External ResourcesThe Michigan School Testing Conference, co-sponsored with the School of Education, University of Michigan, was held February 22-24, 2011 at the Kensington Court Hotel in Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Linda Forward, Michigan Department of Education and Barbara Markle, Michigan State University presented during a session titled Helping Low-Performing Schools to Improve. This session described efforts of MDE and MSU K-12 Outreach office to assist the bottom 5% schools and other low-performing schools to improve the achievement of their students.
To view the powerpoint presentation used during this session, click here.
ACT College Readiness Standards
The Michigan Principals Fellowship strives to bring principals, leadership coaches, and teacher-leaders the most relevant and timely resources for use in their buildings. One of those resources is the ACT College Readiness Standards. The ACT College Readiness Standards are statements that describe what students who score in the six score ranges 13-15, 16-19, 20-23, 24-27, 28-32, and 33-36 on the multiple-choice tests and in the five score ranges 3-4, 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, and 11-12 on the Writing Test are likely to know and to be able to do. The statements are generalizations based on the performance of many students across the country.
Click here to access a copy of the ACT College Readiness Standards booklet. We would also like to direct you to the ACT College Readiness Standards website (http://www.act.org/standard/) for further resources and information.
More information on using Instructional Rounds
"The Learning Principal" is a newsletter published eight times a year. It focuses on the momentous work of principals. The issue linked below highlights an article written by Valerie von Frank titled "What learning looks like: Instructional rounds help define and achieve systemwide improvement."
To view, CLICK HERE.
