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Download full textPerry, Mary; Gottfried, Michael; Young, Kiarah; Colchico, Cecelia; Lee, Kathy; Chang, Hedy – Policy Analysis for California Education, PACE, 2019
Acknowledging the importance of students simply being in school, California has made student attendance part of its accountability system. This brief covers a session in which it was pointed out that using chronic absenteeism as an accountability measure is new and its underlying causes are not well understood. Even as many schools face the…
Descriptors: Attendance, Attendance Patterns, Accountability, Intervention
Contann Dabney, Contributor; Terry Hofer, Contributor; Beth Jackson, Contributor; Smriti Jacob, Contributor; Jeannine Medvedich, Contributor; Andrew Morrill, Contributor; Shakinna Patterson, Contributor; Joe Sassone, Contributor; Giselle Sherry-Marsh, Contributor; Andrew Swanson, Contributor; Ashleigh Tillman, Contributor; Susan Villani, Contributor; Melinda Wallace, Contributor; Noel White, Contributor – WestEd, 2025
This guide was developed for district leaders and leadership teams to use as a supplement to the "Four Domains for Rapid School Improvement: A Systems Framework" and its related survey system. The Four Domains framework, from WestEd's Center for School Turnaround and Improvement, was created to assist states, districts, and schools as…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Educational Improvement, Program Implementation, School Districts
Direct linkThompson, Edryce – ProQuest LLC, 2021
The goal of this quantitative study is to determine if there is a significant difference in the reading proficiency rates for students with disabilities in districts utilizing the State Systemic Improvement Plan (SSIP) as evident by the scores from the English Language Arts portion of the Mississippi Academic Assessment Program (MAAP). This study…
Descriptors: Improvement Programs, State Programs, Reading Achievement, Students with Disabilities
Board of Governors, State University System of Florida, 2025
Florida Gulf Coast University (FGCU) is a transformative, learner-centered institution dedicated to student success that strategically serves Southwest Florida and beyond. The Accountability Plan is an annual report that is closely aligned with the Board of Governors' 2025 System Strategic Plan. This report enhances the System's commitment to…
Descriptors: State Universities, Accountability, Educational Finance, Enrollment
The Map Is Not the Territory: Considering the Role of School Improvement Plans in Turnaround Schools
Peer reviewedRedding, Christopher; Searby, Linda – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2020
School improvement plans (SIPs) are increasingly used to structure the process of setting and monitoring goals. As SIPs are designed to identify and address local problems of practice, there is the possibility that these tools help school leaders initiate and carry out ambitious school improvement. Yet, practical challenges abound in the…
Descriptors: School Turnaround, Educational Improvement, Improvement Programs, Educational Planning
Yamada, Tomoko; Miura, Yui; Oi, Manabu; Akatsuka, Nozomi; Tanaka, Kazumi; Tsukidate, Naotake; Yamamoto, Tomoka; Okuno, Hiroko; Nakanishi, Mariko; Taniike, Masako; Mohri, Ikuko; Laugeson, Elizabeth A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2020
This study examines the efficacy of the Japanese version of the Program for the Education and Enrichment of Relational Skills (PEERS), which focuses on improving social functioning through making friends and maintaining good relationships for adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) without intellectual disabilities. Originally developed in…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Adolescents, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Gonzalez Aleu, Fernando; Granda Gutierrez, Edgar Marco Aurelio; Garza-Reyes, Jose Arturo; Garza Villegas, Juan Baldemar; Vazquez Hernandez, Jesus – Quality Assurance in Education: An International Perspective, 2021
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to evaluate a continuous improvement project (CIP) at a Mexican university designed to increase engineering graduate student loyalty. Design/methodology/approach: A plan-do-check-act problem-solving methodology was implemented, and a SERVQUAL survey was conducted on 67 master's engineering students. Findings:…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Universities, Engineering Education, Graduate Students
Stevenson, Isobel; Lemons, Richard W. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2021
The relationship between research and practice in K-12 is complicated and fraught. Research publications are unlikely to become more "user-friendly," and teachers are unlikely to change their practice quickly or more willingly -- nor should they. Recognize that reality, Isobel Stevenson and Richard Lemons explain that schools need to…
Descriptors: Research and Development, Theory Practice Relationship, Elementary Secondary Education, Improvement Programs
Collaborative Inquiry and School Leadership Growth: An Australian Adaptation of an Albertan Approach
Boyd, William Edgar; Hayden, Martin – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2021
This article introduces an Australian adaptation of an approach to supporting school leadership and improvement pioneered by educationalists David Townsend and Pam Adams, from Alberta, Canada. Referred to as the North Coast Initiative for School Improvement, the adaptation involved school leaders, academics, and government officials who combined…
Descriptors: Inquiry, Instructional Leadership, Improvement Programs, School Effectiveness
Board of Governors, State University System of Florida, 2025
Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is a multi-campus public research university that pursues excellence in its missions of research, scholarship, creative activity, teaching, and active engagement with its communities. The Accountability Plan is an annual report that is closely aligned with the Board of Governors' 2025 System Strategic Plan. This…
Descriptors: State Universities, Accountability, Educational Finance, Enrollment
Erica Harbatkin; Alex J. Moran; Samantha Cullum; Jeremy Singer; Katharine O. Strunk; Sarah L. Woulfin – Education Policy Innovation Collaborative, 2025
The Partnership Model of School and District Turnaround is Michigan's policy for improving student outcomes in its lowest performing schools. In compliance with the federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), the Michigan Department of Education (MDE) identifies as Partnership schools those in the bottom 5% of the Michigan School Index System and…
Descriptors: Partnerships in Education, Models, School Districts, School Turnaround
Lisa J. Lucas – ASCD, 2025
Classroom teaching has many challenges, and these are compounded when you're also preparing students to navigate the world in a way that is healthy and forward-looking. But what if you could take a few minutes every day to not only help your students develop social-emotional skills, but also take stock, recenter, and reset yourself? This engaging…
Descriptors: Students, Teachers, Creative Activities, Creative Thinking
Daniel Moraguez; Osly J. Flores; Chris Small – Journal of Cases in Educational Leadership, 2025
The case captures leadership challenges related to recent legislation promoting parents' rights and the tensions that emerged from new mandates affecting the school's inclusive culture. The principal finds himself balancing the needs of parents, teachers, and students while staying true to his commitments and ethics. Challenges include growing…
Descriptors: Ethics, Instructional Leadership, Censorship, Books
Kristin E. Mansell; J. Jacob Kirksey – Center for Innovative Research in Change, Leadership, and Education, 2025
This report examines the characteristics, geographic distributions, and descriptive student outcomes of Model Professional Learning Community (PLC) at Work® Schools in Texas. Model PLC at Work® Schools voluntarily apply for this designation, demonstrating a commitment to collaborative data-driven instructional practices designed to improve student…
Descriptors: Communities of Practice, Educational Improvement, Teacher Collaboration, School Culture
McCormick Center for Early Childhood Leadership at National Louis University, 2020
Licensed family child care (FCC) programs serve millions of children and families annually and tend to serve more vulnerable families than center-based programs. Low-income families, families needing infant and toddler care, and families that are Hispanic or African American are more likely to place their children in FCC programs than in…
Descriptors: Child Care Centers, Child Care, Educational Trends, Caregiver Training
