Alberta Initiative for School Improvement: Opportunities and Challenges. Symposium at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, May 24, 2000).

Sonst. Personen	McEwen, Nelly (Hrsg.)
Institution	Alberta Learning, Edmonton.
Titel	Alberta Initiative for School Improvement: Opportunities and Challenges. Symposium at the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for the Study of Education (Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, May 24, 2000).
Quelle	(2000), (70 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
ISBN	0-7785-1085-9
Schlagwörter	Tagungsbericht; Change Strategies; Educational Change; Educational Improvement; Educational Practices; Elementary Secondary Education; Models; Program Descriptions; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Lösungsstrategie; Bildungsreform; Teaching improvement; Unterrichtsentwicklung; Bildungspraxis; Analogiemodell; Kanada
Abstract	This document describes the outcome of a 1999 symposium that was convened to develop the goal, principles, key considerations, and administrative requirements for a student-improvement program in Alberta. Named the Alberta Initiative for School Improvement (AISI), this program is an extension of Alberta's accountability framework that has been in place since the early 1990s. The goal of AISI is to improve student learning and performance by fostering initiatives that reflect the unique needs and circumstances within school jurisdictions. The program includes six partners and has six principles: (1) funding is based upon approved proposals for improving student learning and performance; (2) proposals can be multiyear but must have interim progress-measurement targets; (3) funding is tied to the number of students; (4) jurisdiction proposals must be linked to and become part of the current 3-year planning and reporting process; (5) there will be an appropriate balance of local and provincial measures of performance; and (6) project results will be shared with other school jurisdictions. The 10 articles in this publication present perceptions of the program as held by school boards, superintendents, the Alberta Teachers' Association, parents and school councils, and schools business officials. Opinions of the plan's challenges, as well as its implementation, are also offered. (DFR)
Anmerkungen	Alberta Learning, 7th Floor, Commerce Place, 10155 - 102 Street, Edmonton, AB T5J 4L5 Canada. Tel: 780-427-7219; Fax: 780-422-1263; e-mail: comm.contact@learning.gov.ab.ca. For full text: http://www.learning.gov.ab.ca/sib/aisi.
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