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March 2002Pat Wasley, Dean of the University of Washington’s School of EducationMission and vision of the School of EducationGeri Lim, CFO Seattle Public SchoolsSeattle Public Schools’ weighted student formula and the district’ssystem for allocating “central office resources”John Bowden, A+ CommissionDisaggregated data of student learning and program placementKathleen Plato, OSPIAdvanced Placement and the achievement gapPriscilla Zimmerman and Cynthia Chesak, Tukwila School DistrictHow the arts assist in meeting the essential academic learning requirementsApril 2002Bunker Frank, State Board of Education; Jan Storm, Washougal SchoolDistrict, Mike Loretz, Title I Distinguished Educator in Oregon; BenWright, Principal at Seattle’s Thurgood Marshall Intermediate School; JeanSmart, a former Edmonds Principal now with the Seattle District; andBarbara Greenberg of the Task Force and the Yakima School BoardModified school calendars and advantages to year round calendarsJune 2002Adie Simmons, Seattle Public Schools and the Family Partnerships ProgramParent and community involvementWASHINGTON STATE SCHOOL DIRECTORS’ ASSOCIATION59
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Table of ContentsForeword .........
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My thanks to the members of the Ach
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Assess the achievement gap problem.
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Overview of the PolicyAction GuideT
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Understanding theAchievement GapWSS
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Page 18 and 19: cient (LEP) students were dispropor
Page 20 and 21: All Students Can Learn:Evidence Tha
Page 22: The two building graphs are from Wa
Page 25 and 26: Allocation and Alignment of Fiscal
Page 27 and 28: What School Districts Are DoingIn t
Page 29 and 30: The No Child Left Behind Act (www.n
Page 31 and 32: What School Districts Are DoingThe
Page 33 and 34: Questions to Guide the Discussion1.
Page 35 and 36: economically disadvantaged families
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Page 39 and 40: 5. To what degree have new ways to
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Page 43 and 44: “Where there are differentlevels
Page 45 and 46: What School Districts Are DoingKenn
Page 47 and 48: 5. To what degree are parents and c
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Page 51 and 52: technology and professional develop
Page 53 and 54: tion, learning environments, progra
Page 55 and 56: Statewide 6th Grade ITBS Results: 2
Page 57 and 58: Train teachers to meet the demands
Page 60 and 61: ReferencesBrumbaugh, S. (1997). “
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