Browsing by Author "Anderson, Roger"

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    21st Century Community Learning Centers: Pathways to Progress Project, Saint Paul Public Schools: Annual Evaluation Report (Fall 2001)
    (University of Minnesota, Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, 2001) Wahlstrom, Kyla; Sheldon, Timothy; Anderson, Roger; Zorka, Holly; Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement
    Pathways to Progress is a three year, federally funded grant that establishes community learning centers at each of the eight Saint Paul Public School sites. These community learning centers are designed to provide coordinated expanded day and year community learning activities for students, families and community members in Saint Paul, Minnesota.
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    Education Minnesota’s TALL Project: Teachers as Learners and Leaders. Evaluation Report (July 2001)
    (University of Minnesota, Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, 2001-07) Anderson, Roger; Horn, Sandi; Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement
    The Minnesota Legislature provided assistance in the form of categorical aid for staff development. State law required school districts to set aside two percent of their basic revenue for staff development. During the 2000 session, the Legislature allocated money to the Department of Children, Families, and Learning (CFL) for a number of Best Practice grants. One of these Best Practice grants was earmarked for Education Minnesota. This grant became the Teachers as Learners and Leaders (TALL) project.
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    Education Minnesota’s TALL Project: Teachers as Learners and Leaders. Second Annual Evaluation Report (July 2002)
    (University of Minnesota, Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, 2002-07) Anderson, Roger; Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement
    The Minnesota Legislature provided assistance in the form of categorical aid for staff development. State law required school districts to set aside two percent of their basic revenue for staff development. During the 2000 session, the Legislature allocated money to the Department of Children, Families, and Learning (CFL) for a number of Best Practice grants. One of these Best Practice grants was earmarked for Education Minnesota. This grant became the Teachers as Learners and Leaders (TALL) project.
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    Saint Paul Public Schools Excel Program
    (Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, 2002) Freeman, Carol; Anderson, Roger; Seppanen, Patricia
    Superintendent Patricia Harvey and the Board of Education have set Saint Paul Public Schools on a course to provide a world-class education for all students. A major district policy initiative to support this goal was the bold step of ending social promotion, the practice of passing students on to the next grade regardless of whether they’ve mastered their work. In fall 2001, the Saint Paul Public Schools launched the Excel program – currently a one-of-a-kind initiative in Minnesota schools – as an alternative to merely retaining students in the same classroom and program in which they did not succeed the first time. This report summarizes the current implementation status of the Excel program, the characteristics of students who participated in 2001-02, and presents findings regarding the effects of the Excel experience on student performance. The final section summarizes what has been learned based on one year of Excel program implementation.