Published educational reports on the district by ESE, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), and the former Office of Educational Quality and Accountability (EQA). District documents such as district and school improvement school committee policies, curriculum documents, summaries of student assessments, job descriptions, collective bargaining 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 06/08/2015 06/09/2015 06/10/2015 06/11/2015 Orientation with district Interviews with district Interviews with town or Interviews with school leaders and principals; staff and principals; city personnel; leaders; follow-up interviews with district review of personnel interviews with school interviews; district review staff and principals; files; student focus leaders; interviews with team meeting; visits to document reviews; group; teacher focus school committee Macomber and Westport interview with groups; parent focus members; visits to High School for classroom teachers’ association; group; and visits to Westport Middle and observations; emerging meeting with one Westport High School Westport Elementary themes meeting with school committee for classroom schools for classroom district leaders and member observations. observations. principals.
Published educational reports on the district by ESE, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC), and the former Office of Educational Quality and Accountability (EQA). District documents such as district and school improvement school committee policies, curriculum documents, summaries of student assessments, job descriptions, collective bargaining 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 06/08/2015 Tuesday 06/09/2015 Wednesday 06/10/2015 Thursday 06/11/2015 Orientation with district leaders and principals; interviews with district staff and principals; document reviews; interview with teachers’ association; meeting with one school committee member Interviews with district staff and principals; review of personnel files; student focus group; teacher focus groups; parent focus group; and visits to Westport High School for classroom observations. Interviews with town or city personnel; interviews with school leaders; interviews with school committee members; visits to Westport Middle and Westport Elementary schools for classroom observations. Interviews with school leaders; follow-up interviews; district review team meeting; visits to Macomber and Westport High School for classroom observations; emerging themes meeting with district leaders and principals.
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