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School Improvement Handbook

Part I: AYP Information and Communications

Maine Department of Education Fact Sheet-AYP - PDF

AYP Target Trajectories

The ABC's of AYP  The Education Trust 2003 - PDF

Part II: School Improvement Tools

Continuous Improvement Priority Schools (CIPS)

NCLB LEA and School Improvement - doc

NCLB Public School Choice Guidance - doc

AYP CIPS Year 1-Needs Improvement Priority School Status:

Key Information for School Administrators

School Improvement Plans

Federal Requirements

Improvement Plan Template - rtf

Nine Characteristics of High Performing Schools - PDF

Part III: School Improvement Resources

Websites:

U. S. Department of Education: No Child Left Behind

http://www.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml

Maine Department of Education

Maine Educational Assessment Operational Procedures - PDF

Comprehensive Educational Plan

School Profile Information

The Education Trust 

The School Improvement Knowledge Base

Articles:

ABC's of AYP  The Education Trust - PDF

Resources

R. Marzano-What Works in Schools     

NECAC- Assessment Continuum of Schoolwide Improvement Outcomes