Priority Schools / Turnaround Principles ESEA Directors Institute October 2014
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Priority Schools / Turnaround Principles
ESEA Directors InstituteOctober 2014
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Federal Turnaround Principles
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Turnaround Is…
An about face
The right people on the bus Leaders Teachers Staff
Time well spent with students
Adequate financial resources
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Turnaround is Not…
Checking the boxes
A one-time solution
Repackaging old initiatives/efforts
Initiative/program of the month
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Present - Turnaround in SIG Cohort 2 and 3 schools
SIG Schools
Reward SchoolsNo longer PriorityPriority
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Future Turnaround
Priority Schools Schools in the lowest 5% of all Tennessee schools. Eighty-five (85) schools in 6 districts• Achievement School District (ASD)• Davidson• Hamilton• Knox• Jackson Madison• Shelby
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ESEA Waiver – Four Interventions forPriority Schools
Enter the Achievement School District (ASD)
Enter an LEA Innovation Zone (iZone)
Apply and be approved for the School Improvement Grant
Under go an LEA-led school turnaround planning process
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ESEA – Turnaround Principles
“All priority schools, including those in the ASD and LEA innovation zones are required to implement interventions that align directly with turnaround principles and/or the School Improvement Grant turnaround models.”
ESEA Waiver
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Turnaround Principles
Strong Leadership
Effective Teachers
Additional Time for Student and Adult Learning
Strong Instructional Program
Use of Data to Drive Instruction
Secure School Environment
Ongoing Mechanisms for Family and Community Engagement
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Strong Leadership
Do now Could do
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Effective Teachers
Do now Could do
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Additional Time for Student and Adult Learning
Do now Could do
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Strong Instructional Program
Do now Could do
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Use of Data to Drive Instruction
Do now Could do
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Secure School Environment
Do now Could do
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Ongoing Mechanisms forFamily and Community Engagement
Do now Could do
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Questions / Additional Notes
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