agreements, evaluation tools for staff, handbooks, school schedules, and the district’s end-of-year financial reports. All completed program and administrator evaluations, and a random selection of completed teacher evaluations. Site Visit Schedule Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday 01/23/2017 01/24/2017 01/25/2017 01/26/2017 01/27/2017 Orientation with Interviews with Interviews with Interviews with Interviews district leaders and district staff and town or city school leaders; with district principals; principals; personnel; follow-up interviews; and school interviews with interview with interviews with district review team leaders; focus district staff and school committee school leaders; meeting; parent group with principals; members; and interviews with group; and visits to high school document reviews; review of school committee elementary and high students; and and visits to personnel files. members; schools for visits to elementary interview with classroom elementary, schools for teachers’ observations; and middle, and classroom association district wrap-up high schools observations. leaders; interview meeting with the for classroom with town financial superintendent. observations. director; visits to elementary and middle schools for classroom observations; and groups with elementary-, middle-, and high- school teachers.
agreements, evaluation tools for staff, handbooks, school schedules, and the district’s end-of-year financial reports. All completed program and administrator evaluations, and a random selection of completed teacher evaluations. Site Visit Schedule Monday 01/23/2017 Tuesday 01/24/2017 Wednesday 01/25/2017 Thursday 01/26/2017 Friday 01/27/2017 Orientation with district leaders and principals; interviews with district staff and principals; document reviews; and visits to elementary schools for classroom observations. Interviews with district staff and principals; interview with school committee members; and review of personnel files. Interviews with town or city personnel; interviews with school leaders; interviews with school committee members; interview with teachers’ association leaders; interview with town financial director; visits to elementary and middle schools for classroom observations; and groups with elementary-, middle-, and high- school teachers. Interviews with school leaders; follow-up interviews; district review team meeting; parent group; and visits to elementary and high schools for classroom observations; and district wrap-up meeting with the superintendent. Interviews with district and school leaders; focus group with high school students; and visits to elementary, middle, and high schools for classroom observations.
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