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Implementation and Performance in New American Schools
Three Years Into Scale-Up
This is a report aimed at those who want to better understand the burgeoning area of whole-school or comprehensive school reform. It describes trends in implementation, school performance, and related factors for the sample of NAS schools and is based on a three-year longitudinal study of these schools.
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Contents
Chapter One:
A Brief History of New American Schools and RAND's Role in Monitoring the Effort
Chapter Two:
Analyzing Implementation and Performance in NAS Schools: a Conceptual Framework
Chapter Three:
RAND's Sample of New American Schools
Chapter Four:
Status of Implementation
Chapter Five:
Factors Affecting Implementation
Chapter Six:
Performance Trends in NAS Schools
Chapter Seven:
Qualitative Outcome Indicators
Chapter Eight:
Conclusions and Policy Implications
Appendix A:
Key Studies in RAND's Evaluation of NAS School Reform
Appendix B:
Description of Additional Implementation Indicators of the Designs, by Jurisdiction and Design Team, 1997 and 1998
Appendix C:
Models of Performance Expectations, Instructional Strategies, and Professional Development and Implementation Indices
Appendix D:
Description of Standardized Tests Used by Various Jurisdictions
Appendix E:
Graphs for Reading Scores for NAS Schools in Everett, Northshore, and Shoreline Districts in Washington
Appendix F:
RAND Principal and Teacher Questionnaires
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