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Reform Support Network, 2015
The quality of a teacher's instruction is widely understood to be the most important school-based factor in student learning. By taking positive steps to retain their strongest teachers, principals can maximize the impact of teacher retention on instructional quality, a process referred to as "selective retention." This brief from the…
Descriptors: Teacher Persistence, Teacher Effectiveness, Principals, Administrator Evaluation
Reform Support Network, 2013
This publication highlights Rhode Island's Collaborative Learning for Outcomes (CLO), a new progress monitoring process that leads to two-way communication between the State and its 50 participating and two involved local educational agencies.
Descriptors: School Districts, State Departments of Education, Communities of Practice, Educational Cooperation
Reform Support Network, 2013
This publication highlights Rhode Island's EdStat, a system of performance management that has enabled the Rhode Island Department of Education to monitor the progress of its participating LEAs and its own offices on Race to the Top implementation and outcomes.
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Educational Legislation, Federal Legislation, Federal Programs
Reform Support Network, 2013
This brief provides an overview of the Instructional Improvement System (IIS) models for State education agencies in Hawaii, Kentucky, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Ohio and Rhode Island, along IIS goals in the following areas: (1) Standards and Curriculum; (2) Instructional Practices; (3) Assessment and Growth; (4) Learner Profiles; (5) Data…
Descriptors: Educational Improvement, State Departments of Education, State Standards, Curriculum Development
Reform Support Network, 2015
On April 10, 2015 in Nashville, Tennessee, the Reform Support Network brought together leaders from State education agencies planning to make educator compensation a key component of their equitable access plans. The convening featured presentations by the Tennessee Department of Education and district leaders who explained how the State has…
Descriptors: State Departments of Education, Compensation (Remuneration), Teacher Effectiveness, Equal Opportunities (Jobs)