To receive a copy of the original article by mail or fax, please fill out our information request and feedback form . Educators at all levels have developed performance standards for student achievement and assessment schemes to monitor and measure student learning. Districts have also searched for and are adopting a variety of educational models that promise to positively impact all aspects of school operations and in turn cause dramatic change in student outcomes. Both of these fund programs target minority and disadvantaged students. It is clear to educators that the aim of school reform is to help all students achieve to the highest possible standards.
School reform is comprehensive.
These publications delineate processes, procedures and criteria for successful school reform gleaned from extensive literature on school effectiveness and restructuring. Recommended practices include crafting specific needs statements that define low performance, targeting specific curriculum to specific student needs, and disaggregating student data to better understand the performance of different groups of learners. Comprehensive school reform assistance publications present leadership and systemic change principles as prerequisites for successful reform. Many more no-nonsense, promising strategies for changing schools are available to school districts. What this Reform Guidance is Missing The approach to improving schools outlined by the numerous strategies, some of which are cited above, is powerful and thoughtful for many reasons.