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Where We Are, Where We Are Going, and How We Will Get There: North York's Benchmarks Process.
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Stiegelbauer, Suzanne; Lacey, Veronica – 1992
This paper describes the organization, design, and adaptations of the North York's Benchmarks Project (Ontario, Canada). This project began in response to the interests and innovations of several schools within a large school board. Then the project moved to the regional and whole-board level, implemented as a top-down strategy. The term…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Benchmarking, Boards of Education, Educational Objectives
Beyond Compliance: Steps to Achieving Standards
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O'Shea, Mark R. – Principal Leadership, 2006
Since the implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB), school leaders have been locked in a continuing struggle to comply with it. Unrelenting student testing, revisions to class schedules, required disclosures, teacher-quality issues, and requirements for supplemental services are straining every sector of school district operations.…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Scores, Principals, Educational Testing
National Assessment Program--Civics and Citizenship Year 6 School Assessment, 2004
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Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (NJ1), 2004
In 2004, the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA) conducted an assessment of a sample of Year 6 and Year 10 students across Australia to assess their proficiency in civics and citizenship. The assessment of civics and citizenship is part of a national plan that is being put progressively in place to…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Student Evaluation, Academic Achievement, Program Effectiveness