Atlanta Public Schools Turnaround Strategy evaluation (Year 2 impact report)¶

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Evidence · 4 claims (4 mixed) · 1 study (1 causal), q2 · 0 of 1 report an effect size · 4 claims rest on one study

Description¶

A Mathematica Policy Research evaluation of the Atlanta Public Schools Turnaround Strategy, prepared for the district for the 2016-2019 time frame. This second report "analyzes the impact of the Strategy in targeted schools after two years and the effectiveness of two specific intervention components offered in those schools in 2017-2018": math and reading specialists, and Communities in Schools (CIS) case management, plus the Kindezi and PBS school partnerships. It follows an interim report (Hallgren et al. 2018) presenting implementation findings, and provides implementation information as context for the impact findings.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• Prepared for Atlanta Public Schools as part of the Evaluation of the Atlanta Public Schools Turnaround Strategy project (2016-2019).

Constraints¶

• Impact findings cover targeted and partnership schools after two years of the Strategy; detailed implementation findings were reported separately in an interim report.

Target Learners¶

• Students in Atlanta Public Schools targeted and partnership turnaround schools

Target Learning Goals¶

• Improving math and reading performance, attendance, and behavior-related outcomes (suspensions) in turnaround schools

Claims¶

• The CIS case management component showed no evidence of improving student suspensions, attendance, or academic achievement [~W]
• Turnaround partnership schools are producing math improvements, but other effects were mixed, varying by outcome and by partner organization (Kindezi and PBS) [~W]
• There is little evidence that math and reading specialists, one Turnaround Strategy component in targeted schools, had an impact on academic outcomes [~W]
• After two years, the Turnaround Strategy is producing improvements in math performance in targeted schools, with no evidence of positive impacts on other student outcomes [~W]

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Key Sources¶

• Hallgren, Kristin; Gonzalez, Naihobe; Kelly, Kevin; Demers, Alicia; Gill, Brian. (2019). Year 2 Report of the Atlanta Public Schools Turnaround Strategy. Mathematica Policy Research. https://www.mathematica.org/publications/year-2-report-of-the-atlanta-public-schools-turnaround-strategy