Strategies for School Turnaround: School and District Level Perspectives

In this archived webinar on school turnaround, researchers and practitioners explored strategies at the school and district level to improve the most struggling schools.

Use the archived online slide show below with the topics by time document on the right to guide your overview.




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Presenters

Mette Huberman (Primary)

Senior Research Analyst
American Institutes for Research (AIR)

Joel Knudson (Primary)

Researcher
American Institutes for Research (AIR)

Robin Benton (Primary)

Local District Director
Los Angeles Unified School District

Description

With recent developments in federal education policy, school turnaround has become an increasingly prominent area of focus for practitioners and policymakers nationwide. However, what we know about effectively turning schools around is limited. In this webinar, we will explore strategies at the school and district level to improve the most struggling schools. (Note that our focus is not on the lowest five percent of schools but on schools in the lowest third of school performance in California.)

This webinar will focus on

• Effective strategies cited by 9 turnaround school principals


• The role the district can play in both contributing to and reversing school failure


• A practitioner perspective on what is required for dramatic school change

Presenters include Mette Huberman from the American Institutes for Research (AIR), as a partner in the California Comprehensive Center; Joel Knudson from the California Collaborative on District Reform; and Robin Benton of Los Angeles Unified Local District 7.

While the material for the webinar draws from efforts in California, the strategies discussed can apply to schools and districts across the nation.

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