Handout 3

Focus 1: Academic Expectations, Resources, and Accountability

Recommendations

• Identify and allocate sufficient resources so all students have real opportunities to succeed. Far too many urban students lack access to the well-prepared teachers, challenging curricula, and high expectations that can raise student achievement.
  
• In concert with all school stakeholders, develop and communicate clear expectations for progress toward high academic achievement by all students.
  
• Delegate authority to school-level leaders for hiring, budget, curriculum, and other decisions that will allow them to share responsibility for school improvement.
  
• Develop systems that hold teachers, principals, administrators, and other key players accountable for student progress.
  
• Regularly monitor and base school board decisions on student performance data that are analyzed and disaggregated by school, class, gender, race, income, and teacher.

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