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O'Connor, C. Richele; Herrelko, Janet – 2000
This qualitative study documented the variance of five different school districts and one consortium as they implemented Local Professional Development Committees (LPDCs). Two of the sites were pilot districts in the state of Ohio, which mandated that districts/consortiums create LPDCs effective in September 1998. The six different cases are…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Educational Change, Pilot Projects, Professional Development
Redfield, Doris L.; And Others – 1989
A model is presented for including student outcome measures on teacher evaluation systems when there are needs for both formative and summative evaluation data. The experiences of Kentucky and Georgia provided bases for the development of the dual purpose assessment model. Pilot tests in Kentucky and Georgia were specific to the top-down…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Accountability, Educational Assessment, Educational Improvement
Smith, J. Lea; And Others – 1992
In 1988 the Kentucky Supreme Court upheld a previous decision that the state public education system had failed to provide an efficient system of common schools. The Kentucky Educational Reform Act (KERA, 1990) came from this decision. This paper reviews the restructuring of a primary school under the KERA, focusing on one collaborative effort…
Descriptors: Ability Grouping, College School Cooperation, Curriculum Development, Educational Assessment