Partnering for Progress: Boston University, the Chelsea Public Schools, and Twen

Description: Partnering for Progress by Cara Stillings Candal, Kenneth K. Wong K-12 institutions derive benefits from working with professors and university students, and higher education institutions use local schools as sites for teacher training and school improvement research. Partnerships between universities and entire school districts for the explicit purpose of school district turnaround are extremely rare, however. FORMAT Hardcover LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description For decades, education researchers have understood that school/university partnerships can be beneficial for education reform. K-12 institutions derive benefits from working with professors and university students, and higher education institutions use local schools as sites for teacher training and school improvement research. Partnerships between universities and entire school districts for the explicit purpose of school district turnaround are extremely rare, however. This is one reason why the longstanding partnership between Boston University and the Chelsea Public School District is truly one of a kind. In 1989 Boston University committed itself to the day to day management of Chelseas schools, which were beleaguered with financial, managerial, and social problems. After twenty years and in large part thanks to that Partnership, the Chelsea Public Schools, once the lowest performing in Massachusetts, have become some of the states highest performing urban schools. In this collection, scholars from Boston University, the Chelsea Public schools, and abroad examine the history the Boston University/Chelsea Public Schools Partnership and the important changes that are now a part of its legacy. Contributors examine both some of the promises fulfilled and some of the pitfalls encountered along the way, and they do so with an eye to how the Boston University/Chelsea experience can inform other school districts and universities interested in forging partnerships. How does a university take fiscal and managerial responsibility for a struggling school district and what are the challenges inherent to such a unique relationship? What specific resources can a university bring to a struggling school district and how does a school district in turn contribute to the betterment of the university? Also, how does a longstanding partnership survive and thrive in the midst of a dynamic federal and state education reform climate? The lessons outlined in this volume should be informative for researchers, policy makers, and school and university leaders interested in the possibilities that school/university partnerships hold for true education reform. Table of Contents Introduction, Cara Stillings Candal. How Chelsea Has Changed: A Personal Reflection, Charles L. Glenn. The Origins of the Boston University/Chelsea Partnership, Kevin Carleton. The Ironies of Accountability, Douglas Sears. The Development of Planning and Control Systems for an Evolving School District, Monica Baraldi. ""Every Child Can Learn"": Accountability and Student Achievement in the Context of the Boston University/Chelsea Partnership, Cara Stillings Candal. The Impact of Student Mobility on Academic Achievement: Lessons Learned in the Time of the Boston University/Chelsea Public Schools Partnership, Mary M. Bourque. Networking for the Turnaround of a School District: The Boston University/Chelsea Partnership, Daniele Vidoni and Angelo Paletta. Outreach and the Chelsea Public School System: From BU to CBOs? Frans Spierings. The Chelsea Story: Where to from Here? Thomas S. Kingston. About the Contributors. Details ISBN1607521237 Publisher Information Age Publishing ISBN-10 1607521237 ISBN-13 9781607521235 Format Hardcover Imprint Information Age Publishing Subtitle Boston University, the Chelsea Public Schools, and Twenty Years of Urban Education Reform Place of Publication Greenwich Country of Publication United States DEWEY 371.00917320 Short Title PARTNERING FOR PROGRESS Language English Media Book Author Kenneth K. Wong Edited by Cara Stillings Candal Year 2009 Pages 152 Illustrations illustrations AU Release Date 2009-05-14 NZ Release Date 2009-05-14 UK Release Date 2009-05-14 Series Research in Educational Policy: Local, National & Global Perspectives Publication Date 2009-10-30 Audience Professional & Vocational US Release Date 2009-10-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:80157929;

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