ERIC Number: ED562016
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2013
Pages: 20
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Transforming Schools through Expanded Learning Time: Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School. Update 2013
Chan, Roy
National Center on Time & Learning
For years, Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School was plagued by low student achievement and high staff turnover. Then, in 2010, with an expanded school schedule made possible through federal funding, Orchard Gardens began a remarkable turnaround. Today, the school is demonstrating how increased learning time, combined with other key turnaround strategies, can dramatically improve the performance of even the nation's most troubled schools. This case study, the first in a new series, takes you inside the transformation of Orchard Gardens.
Descriptors: Extended School Day, School Schedules, School Turnaround, Academic Achievement, Labor Turnover, Faculty Mobility, Educational Improvement, Educational Strategies, Change Strategies, Case Studies, Disadvantaged Schools, Achievement Gains, Educational Change, Partnerships in Education, Professional Development, Teacher Collaboration, Feedback (Response), Data Analysis, Educational Planning, School Culture, Instructional Improvement, Common Core State Standards, Student Needs, Sustainability, Outcomes of Education, Language Arts, Mathematics Achievement, Satisfaction, Educational Opportunities, Elementary Secondary Education, Public Schools, School Districts
National Center on Time & Learning. 24 School Street 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108. Tel: 617-378-3940; Fax: 617-723-6746; Web site: http://www.timeandlearning.org
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
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Language: English
Sponsor: Carnegie Corporation of New York; Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation; Boston Foundation; Yawkey Foundations
Authoring Institution: National Center on Time & Learning; Massachusetts 2020
Identifiers - Location: Massachusetts
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