Table of Contents Executive Summary i 1 Introduction 2 Purposed, Methods, and Organization 3 Achievement Trends in Level 4 Schools 4 Emerging Practices for Sustained Turnaround Sustaining Practice #1: Building a Community of Practice through Leadership, Shared Responsibility, and Professional Collaboration Sustaining Practice #2: Improving Instruction and Interventions through Teacher- and Student-specific Data Sustaining Practice #3: Providing Data-driven Tiered Instruction for All Students 13 District Systems and Practices District Actions Supporting School Turnaround District Actions Identified as Hindering Turnaround Efforts 17 Trends in District and School Use of SRG and Bridge Grant Funds Staffing, Time, and Resources: How and where did schools allocate funds? Improvement Focus: What was the focus and target of SRG funds? 23 Use of Turnaround Approaches and Flexibilities: Federal Intervention Models and Teacher Turnover Rates A Appendix A: List of Indicators of Measurable Annual Goals Appendix B: Description of Data Sources and Methodology B Appendix C: Listing of Achievement Gain and Non-Gain schools C This page intentionally left blank
Table of Contents Executive Summary i Introduction 1 Purposed, Methods, and Organization 2 Achievement Trends in Level 4 Schools 3 Emerging Practices for Sustained Turnaround Sustaining Practice #1: Building a Community of Practice through Leadership, Shared Responsibility, and Professional Collaboration Sustaining Practice #2: Improving Instruction and Interventions through Teacher- and Student-specific Data Sustaining Practice #3: Providing Data-driven Tiered Instruction for All Students 4 District Systems and Practices District Actions Supporting School Turnaround District Actions Identified as Hindering Turnaround Efforts 13 Trends in District and School Use of SRG and Bridge Grant Funds Staffing, Time, and Resources: How and where did schools allocate funds? Improvement Focus: What was the focus and target of SRG funds? 17 Use of Turnaround Approaches and Flexibilities: Federal Intervention Models and Teacher Turnover Rates 23 Appendix A: List of Indicators of Measurable Annual Goals A Appendix B: Description of Data Sources and Methodology B Appendix C: Listing of Achievement Gain and Non-Gain schools C This page intentionally left blank
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