high-quality teaching and learning and relationships with stakeholders; Part III considers the impact and prospect of quality and accountability, including internal evaluation and external inspection. The book will appeal to educational leaders and managers, advisors and inspectors, and academic researchers. It will also be of particular relevance to Masters and doctoral degree students specialising in school leadership and management.

Handbook on Family and Community Engagement

Author : Sam Redding
Publisher : IAP
ISBN 13 : 1617356700
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Handbook on Family and Community Engagement written by Sam Redding and published by IAP. This book was released on 2011-12-01 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thirty-six of the best thinkers on family and community engagement were assembled to produce this Handbook, and they come to the task with varied backgrounds and lines of endeavor. Each could write volumes on the topics they address in the Handbook, and quite a few have. The authors tell us what they know in plain language, succinctly presented in short chapters with practical suggestions for states, districts, and schools. The vignettes in the Handbook give us vivid pictures of the real life of parents, teachers, and kids. In all, their portrayal is one of optimism and celebration of the goodness that encompasses the diversity of families, schools, and communities across our nation.

Community Engagement for Better Schools

Author : Michael Guo-Brennan
Publisher : Springer Nature
ISBN 13 : 3030540383
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (35 download)

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Download or read book Community Engagement for Better Schools written by Michael Guo-Brennan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-09-18 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the United States, government participation in education has traditionally involved guaranteeing public access, public funding, and public governance to achieve accountability, representativeness and equality. This volume discusses the role of broad regimes of local community actors to promote school improvement through greater civic engagement. Taking a historical perspective, this text examines the relationship between government at the federal, state, and local level and local actors both inside the traditional education regime and those stakeholders outside the schools including parents, non-profit organizations, and businesses. It then drills deeper into the role of state legislatures and finally local leadership both inside and outside the schools to promote change, focusing on efforts that include parental choice through tax incentives, charter schools, magnet schools, and school vouchers to achieve accountability, representativeness and equality. The text examines the perceptions and relationships of various actors in urban education reform in numerous cities across the country with special attention dedicated to Chicago, Illinois, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin to offer a deeper understanding of the barriers to and opportunities for fostering greater civic capacity and engagement in urban education reform, as well as developing inclusive educational policy. Attention is also given to accountability and measuring success, traditionally defined by high stakes testing which fails to consider non-classroom factors within the community that contribute to student performance. An alternative approach is offered driven by a wholistic accounting of various factors that contribute to school success centered around third-party inspections and accreditation. Providing insight into school reform at the local level, this book will be useful to researchers and students interested in public policy, education policy, urban governance, intergovernmental relations, and educational leadership, as well as teaching professionals, administrators, and local government officials.

Accountability to Charter Public Students in Massachusetts

Author : Ann O'Connor
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (118 download)

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Download or read book Accountability to Charter Public Students in Massachusetts written by Ann O'Connor and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are some concerns about the accountability of charter schools since their inception in the United States in the early 1980's. ... The research question addressed in the study is: Are charter public schools accountable to their students? ... The research findings supported the hypothesis that one charter school was accountable to its students in terms of quality of education and quality of teaching. However, the recommendations of the study are that accountability regarding character education and community service should be improved.

The Role of Coherence in Strengthening Community Accountability for Remote Schools in Indonesia

Author : Yue Yi Hwa
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (137 download)

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Book Synopsis The Role of Coherence in Strengthening Community Accountability for Remote Schools in Indonesia by : Yue Yi Hwa

Download or read book The Role of Coherence in Strengthening Community Accountability for Remote Schools in Indonesia written by Yue Yi Hwa and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incoherence in accountability relationships, or the lack of alignment between the various components of a specific education system, can hamper the quality of education. Such incoherence can be a particular challenge in resource constrained, remote villages where teachers tend to have higher educational capital and social status than the parents and communities whom they serve. We analyzed quantitative and qualitative data from a randomized controlled trial of a social accountability mechanism (SAM) for primary schools in remote Indonesian villages. The intervention had three treatment groups, all of which included the SAM, that engaged village-level stakeholders in a consensus-building process that led to joint service agreements for supporting the learning process. Prior analyses have found that all three treatment groups significantly improved student learning, but the treatment group combining the SAM with teacher performance pay based on camera-monitored teacher attendance led to much larger gains than the SAM-only treatment group or the treatment group combining the SAM with teacher performance pay based on a community-evaluated scorecard. Drawing on a range of quantitative data sources across all treatment group schools (process monitoring, survey, and service agreement indicators) and qualitative data from nine case study schools (interviews and focus group discussions), we show first that the student learning gains across all three treatment groups were accompanied by increases in both the coherence of the accountability relationships between village-level stakeholders and the degree to which these relationships were oriented toward the purpose of cultivating learning. We further show that the treatment group combining the SAM with camera monitored teacher attendance led to greater improvements in the coherence of accountability relationships than the other treatment groups, because the cameras improved both the technical capacity and the social legitimacy of community members to hold teachers accountable. This coherence-focused, relational explanation for the relative effectiveness of the treatment groups has more explanatory power than alternative explanations that focus narrowly on information quality or incentive structure. Our analysis reinforces arguments for ensuring that accountability structures are coherent with the local context, including local social structures and power dynamics.

School, Family, and Community Partnerships

Author : Joyce L. Epstein
Publisher : Corwin Press
ISBN 13 : 1483320014
Total Pages : 508 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (833 download)

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Download or read book School, Family, and Community Partnerships written by Joyce L. Epstein and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2018-07-19 with total page 508 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strengthen programs of family and community engagement to promote equity and increase student success! When schools, families, and communities collaborate and share responsibility for students′ education, more students succeed in school. Based on 30 years of research and fieldwork, the fourth edition of the bestseller School, Family, and Community Partnerships: Your Handbook for Action, presents tools and guidelines to help develop more effective and more equitable programs of family and community engagement. Written by a team of well-known experts, it provides a theory and framework of six types of involvement for action; up-to-date research on school, family, and community collaboration; and new materials for professional development and on-going technical assistance. Readers also will find: Examples of best practices on the six types of involvement from preschools, and elementary, middle, and high schools Checklists, templates, and evaluations to plan goal-linked partnership programs and assess progress CD-ROM with slides and notes for two presentations: A new awareness session to orient colleagues on the major components of a research-based partnership program, and a full One-Day Team Training Workshop to prepare school teams to develop their partnership programs. As a foundational text, this handbook demonstrates a proven approach to implement and sustain inclusive, goal-linked programs of partnership. It shows how a good partnership program is an essential component of good school organization and school improvement for student success. This book will help every district and all schools strengthen and continually improve their programs of family and community engagement.

Accountable Schools

Author : Jim Dueck
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1475847858
Total Pages : 171 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (758 download)

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Download or read book Accountable Schools written by Jim Dueck and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2018-12-14 with total page 171 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The majority of students are required to attend their neighborhood public school unless their parents apply to an alternate program such as private and charter schools. Seldom is a comprehensive measurement program in place for parents to assist them in determining whether their local school is providing quality educational services and, when a reporting system is in place, an unbiased evaluation is lacking. This book demonstrates how parents can make informed choices regarding their local school or others within their community. The accountability model presented was highly rated by the U.S. Department of Education and its approach is used in Alberta and California. Fixed boundaries should be replaced and all schools labeled as “magnet centers” with locally developed mission statements to attract students without transportation costs. Democratizing the workplace is as necessary as democratizing our schools so that workers are recognized and rewarded according to their team’s performance.

Accountability Colorado

Author : Colorado. Department of Education. State Accountability Committee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 6 pages
Book Rating : 4.U/5 (183 download)

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Download or read book Accountability Colorado written by Colorado. Department of Education. State Accountability Committee and published by . This book was released on 1986 with total page 6 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Holding Schools Accountable

Author : Kris Sloan
Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Holding Schools Accountable written by Kris Sloan and published by Praeger. This book was released on 2007 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sloan explores the varied contours of the educational accountability movement that has swept the United States. He describes the historical origins and underlying assumptions of present day accountability measures, current issues surrounding accountability, relationships between the accountability and the standards movements, and the role of standardized testing in each of these movements, and provides a critical reading of the seemingly divided literature concerning the effects of accountability on public education. This volume also focuses on the implications of accountability measures on parents, families, and communities, including details of the varied efforts by grassroots organizations that have raised concerns over current accountability measures. While there has been a substantial amount of parent and community opposition to both state and national accountability policies, increasingly these organizations are offering suggestions for ways to make accountability measures better and more responsive to both community and student needs. The work concludes by offering valuable suggestions about improving, even strengthening accountability measures in ways that are more responsive and respectful of students, their families, and local communities.

Standards and Accountability in Schools

Author : Thomas J. Lasley, II
Publisher : SAGE Publications
ISBN 13 : 1452266603
Total Pages : 409 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book Standards and Accountability in Schools written by Thomas J. Lasley, II and published by SAGE Publications. This book was released on 2012-08-16 with total page 409 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Education of America′s school children always has been and always will be a hot-button issue. From what should be taught to how to pay for education to how to keep kids safe in schools, impassioned debates emerge and mushroom, both within the scholarly community and among the general public. This volume in the point/counterpoint Debating Issues in American Education reference series tackles the topic of standards and accountability in schools. Fifteen to twenty chapters explore such varied issues as assessment (of students, of teachers), basic-skills testing, high-stakes exams, NCLB and its legacy, pay-for-performance, standard vs. alternative teacher certification, and more. Each chapter opens with an introductory essay by the volume editor, followed by point/counterpoint articles written and signed by invited experts, and concludes with Further Readings and Resources, thus providing readers with views on multiple sides of standards and accountability issues and pointing them toward more in-depth resources for further exploration.