Intensive training and residency programs for school leaders helped facilitate sharing of best practices, but some schools had not progressed to implementing the shared practices¶

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Evidence · 1 study · qualitative r1 · q2
Currency · newest study 2015 · not yet checked against its sources · not reviewed by a person

Subclaims¶

q2 i? Intensive training and residency programs for school leaders helped facilitate sharing of best practices in areas such as teaching English-language skills, working with students with disabilities, small-group instruction, teacher coaching, and strategic data use. → Moira McCullough 2015 q2 i? Some schools involved in the study often had not progressed to implementing these shared practices. → Moira McCullough 2015

Evidence¶

Moira McCullough 2015¶

Moira McCullough, Luke Heinkel, Betsy Keating. (2015). Seeking Common Ground: Early Lessons in District-Charter School Collaboration. Washington, DC: Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/seeking-common-ground-early-lessons-in-districtcharter-school-collaboration

q2 · i? · qualitative · r1

Qualitative implementation analysis of grantee activities from December 2012 through winter 2013-2014, based on interviews, teacher focus groups, and observations. The report notes practice-sharing areas including "teaching English-language skills, working with students with disabilities, small-group instruction, teacher coaching, and strategic data use."

"Intensive training and residency programs for school leaders helped facilitate sharing of best practices in areas such as teaching English-language skills, working with students with disabilities, small-group instruction, teacher coaching, and strategic data use. But some schools involved in the study often had not progressed to implementing these shared practices."

Discussion¶

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