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Evolving An Accelerated School Model Through Student Perceptions And Student Outcome Data, Donna Braun, Robert K. Gable, Felice D. Billups, Mary Vieira, Danielle Blasczak
Evolving An Accelerated School Model Through Student Perceptions And Student Outcome Data, Donna Braun, Robert K. Gable, Felice D. Billups, Mary Vieira, Danielle Blasczak
Education Department Faculty Publications & Research
A mixed methods convergent evaluation informed the redesign of an innovative public school that uses an accelerated model to serve grades 7-9 students who have been retained in grade level and are at risk for dropping out of school. After over 25 years in operation, a shift of practices/policies away from grade retention and toward social promotion required the school to adapt their model to best served students with high risk factors for dropping out of school who have been socially promoted, rather than retained in grade level. This study provided the qualitative (perspectives of former students (N = 8) …
Transforming Equity-Oriented Leaders: Principal Residency Network Program Evaluation, Donna Braun, Felice D. Billups, Robert Gable
Transforming Equity-Oriented Leaders: Principal Residency Network Program Evaluation, Donna Braun, Felice D. Billups, Robert Gable
Education Department Faculty Publications & Research
After 12 years focused on developing school leaders who act as change agents for educational equity, the Principal Residency Network (PRN) partnered with Johnson and Wales University’s Center for Research and Evaluation to conduct a utilization-focused (Patton, 2002) program evaluation funded by a grant from the Rhode Island Foundation. The PRN is a principal preparation program of the non-profit organization, the Center for Leadership and Educational Equity. This sequential explanatory mixed methods study explored PRN graduates’ outcomes and perceptions of the program, with an overarching purpose of creating a coherent data collection and inquiry process to be used by program …