Monthly Archives: September 2014

Turnaround Model: The Government Edition

Wikipedia lists the following as characteristics of the “turnaround model” of school improvement as per the School Improvement Grant: “Replace principal Use locally adopted “turnaround” competencies to review and select staff for school (rehire no more than 50% of existing … Continue reading

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This Post Brought to You by Bill & Melinda Gates

Tonight I had the pleasure of attending a well-run presentation by the Delaware State Education Association (DSEA) related to the Delaware Performance Appraisal System, currently in a revised state of its second iteration (DPAS II (r) ), and it got … Continue reading

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