Part 2 of our presentation to the Council of Chief State School Officers on how states can support low-performing schools in the age of ESSA standards. The presentation was held June 22, 2017.
This document discusses how states can best support low-performing schools under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). It notes that while ESSA increases states' flexibility in how they allocate funding, the amount of federal funding is unlikely to dramatically change. The document recommends states target funding to a few high-capacity districts, ensure resources are reallocated beyond federal dollars, structure investments to lead to sustainable success, and ensure plans for low-performing schools align with overall school improvement strategies.
Eric Cuevas & Jessica Williams panther retention grant, panther acceleratio...Georgia State University
The Student Financial Success Conference aims to advance the national dialogue about the use of data and technology to support undergraduate students by minimizing their financial risk that may adversely impact their academic success.
GEAR UP Massachusetts provides college preparation services to around 7,000 low-income middle and high school students across the state. The program aims to increase college enrollment, knowledge of financial aid, and academic achievement among participants. Key initiatives include partnering with the Go Higher! campaign to promote college-going, research finding GEAR UP students are nearly 4 times more likely to enroll in college, and hosting Massachusetts College Application Celebrations to support students completing college applications. The director presented on the program and its goals of closing achievement gaps and increasing college access for underserved youth.
Enrollment management as a fiscal strategy finalSukhwant Jhaj
The document summarizes discussions from the LTIFS Forum on Enrollment Management as a Fiscal Strategy. It outlines recommendations to establish enrollment management principles, set targets for increasing non-resident, international, and minority student enrollment. It also recommends setting retention and graduation rate targets. The forum discussed aligning recruitment and retention activities with the university's mission and establishing a tuition management committee.
The document proposes rethinking Oregon's education budget framework to better align funding with student outcomes. It recommends transforming the current system of separate K-12, community college and university budgets into a unified "0-20" continuum budget focused on achieving the state's 40-40-20 degree attainment goals. Key elements of the proposed approach include agreeing on common outcomes, transforming the delivery system, creating a unified data system, and producing a transparent, outcome-based budget to improve accountability and determine the best use of resources.
Part 2 of our presentation to the Council of Chief State School Officers on how states can support low-performing schools in the age of ESSA standards. The presentation was held June 22, 2017.
This document discusses how states can best support low-performing schools under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). It notes that while ESSA increases states' flexibility in how they allocate funding, the amount of federal funding is unlikely to dramatically change. The document recommends states target funding to a few high-capacity districts, ensure resources are reallocated beyond federal dollars, structure investments to lead to sustainable success, and ensure plans for low-performing schools align with overall school improvement strategies.
Eric Cuevas & Jessica Williams panther retention grant, panther acceleratio...Georgia State University
The Student Financial Success Conference aims to advance the national dialogue about the use of data and technology to support undergraduate students by minimizing their financial risk that may adversely impact their academic success.
GEAR UP Massachusetts provides college preparation services to around 7,000 low-income middle and high school students across the state. The program aims to increase college enrollment, knowledge of financial aid, and academic achievement among participants. Key initiatives include partnering with the Go Higher! campaign to promote college-going, research finding GEAR UP students are nearly 4 times more likely to enroll in college, and hosting Massachusetts College Application Celebrations to support students completing college applications. The director presented on the program and its goals of closing achievement gaps and increasing college access for underserved youth.
Enrollment management as a fiscal strategy finalSukhwant Jhaj
The document summarizes discussions from the LTIFS Forum on Enrollment Management as a Fiscal Strategy. It outlines recommendations to establish enrollment management principles, set targets for increasing non-resident, international, and minority student enrollment. It also recommends setting retention and graduation rate targets. The forum discussed aligning recruitment and retention activities with the university's mission and establishing a tuition management committee.
The document proposes rethinking Oregon's education budget framework to better align funding with student outcomes. It recommends transforming the current system of separate K-12, community college and university budgets into a unified "0-20" continuum budget focused on achieving the state's 40-40-20 degree attainment goals. Key elements of the proposed approach include agreeing on common outcomes, transforming the delivery system, creating a unified data system, and producing a transparent, outcome-based budget to improve accountability and determine the best use of resources.
The document summarizes the FY 2009-10 budget of the Hawaii Department of Education (DOE). It allocates $1.7 billion among major spending categories like the Weighted Student Formula (36%), federal funds (15%), special education (23%), facilities and transportation (6%), and centralized services (11%). It also breaks down average per-student expenditures for general, special education, and centralized support students.
This document outlines the Louisiana Association of Educators' priorities for education funding and reform. It calls for ensuring every student has a qualified and effective teacher by changing tenure laws and holding schools accountable. It also advocates for expanding school choice programs, changing how schools are funded, and increasing overall K-12 funding while cutting other education budgets. The document criticizes the governor's education budget for the fourth straight year of no funding growth for schools and outlines new programs that were added. It lists key education programs that were funded and describes a new bill preventing public employee payroll deductions from supporting political campaigns.
Conference presentation from the Texas Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals (TxGAP) 2012 Professional Development Conference.
Author:
Lisa Palacios
Director of Graduate Recruitment
University of Texas at San Antonio
Description:
The research on graduate recruiting and retention points to financial aid as the number component to successful degree completion, especially during the current economic downturn. With this said- the Graduate School partnered with our Financial Aid department to offer a series of events and services to address this need.
For more information, visit www.txgap.com.
Unfinished: Insights From Ongoing Work to Accelerate Outcomes for Students Wi...Jeremy Knight
Despite some gains over the past 20 years, significant numbers of students are not meeting grade-level expectations as defined by performance on academic assessments. Meanwhile, few schools are able to support the sort of accelerated academic learning needed to catch students up to grade-level expectations.
Evidence indicates this is not for lack of educator commitment or dedication. Instead, many educators lack clarity about how to help students catch up. Common messages about holding a high bar for academic rigor and personalizing learning to meet students where they are can be perceived as being at odds with one another.
“Unfinished: Insights From Ongoing Work to Accelerate Outcomes for Students With Learning Gaps” synthesizes a broad body of research on the science of learning in order to inform efforts to help students close gaps and meet grade-level expectations. This deck argues that helping students catch up is not about rigor or personalization — classrooms need both.
Closing learning gaps requires students to be motivated and engaged to grapple with challenging, grade-level skills and knowledge — while also having their individual learning needs met.
The report identifies what must happen among educators, systems-level leaders, teacher developers, instructional materials providers, and technology experts to move beyond the dichotomy of “rigor versus personalization” and toward a future that effectively blends the two.
A Guide for School Districts: Exploring Alternative Measures of Student Learn...Tanya Paperny
Districts across the country play a crucial role in ensuring schools effectively serve students and families. Beyond federal requirements in the Every Student Succeeds Act and state-level accountability systems, locally developed school performance frameworks are a key lever for holding schools accountable, particularly for student learning and wellness.
Today — with unfamiliar school configurations and unknown impacts on student outcomes — it is more important than ever that districts are diligent about assessing schools’ impact on students. But the ways that districts have done so in the past may no longer be appropriate. And districts that previously did not engage in school-level performance assessments now have a new incentive to do so.
This toolkit is a resource to help districts adapt existing school performance frameworks to the current moment or create new ones. These slides identify and walk through the fundamental questions districts need to consider in designing school performance frameworks that acknowledge the challenges that schools and students are facing, as well as a continued need to monitor performance and continuously improve.
Charter schools currently serve 3 million students in more than 7,000 schools across 44 states and Washington, D.C. And their reach continues to grow: Since 2005, the number of charter schools in the U.S. has nearly doubled, and the number of charter students has nearly tripled.
Despite being an enduring presence in the nation’s education space, charter schools remain a topic of ongoing debate. The State of the Charter Sector provides the latest available information on charter schools across the country, including updated data on growth, performance, and geographic trends. It also includes analyses of the challenges that charter schools face and how the sector is trying to address them.
This comprehensive slide deck updates our 2015 State of the Charter School Movement, and together, these resources serve as a fact base to cut through the rhetoric that often accompanies conversations about charter schools.
The goal of this analysis is not to persuade, but to inform. As the charter sector continues to grow and improve, it needs a rigorous, evidence-based debate around its weaknesses and strengths. Accurate information is crucial for thoughtful policymaking and, ultimately, to ensuring all students have access to a high-quality education.
This document summarizes work from January 6th analyzing forces influencing Rhode Island schools and surveys on desired changes. Key findings include:
- Common driving forces identified were teacher quality/responsiveness and differentiated instruction, while restraining forces were lack of time, funding, and rigid structures.
- Recurring causes of restraining forces included lack of flexibility, siloed initiatives, and funding tied to specific programs.
- Informal surveys found desired changes were enhancing teaching as a profession, improved communication, less testing emphasis, and more stakeholder involvement.
This document discusses making overall teacher judgements and assessments. It provides:
1) Definitions for reporting student achievement as above, at, below, or well below the national standard based on whether their performance meets expectations for their current year or an earlier/later year.
2) Guidance that making judgements involves combining information from observations, conversations, and formal assessments to determine the level and type of support needed for students to meet standards.
3) A draft critical path for the 2013 assessment process that involves backward mapping from the desired outcomes to plan learning experiences and gather evidence of achievement.
The document outlines a proposed Commonwealth Commitment program in Massachusetts to increase college access, affordability, and degree completion. It proposes guaranteed admission and a fixed tuition price for students who complete an associate degree through one of 16 eligible Massachusetts Transfer Pathway programs and then transfer to a Massachusetts public 4-year university. The program would start in Fall 2016 with 6 programs and expand to 16 programs in Fall 2017. It aims to incentivize full-time enrollment and help meet the state's projected shortfall of bachelor's and associate degree holders. Key aspects of the proposal discussed include eligible majors, transfer timelines, academic standards, engagement models with UMass campuses, proposed costs and discounts, and potential benefits to students and the state
Tools of the Trade: Financial Aid 101: Education is AffordableMarissa Lowman
John B. Leach, Associate Dean of Admission and Financial Aid at Davidson College, gave an overview of the principles behind financial aid and an in-depth investigation of the financial aid process.
Moving Toward Sustainability: Kansas City Teacher ResidencyJeremy Knight
The Kansas City Teacher Residency program launched in 2016 to recruit, develop, and retain teachers for the Kansas City region. After three years of operation, the program underwent a strategic planning process to refine its business model and ensure long-term sustainability. The planning process included evaluating KCTR's current financial model and benchmarking other teacher residency programs. It revealed that KCTR relies heavily on philanthropic funding and has opportunities to optimize expenditures. The new strategic plan developed by KCTR focuses on strengthening partnerships, optimizing costs, exploring new revenue sources, and gradually growing enrollment while ensuring program quality. The changes are expected to lower KCTR's per-resident costs and reduce its long-term fundraising needs.
The ApplyTexas application for Texas public universities covers testing scores, recommendations, extracurricular activities, essays, and transcripts. For testing, it looks at highest ACT or SAT scores. Recommendations should be from teachers who can address the applicant's strengths. Extracurriculars include both in-school and out-of-school activities. Essays allow applicants to share what makes them unique and any special circumstances. Transcripts are reviewed for challenging coursework and continuity in subjects.
Financial aid workshop presentation 2016Nathan Horner
The document summarizes information about financial aid, including how financial need is calculated, types of aid available, and the process for applying for aid. It explains that financial need is determined by subtracting the expected family contribution from the cost of attendance. It then provides details on completing the FAFSA application, important deadlines, and next steps after submitting the application.
Includes:
- Role of MA Department of Higher Education in workforce development presented by David Cedrone, Associate Commissioner for Economic and Workforce Development
- Update on Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) state plan by Jennifer James, Director of Massachusetts Workforce Skills Cabinet
- Campus execution of Nursing Workforce Plan presented by Cloria Harris Cater, Associate Professor at Simmons College School of Nursing, Linda McKay, Professor and Chairperson of Department of Nursing at Fitchburg State University, and Ellen Santos, Director of Practical Nursing at Assabet Valley Regional Technical School
This document provides information about high school graduation requirements and college admission requirements. It outlines the required high school courses and credits needed to graduate, including social science, English, math, science, foreign language, art, PE, and electives. It also discusses GPA calculation, UC/CSU admission, the Common Application process, and letters of recommendation. Overall, the document serves to inform students about what they need to do to graduate high school and be eligible for college admission.
The 20% Solution: Selective Colleges Can Afford to Admit More Pell Grant Reci...CEW Georgetown
The 20% Solution: Selective Colleges Can Afford to Admit More Pell Grant Recipients finds that if every college was required to have at least 20 percent Pell Grant recipients, nearly 79,000 more Pell students would have to be admitted to 349 colleges and universities, half of which are selective colleges. Some selective colleges have suggested that Pell Grant recipients do not gain admittance because they would not be able to keep up with the workload. However, the Georgetown Center report finds that 78 percent of Pell recipients who attend selective colleges and universities graduate, while their chances to complete diminish to 53 percent at open-access colleges.
The AP Parent Night presentation introduced the Advanced Placement (AP) program, which offers college-level courses to high school students. It explained that the AP program provides benefits like developing strong study skills, earning college credit, and experiencing greater college success. The presentation also outlined the 5-point scoring system for AP exams and noted the 19 AP courses offered at Eastlake High School. It described the school's AP program as rigorous and devoted to educational excellence with dedicated teachers committed to their students.
The document discusses recent enrollment trends in Massachusetts public higher education, noting that total undergraduate enrollment has declined for the third consecutive year after peaking in 2013, with community colleges seeing the largest decreases. Enrollment varies between segments, with the University of Massachusetts seeing growth from international students. The profile of new undergraduate students in 2015 is also presented, showing over half enrolled at community colleges and most were in-state, white, and female.
Analysis of estimated undergraduate enrollment in Massachusetts public colleges and universities, comparing the early estimates of fall 2015 enrollment with historic data. Presented to the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education on October 27, 2015.
2001 wisconsin school boards association issues in building data and inform...Christopher Thorn
This document discusses key issues in building data and information systems to support education reform. It addresses the dimensionality of analysis including levels of units, analytical frameworks, data structures, and technical infrastructure. It defines the differences between data, information, and knowledge, and emphasizes that information systems should have a clear target audience and focus of analysis. The document also discusses how knowledge management projects can create knowledge repositories, improve access to knowledge, and enhance the knowledge environment. Finally, it notes some benefits that can come from introducing knowledge management approaches.
This document summarizes how public schools in New Jersey are funded, with specifics about funding for the Galloway Township school district. It explains that school funding comes from local tax levies and state aid, but that the state is currently underfunding school districts according to the School Funding Reform Act. It also provides details on the district's budget, expenditures, cost-cutting measures, and historical tax levy rates over the past 5-6 years for the school as well as municipal, regional, and county portions of residents' tax bills.
The document summarizes the FY 2009-10 budget of the Hawaii Department of Education (DOE). It allocates $1.7 billion among major spending categories like the Weighted Student Formula (36%), federal funds (15%), special education (23%), facilities and transportation (6%), and centralized services (11%). It also breaks down average per-student expenditures for general, special education, and centralized support students.
This document outlines the Louisiana Association of Educators' priorities for education funding and reform. It calls for ensuring every student has a qualified and effective teacher by changing tenure laws and holding schools accountable. It also advocates for expanding school choice programs, changing how schools are funded, and increasing overall K-12 funding while cutting other education budgets. The document criticizes the governor's education budget for the fourth straight year of no funding growth for schools and outlines new programs that were added. It lists key education programs that were funded and describes a new bill preventing public employee payroll deductions from supporting political campaigns.
Conference presentation from the Texas Association of Graduate Admissions Professionals (TxGAP) 2012 Professional Development Conference.
Author:
Lisa Palacios
Director of Graduate Recruitment
University of Texas at San Antonio
Description:
The research on graduate recruiting and retention points to financial aid as the number component to successful degree completion, especially during the current economic downturn. With this said- the Graduate School partnered with our Financial Aid department to offer a series of events and services to address this need.
For more information, visit www.txgap.com.
Unfinished: Insights From Ongoing Work to Accelerate Outcomes for Students Wi...Jeremy Knight
Despite some gains over the past 20 years, significant numbers of students are not meeting grade-level expectations as defined by performance on academic assessments. Meanwhile, few schools are able to support the sort of accelerated academic learning needed to catch students up to grade-level expectations.
Evidence indicates this is not for lack of educator commitment or dedication. Instead, many educators lack clarity about how to help students catch up. Common messages about holding a high bar for academic rigor and personalizing learning to meet students where they are can be perceived as being at odds with one another.
“Unfinished: Insights From Ongoing Work to Accelerate Outcomes for Students With Learning Gaps” synthesizes a broad body of research on the science of learning in order to inform efforts to help students close gaps and meet grade-level expectations. This deck argues that helping students catch up is not about rigor or personalization — classrooms need both.
Closing learning gaps requires students to be motivated and engaged to grapple with challenging, grade-level skills and knowledge — while also having their individual learning needs met.
The report identifies what must happen among educators, systems-level leaders, teacher developers, instructional materials providers, and technology experts to move beyond the dichotomy of “rigor versus personalization” and toward a future that effectively blends the two.
A Guide for School Districts: Exploring Alternative Measures of Student Learn...Tanya Paperny
Districts across the country play a crucial role in ensuring schools effectively serve students and families. Beyond federal requirements in the Every Student Succeeds Act and state-level accountability systems, locally developed school performance frameworks are a key lever for holding schools accountable, particularly for student learning and wellness.
Today — with unfamiliar school configurations and unknown impacts on student outcomes — it is more important than ever that districts are diligent about assessing schools’ impact on students. But the ways that districts have done so in the past may no longer be appropriate. And districts that previously did not engage in school-level performance assessments now have a new incentive to do so.
This toolkit is a resource to help districts adapt existing school performance frameworks to the current moment or create new ones. These slides identify and walk through the fundamental questions districts need to consider in designing school performance frameworks that acknowledge the challenges that schools and students are facing, as well as a continued need to monitor performance and continuously improve.
Charter schools currently serve 3 million students in more than 7,000 schools across 44 states and Washington, D.C. And their reach continues to grow: Since 2005, the number of charter schools in the U.S. has nearly doubled, and the number of charter students has nearly tripled.
Despite being an enduring presence in the nation’s education space, charter schools remain a topic of ongoing debate. The State of the Charter Sector provides the latest available information on charter schools across the country, including updated data on growth, performance, and geographic trends. It also includes analyses of the challenges that charter schools face and how the sector is trying to address them.
This comprehensive slide deck updates our 2015 State of the Charter School Movement, and together, these resources serve as a fact base to cut through the rhetoric that often accompanies conversations about charter schools.
The goal of this analysis is not to persuade, but to inform. As the charter sector continues to grow and improve, it needs a rigorous, evidence-based debate around its weaknesses and strengths. Accurate information is crucial for thoughtful policymaking and, ultimately, to ensuring all students have access to a high-quality education.
This document summarizes work from January 6th analyzing forces influencing Rhode Island schools and surveys on desired changes. Key findings include:
- Common driving forces identified were teacher quality/responsiveness and differentiated instruction, while restraining forces were lack of time, funding, and rigid structures.
- Recurring causes of restraining forces included lack of flexibility, siloed initiatives, and funding tied to specific programs.
- Informal surveys found desired changes were enhancing teaching as a profession, improved communication, less testing emphasis, and more stakeholder involvement.
This document discusses making overall teacher judgements and assessments. It provides:
1) Definitions for reporting student achievement as above, at, below, or well below the national standard based on whether their performance meets expectations for their current year or an earlier/later year.
2) Guidance that making judgements involves combining information from observations, conversations, and formal assessments to determine the level and type of support needed for students to meet standards.
3) A draft critical path for the 2013 assessment process that involves backward mapping from the desired outcomes to plan learning experiences and gather evidence of achievement.
The document outlines a proposed Commonwealth Commitment program in Massachusetts to increase college access, affordability, and degree completion. It proposes guaranteed admission and a fixed tuition price for students who complete an associate degree through one of 16 eligible Massachusetts Transfer Pathway programs and then transfer to a Massachusetts public 4-year university. The program would start in Fall 2016 with 6 programs and expand to 16 programs in Fall 2017. It aims to incentivize full-time enrollment and help meet the state's projected shortfall of bachelor's and associate degree holders. Key aspects of the proposal discussed include eligible majors, transfer timelines, academic standards, engagement models with UMass campuses, proposed costs and discounts, and potential benefits to students and the state
Tools of the Trade: Financial Aid 101: Education is AffordableMarissa Lowman
John B. Leach, Associate Dean of Admission and Financial Aid at Davidson College, gave an overview of the principles behind financial aid and an in-depth investigation of the financial aid process.
Moving Toward Sustainability: Kansas City Teacher ResidencyJeremy Knight
The Kansas City Teacher Residency program launched in 2016 to recruit, develop, and retain teachers for the Kansas City region. After three years of operation, the program underwent a strategic planning process to refine its business model and ensure long-term sustainability. The planning process included evaluating KCTR's current financial model and benchmarking other teacher residency programs. It revealed that KCTR relies heavily on philanthropic funding and has opportunities to optimize expenditures. The new strategic plan developed by KCTR focuses on strengthening partnerships, optimizing costs, exploring new revenue sources, and gradually growing enrollment while ensuring program quality. The changes are expected to lower KCTR's per-resident costs and reduce its long-term fundraising needs.
The ApplyTexas application for Texas public universities covers testing scores, recommendations, extracurricular activities, essays, and transcripts. For testing, it looks at highest ACT or SAT scores. Recommendations should be from teachers who can address the applicant's strengths. Extracurriculars include both in-school and out-of-school activities. Essays allow applicants to share what makes them unique and any special circumstances. Transcripts are reviewed for challenging coursework and continuity in subjects.
Financial aid workshop presentation 2016Nathan Horner
The document summarizes information about financial aid, including how financial need is calculated, types of aid available, and the process for applying for aid. It explains that financial need is determined by subtracting the expected family contribution from the cost of attendance. It then provides details on completing the FAFSA application, important deadlines, and next steps after submitting the application.
Includes:
- Role of MA Department of Higher Education in workforce development presented by David Cedrone, Associate Commissioner for Economic and Workforce Development
- Update on Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) state plan by Jennifer James, Director of Massachusetts Workforce Skills Cabinet
- Campus execution of Nursing Workforce Plan presented by Cloria Harris Cater, Associate Professor at Simmons College School of Nursing, Linda McKay, Professor and Chairperson of Department of Nursing at Fitchburg State University, and Ellen Santos, Director of Practical Nursing at Assabet Valley Regional Technical School
This document provides information about high school graduation requirements and college admission requirements. It outlines the required high school courses and credits needed to graduate, including social science, English, math, science, foreign language, art, PE, and electives. It also discusses GPA calculation, UC/CSU admission, the Common Application process, and letters of recommendation. Overall, the document serves to inform students about what they need to do to graduate high school and be eligible for college admission.
The 20% Solution: Selective Colleges Can Afford to Admit More Pell Grant Reci...CEW Georgetown
The 20% Solution: Selective Colleges Can Afford to Admit More Pell Grant Recipients finds that if every college was required to have at least 20 percent Pell Grant recipients, nearly 79,000 more Pell students would have to be admitted to 349 colleges and universities, half of which are selective colleges. Some selective colleges have suggested that Pell Grant recipients do not gain admittance because they would not be able to keep up with the workload. However, the Georgetown Center report finds that 78 percent of Pell recipients who attend selective colleges and universities graduate, while their chances to complete diminish to 53 percent at open-access colleges.
The AP Parent Night presentation introduced the Advanced Placement (AP) program, which offers college-level courses to high school students. It explained that the AP program provides benefits like developing strong study skills, earning college credit, and experiencing greater college success. The presentation also outlined the 5-point scoring system for AP exams and noted the 19 AP courses offered at Eastlake High School. It described the school's AP program as rigorous and devoted to educational excellence with dedicated teachers committed to their students.
The document discusses recent enrollment trends in Massachusetts public higher education, noting that total undergraduate enrollment has declined for the third consecutive year after peaking in 2013, with community colleges seeing the largest decreases. Enrollment varies between segments, with the University of Massachusetts seeing growth from international students. The profile of new undergraduate students in 2015 is also presented, showing over half enrolled at community colleges and most were in-state, white, and female.
Analysis of estimated undergraduate enrollment in Massachusetts public colleges and universities, comparing the early estimates of fall 2015 enrollment with historic data. Presented to the Massachusetts Board of Higher Education on October 27, 2015.
2001 wisconsin school boards association issues in building data and inform...Christopher Thorn
This document discusses key issues in building data and information systems to support education reform. It addresses the dimensionality of analysis including levels of units, analytical frameworks, data structures, and technical infrastructure. It defines the differences between data, information, and knowledge, and emphasizes that information systems should have a clear target audience and focus of analysis. The document also discusses how knowledge management projects can create knowledge repositories, improve access to knowledge, and enhance the knowledge environment. Finally, it notes some benefits that can come from introducing knowledge management approaches.
This document summarizes how public schools in New Jersey are funded, with specifics about funding for the Galloway Township school district. It explains that school funding comes from local tax levies and state aid, but that the state is currently underfunding school districts according to the School Funding Reform Act. It also provides details on the district's budget, expenditures, cost-cutting measures, and historical tax levy rates over the past 5-6 years for the school as well as municipal, regional, and county portions of residents' tax bills.
Chapter 70 establishes Massachusetts' program for providing state aid to public K-12 schools and requires minimum spending levels for districts and municipalities, with funding distributed based on a foundation budget formula accounting for factors like enrollment, location, and personal income levels. This foundation budget establishes a minimum per-pupil funding amount that varies by district and is supplemented by required local contributions from municipalities based on wealth indicators. The document provides details on Chapter 70 funding received by MURSD over time, showing the district receives around half its funding from state aid and half from required local contributions.
The proposed 2014-2015 Ossining School District budget focuses on educational solvency, safety, and space needs. The $97.5 million budget is a 3.72% increase over last year and remains below the tax levy cap. It aims to maintain current academic, arts, and athletics programs while addressing increasing enrollment through additional staffing. Funds are also allocated for security upgrades and capital projects. The budget process included community input to create a financially responsible spending plan that supports students.
This document provides a sample budget for a school-age care program. It includes definitions and instructions for the budget categories. The budget covers 12 months of operation, including summer and school year programming. The budget summary provides total expenses by category and anticipated revenue. The budget narrative then explains each expense category in detail, providing position titles and salary calculations for personnel, how fringe benefits are calculated, and formulas for determining costs for items like supplies, equipment, travel, and other categories. The narrative aims to justify and provide transparency for all budgeted expenses.
Sample budget presentation for stakeholders. Find out how to compile and present data. Register for the Georgia 40-Hour Director's Training Credential workshop.
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The document discusses different methods for financing pre-K-12 education in Saskatchewan, including the Foundation Grant Method, Prototype Schools Method, and Resource Cost Method. The Foundation Grant Method provides a basic level of funding to each student but does not necessarily keep pace with rising costs. The Prototype Schools Method determines funding levels needed for "average" elementary, middle, and high schools but assumes all schools are similar. The Resource Cost Method accounts for the actual costs of delivering mandated programs based on resources needed.
Profiles in School Leadership_Leveraging Student-Based Budgeting_ReportLauren Rapp
The document discusses Chicago Public Schools' transition from a quota-based budgeting system to Student-Based Budgeting (SBB) in 2013-2014. Under SBB, schools receive per-pupil funding based on student characteristics rather than staffing quotas, giving principals control over 45% of their school's budget. However, SBB was implemented as CPS faced budget challenges from flat revenues and increasing costs like pensions. The document profiles four principals who have leveraged SBB flexibility innovatively despite budget constraints.
Schools, funding and performance: Lessons from the NSW National Partnerships. On November 18, Professor Stephen Lamb presented at a CESE Seminar on:
• Recent changes in school funding
• Evidence of impact of funding
• Evidence from evaluations of NSW low SES National Partnerships
• Conditions for ensuring success.
The document summarizes the key topics from a principals' summer workshop about illuminating learners. It discusses focusing on learning over ratings, principals as learners adapting to changes, new levels of accountability in assessments and standards, changes in principal preparation programs, external influences like charter schools and online learning, the Texas legislature's focus on middle and high school readiness, and PISD's response of focusing on instruction through initiatives like AVID and building capacity.
This is a Trident University course (MAE506), Module 1 Case, Elementary and Secondary Education Act: No Child Left Behind. It is written in APA format, has been graded by an instructor (A), and includes references. Most higher-education assignments are submitted to turnitin, so remember to paraphrase. Let us begin.
This document discusses resource allocation and the role of the superintendent. It begins with an introduction that asks what strategic resource use looks like and what superintendents must know and do to maximize limited resources. It then provides context on education funding trends, how funds are typically allocated between central administration, school-level spending, and spending categories. It notes that while spending levels alone have not been correlated with performance, more targeted spending increases can positively impact student outcomes. Common misalignments are discussed, such as spending on practices not linked to student performance. Overcoming barriers to realigning resources is challenging but necessary for transformation.
This document summarizes the key topics discussed in a school reform project analyzing critical issues in education, including the achievement gap, accountability, standardized testing, and the No Child Left Behind Act. It discusses the pros and cons of these topics from the perspectives of teachers, students, and society. It also provides an individual teacher's perspective on the impacts and their plan for enacting positive changes in their school.
Despite the centrality of school districts in all the ways described, we know very little from existing research about how important they are to student achievement relative to other institutional components for delivering education services, including teachers and schools. Neither do we have information on the size of the differences in effectiveness among districts or whether there are districts that show exceptional patterns of performance across time, e.g., moving from low to high performing.
The document summarizes President Obama's 2010 education reform plan, called the Blueprint for Reform. It overhauls the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to help ensure all students receive a complete education and are college and career ready. Key elements include developing rigorous common standards in core subjects; improving assessments; recruiting and supporting effective teachers and principals; meeting the needs of diverse learners including English learners; and providing competitive grants to foster innovation. The plan aims to improve student achievement, close achievement gaps, and better prepare students for success beyond high school.
Dr. Marguerite Roza weighted student funding presentationMolly Osborne
The document discusses key considerations for designing a state education funding formula. It outlines that a formula should ensure equity for students, be flexible over time, use stable revenue sources, be simple and transparent, and emphasize continuous improvement. It also examines options for distributing funds, whether and how to incorporate local funding, providing flexibility while promoting improvement, and strategies for transitioning between formulas.
20140908 Alger Teacher Incentive Pay that WorksVicki Alger
This document provides a summary of a report on teacher incentive pay programs around the world. It discusses 10 case studies of effective programs that reward teachers based on student achievement. Two successful group incentive programs are from Chile and Dallas, Texas that keep teachers motivated by carefully defining incentive award groups. Two individual incentive programs that focus on student achievement are from Little Rock, Arkansas and England. The report also discusses programs that combine group and individual incentives. It provides lessons for policymakers on defining expectations, supporting teachers, rewarding performance, building sustainable programs, and promoting continuous improvement.
- ERS is a nonprofit consulting firm that works with school districts to analyze spending and resource allocation to design new strategies.
- Between 1970-2005, K-12 spending doubled but achievement gaps remain, with 80% of increased spending going to staffing and benefits rather than teacher salaries.
- Class sizes have decreased slightly but school structure has remained the same despite rising costs and declining revenues.
This paper analyzes factors that affect academic proficiency rates in Minnesota public schools. It measures the relationship between four variables - free and reduced lunch rates (FRL), expenditures per student (EXPEND/ENROL), enrollment (ENROL), and reading proficiency (READ) - and math proficiency rates using data from 325 school districts from 2012-2016. The author develops an empirical model and expects FRL and EXPEND/ENROL to have negative relationships with math proficiency, while ENROL may also negatively impact proficiency due to higher student-teacher ratios. The goal is to determine the effect of each variable and which factors positively or negatively influence proficiency.
This document discusses resource allocation and strategic resource use for superintendents. It provides an overview of current education funding challenges, how funding varies across states and districts, and what districts typically spend their money on. Most districts spend 50-60% of their budgets on instruction and 80-90% of school budgets go to staff costs. While past research found no relationship between spending levels and student outcomes, more recent studies show sustained spending increases can improve student achievement, especially in low-income districts, if funds are used strategically. The key is using limited resources as effectively as possible to equitably impact student outcomes.
We Must Have Even Higher Expectations For Teachersnoblex1
The document discusses the need to raise expectations for teachers in order to improve student outcomes. It argues that traditional teacher certification programs are inadequate and deter talented candidates. States are exploring alternative approaches to attract, prepare, and compensate teachers. These include reshaping teacher education, expanding alternative certification programs, increasing accountability based on student results, and giving schools more flexibility over staffing and compensation. The document calls for federal policy to support state-led education reform through funding tied to performance targets rather than process requirements.
This document summarizes a presentation on how states can help school districts promote restructuring during difficult financial times. It identifies seven priorities for restructuring, including restructuring teacher compensation to link pay to performance, rethinking standardized class sizes to target individual attention, and redirecting special education spending to early intervention. The presentation uses an interactive budgeting game to illustrate how districts could meet an 8% budget cut target while still moving toward improved performance through strategic investments and savings in areas like instructional time and leadership development. Participants discussed insights around opportunities for district transformation during budget cuts and ways states can support and incentivize priority restructuring actions.
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The document summarizes a presentation given to Plano ISD office managers about illuminating learners and the district's focus for the 2010-2011 school year. It discusses getting students and staff plugged into learning, new levels of accountability including STAAR testing and parent data access, external influences like online learning and charter schools, the legislature's focus on middle school readiness, and PISD's response of focusing on instruction through programs like AVID and building capacity. It ends by asking if they are ready to reinvent and reshape learning experiences.
Kris Happe was hired as a change agent to build a gifted program from the ground up. In year one, she conducted an assessment of the district's needs and provided basic gifted services. Her assessment report included surveys of teachers, students, and parents to understand expectations. It also reviewed research on best practices in gifted education. The report made recommendations to develop cluster classrooms, provide teacher training, expand advanced placement courses, and increase staffing levels for gifted specialists over five years according to a phased plan. The goal was to develop an exemplary gifted program aligned with national standards.
How to Make a Field Mandatory in Odoo 17Celine George
In Odoo, making a field required can be done through both Python code and XML views. When you set the required attribute to True in Python code, it makes the field required across all views where it's used. Conversely, when you set the required attribute in XML views, it makes the field required only in the context of that particular view.
This presentation includes basic of PCOS their pathology and treatment and also Ayurveda correlation of PCOS and Ayurvedic line of treatment mentioned in classics.
How to Build a Module in Odoo 17 Using the Scaffold MethodCeline George
Odoo provides an option for creating a module by using a single line command. By using this command the user can make a whole structure of a module. It is very easy for a beginner to make a module. There is no need to make each file manually. This slide will show how to create a module using the scaffold method.
The simplified electron and muon model, Oscillating Spacetime: The Foundation...RitikBhardwaj56
Discover the Simplified Electron and Muon Model: A New Wave-Based Approach to Understanding Particles delves into a groundbreaking theory that presents electrons and muons as rotating soliton waves within oscillating spacetime. Geared towards students, researchers, and science buffs, this book breaks down complex ideas into simple explanations. It covers topics such as electron waves, temporal dynamics, and the implications of this model on particle physics. With clear illustrations and easy-to-follow explanations, readers will gain a new outlook on the universe's fundamental nature.
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty, In...Dr. Vinod Kumar Kanvaria
Exploiting Artificial Intelligence for Empowering Researchers and Faculty,
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How to Fix the Import Error in the Odoo 17Celine George
An import error occurs when a program fails to import a module or library, disrupting its execution. In languages like Python, this issue arises when the specified module cannot be found or accessed, hindering the program's functionality. Resolving import errors is crucial for maintaining smooth software operation and uninterrupted development processes.
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This is part 1 of my Java Learning Journey. This Contains Custom methods, classes, constructors, packages, multithreading , try- catch block, finally block and more.
This slide is special for master students (MIBS & MIFB) in UUM. Also useful for readers who are interested in the topic of contemporary Islamic banking.
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