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July 26, 2005

18 schools moving on up

From Education Leadership Online: Consultants at WestEd's Northern California Comprehensive Assistance Center found 18 schools in California and Nevada where student test scores were low when their statewide testing first began but who made dramatic gains or who raised their test scores and consistently kept them high. The education wonks wanted to know how it happened, and interviewed the school's leaders.

Among the highlights: High expectations. "A typical challenge for low-performing schools is overcoming the often ingrained belief that not all students will be able to master challenging academic standards. In the schools we studied, staff members infused high expectations into day-to-day practice inside and outside the classroom. Principals communicated the message that every student was expected to achieve to high standards."

Another good one: Making data part of the culture. Nicely phrased, eh? Great title for a book. Read the whole article here at the ASCD site. Just click on the summer 2005 issue. (And you can read more about the project at the SchoolsMovingUp website.)

Posted July 26, 2005 3:47 PM