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Main Authors:	McCaw, Donna, Watkins, Sandra
Format:	Recurso educativo Open Access
Language:	en
Published:	2007
Subjects:	Physical Education Early Childhood Education School Safety Reading Improvement Academic Achievement Second Language Learning Educational Practices Media Specialists Boards of Education Accountability Data Decision Making Educational Finance Program Evaluation Educational Indicators School Districts Educational Improvement Improvement Programs Professional Development Gifted Art Education Pupil Personnel Services After School Programs Leadership Teacher Shortage Personnel Needs Principals Superintendents Paraprofessional School Personnel Career Education Technical Education Technology Educational Change Outcomes of Education Elementary Secondary Education
Online Access:	https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED499319
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contents	Accountability for Results: The Realities of Data-Driven Decision Making McCaw, Donna Watkins, Sandra Physical Education Early Childhood Education School Safety Reading Improvement Academic Achievement Second Language Learning Educational Practices Media Specialists Boards of Education Accountability Data Decision Making Educational Finance Program Evaluation Educational Indicators School Districts Educational Improvement Improvement Programs Professional Development Gifted Art Education Pupil Personnel Services After School Programs Leadership Teacher Shortage Personnel Needs Principals Superintendents Paraprofessional School Personnel Career Education Technical Education Technology Educational Change Outcomes of Education Elementary Secondary Education The format of this book addresses the most salient questions administrators, school board members, and community stakeholders need to ask to ensure academic and fiscal accountability, providing definitions, background information and the current research. Readers will be provided with sufficient knowledge to effectively question the financial expenditures and educational practices within their districts and school buildings. Many times, teachers are provided training with little or no monitoring for actual implementation. This lack of follow-up and follow-through minimizes the positive impact on student achievement. Examples of the different types of data are provided that can be utilized for the analysis and evaluation of progress in district and school level improvements. To elicit collaborative discussions and support the development of district action-planning, reflective questions are also included. Chapters include: (1) Introduction - Creating a Sense of Urgency; (2) Professional Development - Training that Works; (3) Library-Media Specialists - Is Reading Improvement Really One of Your Goals?; (4) Gifted and Talented - Our Lost Generation; (5) Early Childhood Education - Tomorrow's Future Today; (6) English Language Learners /English Second Language - Are We Speaking a Language of Success?; (7) The Arts: Music, Art & Drama - The Other Half of Ready, Ingredients for a Whole Person; (8) Physical Education and Student Wellness - As Strong as Our Weakest Link; (9) Student Support Service - Personnel and Programs - One Part Intellectual, Two Parts Social and Emotional; (10) School Safety - NOT an Optional Activity; (11) Extended Learning Programs - Before School, After School, Saturday & Summer - Can More Be Better?; (12) Leadership: School Boards, Administrators, Teacher Leaders - Changing Roles for a Changing World; (13) Teacher, Principals, and Superintendent Shortages - Will ANY Body Do?; (14) Paraprofessionals - Members of the Team: Not Substitutes; (15) Career & Technical - Preparation for the Real World; (16) Technology - "The Future is Now"; and (17) Caution - Changes Ahead (Where To From Here?).
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spellingShingle	Accountability for Results: The Realities of Data-Driven Decision Making McCaw, Donna Watkins, Sandra Physical Education Early Childhood Education School Safety Reading Improvement Academic Achievement Second Language Learning Educational Practices Media Specialists Boards of Education Accountability Data Decision Making Educational Finance Program Evaluation Educational Indicators School Districts Educational Improvement Improvement Programs Professional Development Gifted Art Education Pupil Personnel Services After School Programs Leadership Teacher Shortage Personnel Needs Principals Superintendents Paraprofessional School Personnel Career Education Technical Education Technology Educational Change Outcomes of Education Elementary Secondary Education Accountability for Results: The Realities of Data-Driven Decision Making McCaw, Donna Watkins, Sandra Physical Education Early Childhood Education School Safety Reading Improvement Academic Achievement Second Language Learning Educational Practices Media Specialists Boards of Education Accountability Data Decision Making Educational Finance Program Evaluation Educational Indicators School Districts Educational Improvement Improvement Programs Professional Development Gifted Art Education Pupil Personnel Services After School Programs Leadership Teacher Shortage Personnel Needs Principals Superintendents Paraprofessional School Personnel Career Education Technical Education Technology Educational Change Outcomes of Education Elementary Secondary Education The format of this book addresses the most salient questions administrators, school board members, and community stakeholders need to ask to ensure academic and fiscal accountability, providing definitions, background information and the current research. Readers will be provided with sufficient knowledge to effectively question the financial expenditures and educational practices within their districts and school buildings. Many times, teachers are provided training with little or no monitoring for actual implementation. This lack of follow-up and follow-through minimizes the positive impact on student achievement. Examples of the different types of data are provided that can be utilized for the analysis and evaluation of progress in district and school level improvements. To elicit collaborative discussions and support the development of district action-planning, reflective questions are also included. Chapters include: (1) Introduction - Creating a Sense of Urgency; (2) Professional Development - Training that Works; (3) Library-Media Specialists - Is Reading Improvement Really One of Your Goals?; (4) Gifted and Talented - Our Lost Generation; (5) Early Childhood Education - Tomorrow's Future Today; (6) English Language Learners /English Second Language - Are We Speaking a Language of Success?; (7) The Arts: Music, Art & Drama - The Other Half of Ready, Ingredients for a Whole Person; (8) Physical Education and Student Wellness - As Strong as Our Weakest Link; (9) Student Support Service - Personnel and Programs - One Part Intellectual, Two Parts Social and Emotional; (10) School Safety - NOT an Optional Activity; (11) Extended Learning Programs - Before School, After School, Saturday & Summer - Can More Be Better?; (12) Leadership: School Boards, Administrators, Teacher Leaders - Changing Roles for a Changing World; (13) Teacher, Principals, and Superintendent Shortages - Will ANY Body Do?; (14) Paraprofessionals - Members of the Team: Not Substitutes; (15) Career & Technical - Preparation for the Real World; (16) Technology - "The Future is Now"; and (17) Caution - Changes Ahead (Where To From Here?).
title	Accountability for Results: The Realities of Data-Driven Decision Making
topic	Physical Education Early Childhood Education School Safety Reading Improvement Academic Achievement Second Language Learning Educational Practices Media Specialists Boards of Education Accountability Data Decision Making Educational Finance Program Evaluation Educational Indicators School Districts Educational Improvement Improvement Programs Professional Development Gifted Art Education Pupil Personnel Services After School Programs Leadership Teacher Shortage Personnel Needs Principals Superintendents Paraprofessional School Personnel Career Education Technical Education Technology Educational Change Outcomes of Education Elementary Secondary Education
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