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School Turnaround Field Guide

by Emily Gorin; Eva Nico; Jeff Kutash; Kate Tallant; Samira Rahmatullah

Sep 21, 2010
  • Education and Literacy

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  • KEY FINDINGS

Outlines approaches to turning around low-performing schools, lessons from early efforts, gaps to be filled, and critical actions to implement effective practices, create supportive policies and conditions, and build capacity and sustainability at scale.

  • Observation: Identifying clear interim and long-term success metrics for measuring turnaround at the school, district, and state levels is vital to running a successful program Tweet
  • Observation: Understanding the four turnaround models and determining the best fit for your school or district based on needs and available resources is critical Tweet
  • Observation: Early school-level lessons learned include the need for proper planning, management of human capital, and capacity building for sustainable results Tweet
  • Observation: Significant gaps must be filled to ensure turnarounds can succeed at scale, including gaps in capacity, funding, public and political will, and research and knowledge sharing Tweet
  • Observation: There must be collaboration across all levels of the education sector to scale early efforts, build capacity, and address gaps Tweet
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Published By

  • FSG

Funded By

  • The Wallace Foundation
  • Carnegie Corporation of New York

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  • Copyright 2010 by FSG. All rights reserved.

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  • Toolkit

Language

  • English

Geography

  • North America / United States
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Title: School Turnaround Field Guide
Publication date 2010-09-21
Publication Year 2010
Authors Emily Gorin , Eva Nico , Jeff Kutash , Kate Tallant , Samira Rahmatullah
Copyright holder(s) FSG
Geographical Focus North America / United States
Keywords FSG , school , states and districts
Document type Toolkit
Language English
URL: https://www.issuelab.org/resource/school-turnaround-field-guide.html
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