Author: Janice Marie Jordan
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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A Study of how Pennsylvania Superintendents Use Data-driven Decision-making and Standard and Poor's School Evaluation Services to Understand and Improve District Performance
Author: Janice Marie Jordan
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Publisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Dissertation Abstracts International
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 586
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Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 586
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Data-Driven Decision-Making and the Challenges Facing Pennsylvania School Administrators, Compliance Vs. Conviction
Author: Richard Fry
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Category : Educational indicators
Languages : en
Pages :
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Following the passage of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in 2002, the pressure on school administrators to collect, analyze and report educational data in meaningful ways became greater than ever before (Gerwetz, 2006). As NCLB now fades into the distance pushed aside by the law's successor, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015, state legislators and policy makers are working through new assessment and data criteria for public schools. The understandings and impact of data-driven decision making (DDDM) on local school systems remains relevant as ESSA requires states to continue disaggregating data by student sub-group and in support of student growth.School administrators are under enormous pressure to show patterns of growth for all students. DDDM has been a widely utilized technique in managing school operations, charting student growth and helping plan reform. What has evolved post-NCLB is the emergence of DDDM tools and techniques to help guide and inform initiatives designed to improve schools. This growth is supported by a publishing industry that produces "how-to" books and articles for school leaders on applying DDDM. Much of the research done on DDDM has focused largely on the technical and structural dimensions of data use with less attention paid towards administrators'' perceptions of DDDM and how school administrators are utilizing DDDM to strategically frame a culture of continuous improvement. Research has focused on systems built around compliance to mandated accountability models but often not based on the conviction of school administrators in support of a culture of continual learning and growth. Under ESSA, how will DDDM be viewed and utilized by school administrators? This qualitative research study focuses on the concept of DDDM and school administrators' perceptions of this concept in their school district. 24 school administrators from nine distinct school districts were interviewed for their reactions regarding DDDM. Is DDDM supporting student centered school improvement work based on conviction, or has the concept supported the distortion of a compliance driven educational process?
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Category : Educational indicators
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Following the passage of No Child Left Behind (NCLB) in 2002, the pressure on school administrators to collect, analyze and report educational data in meaningful ways became greater than ever before (Gerwetz, 2006). As NCLB now fades into the distance pushed aside by the law's successor, the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) of 2015, state legislators and policy makers are working through new assessment and data criteria for public schools. The understandings and impact of data-driven decision making (DDDM) on local school systems remains relevant as ESSA requires states to continue disaggregating data by student sub-group and in support of student growth.School administrators are under enormous pressure to show patterns of growth for all students. DDDM has been a widely utilized technique in managing school operations, charting student growth and helping plan reform. What has evolved post-NCLB is the emergence of DDDM tools and techniques to help guide and inform initiatives designed to improve schools. This growth is supported by a publishing industry that produces "how-to" books and articles for school leaders on applying DDDM. Much of the research done on DDDM has focused largely on the technical and structural dimensions of data use with less attention paid towards administrators'' perceptions of DDDM and how school administrators are utilizing DDDM to strategically frame a culture of continuous improvement. Research has focused on systems built around compliance to mandated accountability models but often not based on the conviction of school administrators in support of a culture of continual learning and growth. Under ESSA, how will DDDM be viewed and utilized by school administrators? This qualitative research study focuses on the concept of DDDM and school administrators' perceptions of this concept in their school district. 24 school administrators from nine distinct school districts were interviewed for their reactions regarding DDDM. Is DDDM supporting student centered school improvement work based on conviction, or has the concept supported the distortion of a compliance driven educational process?
The Job of the District Superintendent of Schools in Pennsylvania, a CPEA Digest
Author: Pennsylvania Association of District Superintendents
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Category : School districts
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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Publisher:
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Category : School districts
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for the Year Ending ...
Author: Pennsylvania. Dept. of Public Instruction
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for the Year Ending ...
Author: Pennsylvania. Department of Public Instruction
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 432
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 432
Book Description
Data Driven Decisionmaking in Southwestern Pennsylvania School Districts
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Category : Educational change
Languages : en
Pages :
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This report investigates the preparedness of Southwestern Pennsylvania school districts to meet the challenges of using data to improve instruction, evaluate the effectiveness of schools, teachers and programs, and create reports. It examines state policies and the roles of regional service agencies, identifies next steps in developing data-driven decisionmaking capabilities, and recommends actions stakeholders can take to support this development.
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Category : Educational change
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
This report investigates the preparedness of Southwestern Pennsylvania school districts to meet the challenges of using data to improve instruction, evaluate the effectiveness of schools, teachers and programs, and create reports. It examines state policies and the roles of regional service agencies, identifies next steps in developing data-driven decisionmaking capabilities, and recommends actions stakeholders can take to support this development.
Report of the Superintendent of Common Schools of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, for the School Year Ending ...
Author: Pennsylvania. Department of Common Schools
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
Publisher:
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Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 514
Book Description
School, Family, and Community Partnerships
Author: Joyce L. Epstein
Publisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 1483320014
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
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.
Publisher: Corwin Press
ISBN: 1483320014
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 508
Book Description
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.
Superintendent Performance Evaluation: Current Practice and Directions for Improvement
Author: I. Carl Candoli
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401153566
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Every school district needs a system of sound superintendent performance evaluation. School district superintendents are and must be accountable to their school boards, communities, faculties, and students for delivering effective educational leadership. To assure that they are evaluated fairly, competently, and functionally, superintendents need to help their school boards plan and implement evaluation systems that adhere to the evaluation standards. Superintendent Performance Evaluation outlines some of the problems and deficiencies in current evaluation practice and offers professionally-based leads for strengthening or replacing superintendent performance evaluation systems. This book focuses on the on-the-job performance of school district superintendents as they implement school board policy. The decision to focus on performance evaluation reflects the importance of this kind of evaluation in the move to raise educational standards and improve educational accountability. Boards and superintendents are advised to make superintendent performance evaluation an integral part of the district's larger system for evaluating district needs, plans, processes, and accomplishments.
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9401153566
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 308
Book Description
Every school district needs a system of sound superintendent performance evaluation. School district superintendents are and must be accountable to their school boards, communities, faculties, and students for delivering effective educational leadership. To assure that they are evaluated fairly, competently, and functionally, superintendents need to help their school boards plan and implement evaluation systems that adhere to the evaluation standards. Superintendent Performance Evaluation outlines some of the problems and deficiencies in current evaluation practice and offers professionally-based leads for strengthening or replacing superintendent performance evaluation systems. This book focuses on the on-the-job performance of school district superintendents as they implement school board policy. The decision to focus on performance evaluation reflects the importance of this kind of evaluation in the move to raise educational standards and improve educational accountability. Boards and superintendents are advised to make superintendent performance evaluation an integral part of the district's larger system for evaluating district needs, plans, processes, and accomplishments.