On January 16th at 4 p.m. the Board of Education will hold a Goals and Guardrails Committee Meeting.
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A follow-up to a report from December 2013 that analyze changes in student-level outcomes in Renaissance schools during the first three years of the initiative.
A policy brief addressing concerns about the impact of building-level School Performance Profile (SPP) scores on teacher evaluations in the School District of Philadelphia.
This research brief explores changes in school climate after a school turnaround effort at School District of Philadelphia Promise Academies and Renaissance Charter schools. Specifically, it looks at whether Promise Academies and Renaissance Charter schools demonstrated a change in the rate of serious incidents and a reduction in the percentage of students involved in a serious incident.
This brief explores changes in building-level student achievement after school turnaround at School District of Philadelphia Promise Academies and Renaissance Charter schools. Specifically, it looks at whether Promise Academies and Renaissance Charter schools have met expectations for rapid growth, as defined by the literature, in reading and math on the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA).
This research brief explores changes in student mobility before and after school turnaround efforts in the District’s Promise Academies and Renaissance Charter Schools. Specifically, it looks at within-year student retention and mobility rates one year prior to turnaround and one year into turnaround for Promise Academies and Renaissance Charter Schools.
An RTTT evaluation consisting of two major components: an implementation study (formative) and an impact evaluation (summative). Data sources include program documents, observations, focus groups, and feedback surveys. This evaluation report focuses on implementation during Year 1.
This report focuses on the School District of Philadelphia’s Renaissance Initiative, the District’s school turnaround model. The Office of Research and Evaluation (ORE) analyzed changes in school-level outcomes in the first three years of the District’s Renaissance Initiative, from 2010-11 through 2012-13, by Renaissance Initiative type, school, and provider. Utilizing outcomes, including changes in enrollment, retention, school climate, and reading and math proficiency, ORE measured changes evident after the first turnaround year and subsequent years. In addition, changes at Promise Academies were compared to those at charter schools and across charter providers over the same years.
A summary of findings and recommendations focused on strategies to improve student learning and performance during a new phase of management and fiscal retrenchment beginning in 2012-13.
This evaluation report focuses on the School District of Philadelphia’s Renaissance Initiative, a District school turnaround model.