Tag: Partnership Zone
Partnership Zone Plans : More of the Same
January 25th, 2012
The Delaware Department of Education approved plans at five of six second round Partnership Zone schools (Laurel Middle’s plan is due in February), which will wrap up the state’s Race to the Top commitment to turnaround ten persistently low-performing schools. Although the plans represent significant effort on the part of all stakeholders to...VIEW ARTICLE
Let’s Not Just Refine, but Reimagine Accountability
December 21st, 2011
The Department of Education recently released the initial draft of our ESEA waiver application– demonstrating Delaware’s initial vision for next generation accountability while leaving room for input and improvement. Based upon Delaware’s initial draft, we are proposing to: Establish the goal of reducing achievement gaps, among all...VIEW ARTICLE
State Board of Education Meeting Summary
November 29th, 2011
This month, at the State Board of Education meeting, Delaware Department of Education officials provided updates and presentations on DCAS and the Partnership Zone, as well as a charter schools update; the board voted on the student growth measurement in DPAS II. Dr. Mike Stetter, Director of Accountability Resources, discussed the status of DCAS...VIEW ARTICLE
Transformation – Let’s Do the Same Thing, But Better?
November 23rd, 2011
November 17 was the deadline for five of the six new Partnership Zone schools to submit draft plans detailing how they are going to improve student achievement. (Laurel Middle School, due to its late identification, has a modified timeline). Here is what we were able to gather about these plans from recent school board meetings (for more...VIEW ARTICLE