Building District Capacity for System-Wide Instructional Improvement in Jefferson County Public Schools. Working Paper. GE Foundation "Developing Futures"™ in Education Evaluation Series

Autor/inn/en	Darfler, Anne; Riggan, Matt
Institution	Consortium for Policy Research in Education; GE Foundation
Titel	Building District Capacity for System-Wide Instructional Improvement in Jefferson County Public Schools. Working Paper. GE Foundation "Developing Futures"™ in Education Evaluation Series
Quelle	(2013), (33 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Capacity Building; School Districts; Faculty Development; Futures (of Society); Educational Policy; Educational Practices; Educational Improvement; Program Descriptions; Interviews; Surveys; Qualitative Research; Leadership Training; Educational Change; Program Evaluation; Cooperation; Principals; Stakeholders; Science Curriculum; Mathematics Curriculum; State Standards; Administrator Attitudes; Central Office Administrators; Information Technology; Resource Allocation; Teacher Recruitment; Teacher Persistence; Information Systems; Leadership Role; Kentucky + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? School district; Schulbezirk; Future; Society; Zukunft; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Bildungspraxis; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Interviewing; Interviewtechnik; Survey; Umfrage; Befragung; Qualitative Forschung; Führungslehre; Bildungsreform; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Co-operation; Kooperation; Principal; Schulleiter; Informationstechnologie; Ressourcenallokation; Lehrerrekrutierung
Abstract	This report summarizes findings from one component of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education's (CPRE) evaluation of the General Electric Foundation's (GEF) "Developing Futures"™ in Education program in Jefferson County Public Schools (JCPS). As described in the CPRE proposal and research design, the purpose was to closely analyze district capacity to support system-wide instructional improvement. Specifically, this phase focused on a single, overarching question: to what extent has the district central office adopted and institutionalized the core principles of "Developing Futures"™? To answer this question, this evaluation assesses the Jefferson County Public School District's progress in scaling up and institutionalizing seven core elements of "Developing Futures"™. They are: (1) Internal constituency engagement; (2) External constituency engagement; (3) Curriculum and instruction; (4) Professional development for instruction; (5) Professional development for leadership; (6) Management capacity; (7) Evaluation. Based on a thorough review of the research and evaluation literature, a set of indicators was constructed to allow the research team to determine the extent to which there was evidence of effective practice in each of these seven areas. Results indicate that JCPS has made significant progress in curriculum standardization instructional vision setting and formative assessment. (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Consortium for Policy Research in Education. University of Pennsylvania, 3440 Market Street Suite 560, Philadelphia, PA 19104. Tel: 215-593-0700; Fax: 215-573-7914; e-mail: cpre@gse.upenn.edu; Web site: http://www.cpre.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10