Effective Schools EDU 224 | Newberry College

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Effective SchoolsEDU 224 Newberry College
What is the role of advertising and reputation in
school success? What about in teacher success?
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Effective Schools

• What are the five factors of an effective school?
  
• What is school choice? What are the types that
  are available today?
• What are the pros and cons of for profit
  education?

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First, what does it mean to be effective?
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Current research (based on test scores) reveal 5
factors that make schools effective.
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• The five factors identified in successful schools
  that promote student achievement are
• Strong leadership.
• A clear mission.
• A safe and orderly climate.
• Monitoring of student progress.
• High expectations for all.
• But the research is limited.

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How might the five factors apply to effective
teachers?
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Eisner, E. W. (2003). Questionable assumptions
about schooling. Phi Delta Kappan 84(9),
648-657.

• What assumptions did you make when designing your
  school, its central purpose, and characteristics?
• What would you go back and rethink?

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• These days people are rethinking the idea of the
  traditional neighborhood school.

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• School Choice
• Milton Friedman, 1950s
• James Colemans 1981 report

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Types of choice

• Magnet schools
• Open enrollment
• Vouchers
• Charter schools
• Virtual schools
• EMOs
• Homeschooling

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What are the problems when a schools purpose
becomes profit?

• They are not necessary much better.
• Research shows they often reject special needs
  students.
• Many public schools are already strapped for cash
  and able students they cant afford for that
  money or those students to go elsewhere.

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What are the possible benefits when a school has
to support itself financially?

• More responsive to family and students interests
  and needs.
• Not as constricted by regulations or testing.
• Tends to be focused on performance.
• Might run more efficiently or creatively.

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