Student and school performance data, including achievement and growth, enrollment, graduation, dropout, retention, suspension, and attendance rates. Data on the district’s staffing and finances. Published educational reports on the district by ESE, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the former Office of Educational Quality and Accountability (EQA). District documents such as district and school improvement plans, 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 4/13/2015 4/14/2015 4/15/2015 4/16/2015 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; teacher focus leaders; interviews with team meeting; visits to the document reviews; and groups; parent focus school committee middle and high school for visits to the middle and group; interview with members; visits to the classroom observations; high school for teachers’ association; middle and high school emerging themes meeting classroom and visits to the middle for classroom with district leaders and observations. and high school for observations. principals. classroom observations.
Student and school performance data, including achievement and growth, enrollment, graduation, dropout, retention, suspension, and attendance rates. Data on the district’s staffing and finances. Published educational reports on the district by ESE, the New England Association of Schools and Colleges and the former Office of Educational Quality and Accountability (EQA). District documents such as district and school improvement plans, 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 4/13/2015 Tuesday 4/14/2015 Wednesday 4/15/2015 Thursday 4/16/2015 Orientation with district leaders and principals; interviews with district staff and principals; document reviews; and visits to the middle and high school for classroom observations. Interviews with district staff and principals; review of personnel files; teacher focus groups; parent focus group; interview with teachers’ association; and visits to the middle and high school for classroom observations. Interviews with town or city personnel; interviews with school leaders; interviews with school committee members; visits to the middle and high school for classroom observations. Interviews with school leaders; follow-up interviews; district review team meeting; visits to the middle and high school for classroom observations; emerging themes meeting with district leaders and principals.
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