Quality Criteria for High Schools
Quality Criteria for High Schools

Author: California. Office of School Improvement

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Published: 1990

Total Pages: 164

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Guidelines for conducting a program quality review or school self-evaluation are presented. The program quality review process is designed to evaluate curriculum and instructional strategy effectiveness, guide the development of an action plan, and provide a model for school self-study. Part 1 describes applications of the quality criteria to planning and implementing school improvement initiatives. Part 2 contains a guide for school self-evaluation. Part 3 describes quality review methodologies, applications of quality criteria to curricular programs, and suggestions for improvement. The final section discusses specific features of the criteria. (LMI)

Quality Criteria for Elementary Schools
Quality Criteria for Elementary Schools

Author: California. Office of School Improvement

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Published: 1989

Total Pages: 96

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This report is designed to assist members of a Program Quality Review (PQR) team in: (1) conducting a review of the effects of an elementary school's curriculum, instructional methodologies, and effectiveness strategies on the students; (2) guiding the development of an action plan; and (3) providing a model for the school's own self-study. The report has four parts. Part I describes how the quality criteria can be used for planning and implementation of school improvement initiatives at a school site. Part II is a guide to be used by schools in conducting a self-study. Part III describes the methodology and procedures of program quality review (PQR), the application of the quality criteria to the school's curricular and instructional program, and the means by which suggestions in the Report of Findings might be developed. Part IV contains the criteria that consist of narrative statements portraying the central features of high quality, followed by a series of concrete descriptions indicative of each quality. A review team may consist of persons who are outside the district, as is the case in a formal PQR, or the team may be made up of school staff and parents who wish to conduct an informal self-study. (SI)

Quality Criteria for Middle Grades
Quality Criteria for Middle Grades

Author: California. Office of School Improvement

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Published: 1990

Total Pages: 132

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Because positive changes in a school's capacity to educate all its students are not automatic, the California Department of Education has launched an educational reform model embodied in a comprehensive School Improvement Plan (SIP). The model is based on student-centered educational standards (quality criteria) that direct the four SIP processes of planning, implementation, self-study, and program quality review. These processes were developed to engage the entire school community in improvement activities to benefit all student populations. This four-part document has been designed to help members of a quality review team conduct a review of middle school programs. Part I describes how the quality criteria can be used for planning and implementing school improvement initiatives at a school site. Part II is the guide for conducting a school's self-study. Part III describes program quality review procedures, the application of quality criteria to the school's curriculum and instructional program, and the means for developing suggestions in the report of findings. Part IV details the quality criteria for middle grades, including eight curricular and five schoolwide criteria. Curricular criteria reflect the major themes of state curriculum handbooks, frameworks, and curriculum guides. Schoolwide criteria, emphasizing students in transition, are derived from various school improvement publications and the judgment of middle grades educational practitioners. (MLH)

Program Quality Review for High Schools
Program Quality Review for High Schools

Author: California. State Department of Education

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Published: 1987

Total Pages: 100

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This document was designed to assist members of a program review team in conducting a program review and to assist school staff and parents in conducting a self-study in preparation for a formal review. The program review process is designed to evaluate the effects of curriculum, instructional methodologies, and effectiveness strategies on students, guide development of an assistance plan, and provide a model for a school's self-study. Chapter I describes the methodology and procedures to be used in a program review, the determination of the quality of a school curriculum and instructional program by means of a set of standards, and the means by which suggestions for increasing the effectiveness of the instructional program might be developed. Chaper II describes the quality criteria and contains cautions for reviewers about the use of the criteria in diagnosing the quality of the school program. Chapter III describes how the transaction between the reviewing team and the school results in an assistance plan for improving the program offered to the students. Appendices list the criteria that describe a high-quality school and present a guide to be used by schools in conducting a self-study. (CB)