Saint Paul Public Schools Excel Program

Freeman, Carol
Anderson, Roger
Seppanen, Patricia
2002

View/Download File

Excel Program - Saint Paul Public Schools.pdf (257.33 KB)

Persistent link to this item

http://purl.umn.edu/138456
Statistics
View Statistics

Journal Title

Journal ISSN

Volume Title

Title

Saint Paul Public Schools Excel Program

Authors

Published Date

2002

Publisher

Center for Applied Research and Educational Improvement

Type

Report

Abstract

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.

Keywords

Description

Related to

Replaces

License

Collections

CAREI research reports

Series/Report Number

Funding information

Isbn identifier

Doi identifier

Previously Published Citation

Suggested citation

Content distributed via the University Digital Conservancy may be subject to additional license and use restrictions applied by the depositor. By using these files, users agree to the Terms of Use. Materials in the UDC may contain content that is disturbing and/or harmful. For more information, please see our statement on harmful content in digital repositories.