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Pittsburgh Public Schools' Excellence for All
Year 2 Evaluation
In 2007, the Pittsburgh Public Schools (PPS) requested that the RAND Corporation monitor implementation of year 2 (2007–2008) of the district's Excellence for All (EFA) initiative and provide feedback to district staff, the PPS board, and other stakeholders. In 2008, RAND expanded to a more comprehensive focus on effective implementation of EFA's instructional change, including the rollout of the core curricula, capacity-building efforts, and student outcomes. Recommendations include focusing on areas for improvement, using data to improve instruction, giving teachers flexibility and time to work with coaches, increasing support and reducing reporting requirements, improving communication between district and school-level staff, conducting needs assessments and use them to create action plans, training and evaluating coaches better, sharing strategic plans, and helping teachers and staff connect with students.
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Contents
Chapter One:
Introduction
Chapter Two:
Background
Chapter Three:
Research Context
Chapter Four:
Data Sources
Chapter Five:
Domains of Interest and Research Questions
Chapter Six:
Implementation of Curriculum Supports
Chapter Seven:
Summary of Findings, by Research Question
Chapter Eight:
Recommendations
Appendix A:
Teacher Survey and Results
Appendix B:
Coach Survey and Results
Appendix C:
Principal Survey and Results
Appendix D:
Student Survey and Results
This research was sponsored by the Fund for Excellence, a consortium of Pittsburgh foundations. It was conducted within RAND Education, a research unit within the RAND Corporation.
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