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Biag, Manuelito; Castrechini, Sebastian – Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, 2016
Full-service community schools are designed to increase students, and families' access to comprehensive and coordinated supports, services, and programs such as medical care, food aid, and enrichment activities. Despite widespread support, the research base documenting the efficacy of community schools is still emerging. Analyzing longitudinal…
Descriptors: Community Schools, Integrated Services, Low Income Students, Hispanic American Students
Center on Standards and Assessments Implementation, 2015
This memorandum presents results from the Center on Standards and Assessment Implementation's (CSAI) scan of growth models proposed in Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) waivers, with a focus on U.S. states' and territories' differentiation of students who participate in special education programs.
Descriptors: Disabilities, Special Education, State Policy, Educational Policy
Saven, Jessica L.; Farley, Dan; Tindal, Gerald – National Center on Assessment and Accountability for Special Education, 2013
Longitudinally modeling the growth of students with significant cognitive disabilities (SWSCDs) on alternate assessments based on alternate achievement standards (AA-AAS) presents many challenges for states. The number of students in Grades 3-8 who remain in a cohort group varies over time, depending on the methods used to construct the…
Descriptors: Alternative Assessment, Academic Achievement, Intellectual Disability, Growth Models
Reform Support Network, 2012
As States and districts implement educator evaluation systems that include measures of student growth, one of the challenges they face is identifying measures for non-tested grades and subjects. Using student learning objectives (SLOs) is one promising approach to addressing this challenge. This brief describes the key elements and challenges of…
Descriptors: Educational Objectives, Growth Models, Academic Achievement, Accountability
Indiana Department of Education, 2012
The 2011 Education Agenda put students first by focusing on the individuals who most strongly influence student learning on a daily basis. In order to identify and achieve greatness in the classroom, Indiana needs fair, credible and accurate annual evaluations to differentiate teacher and principal performance, to support professional growth, and…
Descriptors: Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Effectiveness, Scoring Rubrics, Observation
Oregon Department of Education, 2017
The Oregon Statewide Report Card is an annual publication required by law (ORS 329.115), which reports on the state of public schools and their progress towards the goals of the Oregon Educational Act for the 21st Century. The purpose of the Oregon Report Card is to monitor trends among school districts and Oregon's progress toward achieving the…
Descriptors: Public Schools, State Legislation, Educational Trends, Trend Analysis
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Martin, Andrew J. – Educational Practice and Theory, 2011
There are ongoing debates as to the merits of mastery and performance (or competitive) approaches to school and student learning. Mastery approaches are focused on factors and processes such as effort, skill development, learning, and understanding. Performance approaches are focused more on competition, demonstrating relative ability, social…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Best Practices, Mastery Learning, Learning Motivation
Betebenner, Damian W. – National Center for the Improvement of Educational Assessment, 2011
In this report, student growth percentiles and percentile growth projections/trajectories are introduced as a means of understanding student growth in both normative and a criterion referenced ways. With these values calculated, the author shows how growth data can be utilized in both a norm- and in a criterion-referenced manner to inform…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Growth Models, Data Analysis, Information Utilization
ICF International, 2010
"Race to the Top"(RTT) asks that states "design and implement rigorous, transparent, and fair evaluation systems for teachers and principals that differentiate effectiveness using multiple rating categories that take into account data on student growth…as a significant factor." In its definition of student growth, RTT makes the…
Descriptors: Educational Legislation, Federal Aid, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
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