JUNE 2008 (2007/08, Volume #6, Issue #2) -Packet #11, Article #3
This FOCUS on Results document considers the important role school culture plays in continuous improvement. It details how school reform as a collaborative activity can effectively re-culture schools in order to support visions and improve the learning capacity of all stakeholders in a school community. The article begins by taking a brief look back at some of the major movements or trends in education leadership over the past three decades.
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OCTOBER 2007 (GATA 07-03) - Issue #10, Volume #6
This FOCUS on Results document represents the collaborative efforts of the Michigan Transition Services Association (MTSA) and Michigan Transition Outcomes Project (MI-TOP). Over the past three decades, legislation and educational practice designed to support students in transition have evolved to a point where “transition” can no longer be approached as something “owned” by special education.
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OCTOBER 2007 (GATA 07-02) - Issue #10, Volume #6
This FOCUS on Results document represents the collaborative efforts of the Michigan Transition Services Association (MTSA) and the Michigan Transition Outcomes Project (MI-TOP). This is the first in a series of articles designed to emphasize the need for a cultural shift in perception and practice about what efforts are needed for each student to achieve post-school success.
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MAY 2007 (GATA 07-01) - Issue #9, Volume #4
This FOCUS on Results document offers information about what local district school teams can do to incorporate the spirit of No Child Left Behind in the context of cohesion, coordination, and alignment of critical sub-systems that are essential for student achievement.
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NOVEMBER 2006 (GATA 06-07) - Issue #8, Volume #3
This FOCUS on Results document provides information about professional development recommendations for the implementation of Response to Intervention (RtI). Part two of a two-part series on RtI, this document provides guidance and technical assistance to Michigan school districts as they prepare staff to implement RtI. Part one, printed in August 2006, shared the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) policy perspective on RtI.
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NOVEMBER 2006 (GATA 06-09) - Issue #8, Volume #3
This FOCUS on Results document offers information on why cohesion, coordination, and alignment of critical subsystems are essential for student achievement. This article looks at how the five subsystems work together to support student learning within and across programs through the process of educational change, systemic reform, and re-culturing.
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NOVEMBER 2006 (GATA 06-08) - Issue #8, Volume #3
This FOCUS on Results document offers information for parents and school personnel about the Instructional Consultation Team model that is currently being implemented in schools throughout Michigan. The Instructional Consultation Team goal is to improve student and teacher performance in order to achieve student success.
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AUGUST 2006 (GATA 06-04) - Issue # 7, Voume# 2
This FOCUS on Results document provides the reader with a basic understanding of Response to Intervention (RtI). Part one of a two-part series on RtI, this document provides RtI guidance and technical assistance to Michigan school districts. This document shares the national perspective on RtI, as provided by the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) in its book, Response to Intervention: Policy Considerations and Implementation, published in 2005. The Center for Educational Networking has been granted permission by the publisher to summarize the material, but NASDSE has not reviewed nor previewed the article below.
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