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Direct linkChang, Hedy N.; Russell-Tucker, Charlene M.; Sullivan, Kari – Phi Delta Kappan, 2016
When troubling attendance data in New Britain, Conn., caught district leaders by surprise, they reconsidered their focus on truancy in the older grades and turned their attention on their elementary schools. With support from local philanthropy and assistance from Attendance Works, the district significantly reduced the incidence of chronic…
Descriptors: Attendance Patterns, Elementary School Students, School Districts, State Government
Thessin, Rebecca A.; Starr, Joshua P. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2011
Teachers need to be taught how to collaborate. When the Stamford (Conn.) Public Schools introduced PLCs in the district's 20 schools, they learned of the four roles that districts play when implementing PLCs systemwide: 1) Districts must involve teachers and administrators in developing and leading the PLC process, 2) they must teach…
Descriptors: Faculty Development, Learning Activities, Interprofessional Relationship, Communities of Practice
