Transforming Schools through Expanded Learning Time : Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School. Update 2013 / Roy Chan.
For years, Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School was plagued by low student achievement and high staff turnover. Then, in 2010, with an expanded school schedule made possible through federal funding, Orchard Gardens began a remarkable turnaround. Today, the school is demonstrating how increased learning...
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| Summary: | For years, Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School was plagued by low student achievement and high staff turnover. Then, in 2010, with an expanded school schedule made possible through federal funding, Orchard Gardens began a remarkable turnaround. Today, the school is demonstrating how increased learning time, combined with other key turnaround strategies, can dramatically improve the performance of even the nation's most troubled schools. This case study, the first in a new series, takes you inside the transformation of Orchard Gardens. |
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| Item Description: | Availability: National Center on Time & Learning. 24 School Street 3rd Floor, Boston, MA 02108. Tel: 617-378-3940; Fax: 617-723-6746; Web site: http://www.timeandlearning.org. Sponsoring Agency: Carnegie Corporation of New York. Sponsoring Agency: Lloyd G. Balfour Foundation. Sponsoring Agency: Boston Foundation. Sponsoring Agency: Yawkey Foundations. Abstractor: As Provided. Educational level discussed: Elementary Secondary Education. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (20 pages) |
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