Browsing by Subject "Minneapolis Public Schools"

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    Creating a Career Development Program for Implementation in Minneapolis Public High Schools
    (Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs, 2016) Clayton, Trevor; Lkhasuren, Delgermaa; Mitchell, Mallory; Pickreign, Jocelyn; Spitzfaden, Karen
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    Minneapolis Public Schools 2001 Social Studies Best Practices Grant: Linking Authentic Instruction to Students’ Achievement Using Peer Coaching. Evaluation Report
    (University of Minnesota, Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, 2001-07-15) Avery, Patricia G.; Freeman, Carol; Bargainer, George; Gustafson, Kathy; Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement
    In an effort to improve teaching and learning and to assist teachers in implementing the graduation standards, the Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning sponsored a project called Linking Authentic Instruction, which provided a group of predominantly secondary social studies teachers in the Minneapolis School District the opportunity to participate in a series of professional development seminars. The goals of the seminars were for teachers to be able to: 1) Translate the theoretical framework that links the Minnesota High Standards and authentic pedagogy (instruction and assessment) into practice; 2) Create peer-coaching teams to embed the authentic instruction criteria into daily practice at each participating site; 3) Implement model lessons and score their own students' work. This report is a result of an evaluation done to answer these questions.
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    Minneapolis Public Schools North Side Initiative: Year Two External Evaluation Report
    (Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, 2009-10) Dretzke, Beverly; Rickers, Susan; Alexander, Nicola; Wahlstrom, Kyla; Ingram, Debra
    Minneapolis Public Schools announced in April 2007 that it would close five schools on the North Side of the district to consolidate resources and improve academic programs in the remaining North Side schools. This was the first step in the North Side Initiative (NSI), the district’s multi-year effort with goals to increase achievement for all students, close the achievement gap, improve attendance, increase enrollment, and decrease suspensions in the North Side schools. Two North Side elementary schools, Lucy Laney and Nellie Stone Johnson, were selected for a fresh start, which included appointing two new principals to provide leadership for reform initiatives. The district contracted with the University of Minnesota’s Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement (CAREI) to evaluate the year one (2007-2008) implementation of the NSI. In response to the year one evaluation findings, the district contracted with CAREI again to carry out a year two (2008-2009) process evaluation of the NSI. The year two evaluation focused on three major areas:  Family liaisons in North Side schools  Parent/guardian satisfaction with North Side schools  Implementation of a fresh start in two North Side Schools
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    Minneapolis Public Schools Start Time Study Executive Summary 1998
    (University of Minnesota, Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, 1998-11) Wahlstrom, Kyla; Wrobel, G.; Kubow, P.; Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement
    Effective with the 1997-98 school year, the Minneapolis School District changed the starting time of its seven comprehensive high schools to 8:40 AM and the dismissal time to 3:20 PM. Prior to the change, classes began at the high schools at 7:15 AM and dismissed at 1:45 PM.
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    Minneapolis Public Schools Start Time Study Executive Summary 2001
    (University of Minnesota, Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement, 2001-08) Wahlstrom, Kyla; Davison, Mark L.; Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement
    Effective with the 1997-98 school year, the Minneapolis School District changed the starting time of its seven comprehensive high schools to 8:40 AM and the dismissal time to 3:20 PM. Prior to the change, classes began at the high schools at 7:15 AM and dismissed at 1:45 PM. In the fall of the 2000-01 school year, CAREI was asked by the school district to examine the data about student grades and attendance and to repeat the administration of the School Sleep Habits Survey. The district was interested in knowing if the positive outcomes that had been present during the first year of the change were persisting over the long term. This report is the result of that follow-up study.