ERIC Number: EJ516027
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Publication Date: 1995
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Using Goals to Drive School Reform.
Sullivan, Jessie; Goldenberg, Claude
Executive Educator, v17 n12 p24-25,27 Dec 1995
Aided by a small state grant, a Los Angeles County elementary school serving limited-English-speaking students tackled its underachievement problem by involving teachers in setting higher academic standards and expectations. The goal-driven project has provided focus and coherence to classroom instruction and improved fifth-grade reading and writing achievement. (MLH)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Standards, Educational Change, Educational Objectives, Elementary Education, Grade 5, Hispanic Americans, Limited English Speaking, Performance Based Assessment, Reading Achievement, Standardized Tests, Teacher Expectations of Students, Teacher Response, Test Results
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Language: English
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