Tag: Teacher Effectiveness

July 18, 2012

News, Policy and Practice

July 18th, 2012

Local News Middletown Transcript Carolyn Joynt becomes principal of Appoquinimink ECC Carolyn Joynt, who served as assistant principal at Olive B. Loss Elementary School since 2011, was appointed principal of the Appoquinimink Early Childhood Center. Joynt is a graduate of the Appoquinimink Aspiring Administrator Program, and she served as an...

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July 17, 2012

News

July 17th, 2012

Local News WHYY Newsworks Sharing food with Penn Farm Students at nearby William Penn High School rent land at historic Penn Farm and established a community support agriculture program to sell produce to neighbors. During the school year, the William Penn students work for grades but, right now, the farm is their summer job. The teens earn $8.75...

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Anticipating Growth in Delaware Assessment Data

News, Policy and Practice

July 16th, 2012

The Delaware Department of Education is expected to release the full results of 2011-12 Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System (DCAS) later this week.  The release follows last month’s announcement of preliminary data showing that 68% of Delaware students were proficient in reading and 69% in math – a seven percentage-point gain over last...

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Report Highlights Importance of Working Conditions

Policy and Practice

July 3rd, 2012

In order to better serve low-income students, not only identifying high-performers, but providing them with the necessary conditions for success is crucial according to the recently released Ed Trust report Building and Sustaining Talent: Creating Conditions in High-Poverty Schools That Support Effective Teaching and Learning. The report...

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