for longer periods of time, course of this grant improvement flexibility and support to explore our student behaviors and careful review of meaning the transformation process. instructional strategies and to our current disciplinary program, model was best suited for TBLA. implement a stronger data driven approach to behavior, and/or punitive culture to determine how an entire outcomes (punishment for behavior or grade level can exhibit significantly truancies) needs careful review, The transformation requires an different performances from other attention, and revisions. (3)Closure was not an option as intense focus on educator professional grade levels. We would hope to have we believe in our school’s ability development and time on task for greater consistency in results, even to grow and we have a fairly high learning (requiring expanded learning with different test. In sum, we graduation rate that we are most time). These requirements are key recognize that teachers need better, proud of. Restart was not an areas that the TBLA must and will more frequent data to track what is option because we are already a address under the SIG program. happening throughout the year so highly creative, unique charter that year end testing results are school setting. easier to understand. With transformation model emphasis on professional development and data (5)We know that our teachers skills we can grow educator skills and need significant professional become a stronger, data-driven development and 1:1 classroom environment. based support, due to their lack of experience and high turnover rate. The transformation model has a significant emphasis on PD for staff. (6)We see financial incentives as core to teacher retention and our overall growth and success over the next 5 years.
for longer periods of time, meaning the transformation model was best suited for TBLA. (3)Closure was not an option as we believe in our school’s ability to grow and we have a fairly high graduation rate that we are most proud of. Restart was not an option because we are already a highly creative, unique charter school setting. (5)We know that our teachers need significant professional development and 1:1 classroom based support, due to their lack of experience and high turnover rate. The transformation model has a significant emphasis on PD for staff. (6)We see financial incentives as core to teacher retention and our overall growth and success over the next 5 years. course of this grant improvement process. The transformation requires an intense focus on educator professional development and time on task for learning (requiring expanded learning time). These requirements are key areas that the TBLA must and will address under the SIG program. flexibility and support to explore our instructional strategies and to implement a stronger data driven culture to determine how an entire grade level can exhibit significantly different performances from other grade levels. We would hope to have greater consistency in results, even with different test. In sum, we recognize that teachers need better, more frequent data to track what is happening throughout the year so that year end testing results are easier to understand. With transformation model emphasis on professional development and data skills we can grow educator skills and become a stronger, data-driven environment. student behaviors and careful review of our current disciplinary program, approach to behavior, and/or punitive outcomes (punishment for behavior or truancies) needs careful review, attention, and revisions.
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