Reminder School Public Accountability Reports
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) legislation requires that school districts provide parents with an annual school status report prior to the beginning of each school year. To assist Florida school districts in preparing these reports, known as the NCLB School Public Accountability Reports (SPARs), the Department of Education (DOE) will post all reports containing data [...]
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Quality Assurance Peer Review Part of District Accreditation
According to members of AdvancED, parent organization to the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Council on Accreditation and School Improvement (SACS CASI), “Accreditation engages the school community in meeting high quality standards, implementing a continuous improvement process, and engaging in quality assurance through internal and external review. Accredited schools demand rigor, use data to [...]
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School Improvement Funds
Most school advisory councils (SACs) are aware that school Improvement funds are for the purpose of enhancing school performance through development and implementation of the school improvement plan. The allocation from the State department this year was $2.21 per student. If requests for money from this source do not support items in the school improvement plan, the SAC [...]
Mid-Year Data and Narrative Reporting
Beneath all the requirements of Differentiated Accountability and Title I lies underscoring processes that are paramount to school improvement. This is the time of year when school advisory councils are analyzing data to make informed decisions about adjustments to instructional strategies in various goal areas of their school improvement plan. Council members should engage in meaningful [...]