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- All Students Reaching the Top - Strategies for Closing the Academic Achievement Gaps
- A Report of the National Study Group for the Affirmative
Development of Academic Ability - NCREL - Learning Points Associates, 2004 - Affirmative development of academic ability is
based on the notion that such abilities are nurtured and developed through 1) high-quality teaching and instruction in the
classroom, 2) trusting relationships in school, and 3) environmental supports for pro-academic behavior in the school and
community.
- The Art of Focused Conversations for Schools, Jo Nelson, ISBN 0-86571-435-5
- Closing the Achievement Gap - The Achievement Gap Study Committee
of the Urban Education Network of Iowa developed an action plan to address the achievement gap in Iowa. The action plan addresses recommendations at four broad levels: administration
and board level; teacher level; student level; and, community (relationships) level. An addendum
to the report was later published in May 2003: Strategies for Closing the Achievement Gap. An Addendum to Raising Achievement: Closing the Education
Gap.
- Cognitive Coaching - A Foundation for Renaissance Schools, Arthur L. Costa and Robert J. Garmston,
ISBN 0-926842-37-4
- Comprehensive School Improvement Plan - Iowa Department of Education
- Education Watch - Key Education Facts and Figures - EdTrust
- The Handbook for SMART School Teams, Anne Conzemius and Jan O'Neill, ISBN 1-879639-85-8
- Iowa Professional Development Model - Iowa Department of Education
- LEA and School Improvement - Non-Regulatory Guidance (July 21, 2006) - No Child Left Behind - United States Department of Education
- Making Schools Smarter - A System for Monitoring School and District Progress; Kenneth Leithwood,
Robert Aitken, and Doris Jantzi, ISBN 0-7619-7504-5
- MarcoPolo - Internet Content for the Classroom is a nonprofit consortium of premier national
and international education organizations and the MCI Foundation dedicated to providing the highest quality Internet content
and professional development to teachers and students throughout the United States. First launched in 1997 as a collection
of standards-based, discipline-specific educational Web sites for K-12 teachers, MarcoPolo features: 1) Seven content Web
sites with lesson plans, student interactive content, downloadable worksheets, links to panel-reviewed Web sites and additional
resources created by the nation's leading education organization; 2) A scalable professional development program that has
registered over 190,000 teachers trained in all 50 states and the District of Columbia by world-class trainers and materials;
3) A network of states partners dedicated to rolling out MarcoPolo to all teachers and aligning the content to state education
standard; and 4) Leading edge diagnostic measurement and technology that enables state-of-the-art tracking and reporting to
ensure that teachers' Internet integration needs are being met across the country
- No Child Left Behind - Iowa Department of Education
- No Child Left Behind - United States Department of Education
- Root Cause Analysis - School Leader's Guide to Using Data to Dissolve Problems, Paul G. Preuss,
ISBN 1-930556-53-5
- School Profiles - Iowa Department of Education - This Iowa Department of Education School
Profile website provides specific information about student achievement at each of our districts and schools regarding their
participation and proficiency in reading and math and grades 4, 8, and 11.
- State Report Card for No Child Left Behind - Iowa Department of Education
- Using Data to Improve Student Learning in Elementary Schools, Victoria L. Bernhardt, ISBN 1-930556-60-
This page was updated on September 1, 2007.
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