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All schools can close the achievement gap.The achievement gap can be significantly diminished or eradicated withoutlowering academic standards for any student.Students who have not achieved academic standards must have theiracademic progress accelerated to close the achievement gap.WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOL DIRECTORS’ ASSOCIATION3
Page 4: Table of ContentsForeword .........
Page 7 and 8: My thanks to the members of the Ach
Page 9: Assess the achievement gap problem.
Page 13 and 14: considerations are offered to other
Page 15 and 16: The Task Force also recognizes that
Page 17 and 18: Pattern of Achievement on ITBS and
Page 19 and 20: 7. What other assessment data exist
Page 21 and 22: The Washington School Research Cent
Page 24 and 25: Closing theAchievement Gap:Key Poli
Page 26 and 27: Questions to Guide the Policy Discu
Page 28 and 29: Percentage of students who were enr
Page 30 and 31: ment? As a result of training, are
Page 32 and 33: honors classes stated that they fel
Page 34 and 35: What Districts Are DoingBellevue Sc
Page 36 and 37: Policy Recommendations1. Develop an
Page 38 and 39: If it is accepted that students in
Page 40 and 41: during the school day and after sch
Page 42 and 43: Questions to Guide the Discussion1.
Page 44 and 45: Many districts have opted to use I-
Page 46 and 47: in more than one school during the
Page 48 and 49: help achieve the school’s goals a
Page 50 and 51: Finally, accountability must also i
Page 52 and 53: ConclusionsChanges of the past quar
Page 54 and 55: Statewide 3rd Grade ITBS Results: 1
Page 56 and 57: Other PolicyRecommendationsTo solve
Page 58: ment is as much as ten times strong
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National Assessment of Educational
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Presentations Made to theAd Hoc Ach
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March 2002Pat Wasley, Dean of the U
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