Principals, assistant principals and school administrators met at the McKimmon Center at NC State University on Thursday to kick off the new school year.
Superintendent Tony Tata focused the educators’ attention on student achievement and testing data. Tata introduced Dr. Lindsay Page of Harvard University who reviewed the results of the student achievement audit of the school system. Then Tata presented 2010-11 testing data.
The educators were asked to discuss in small groups the implications of the audit and critical strategies to be implemented to address identified needs.
Principals Doug Thilman, John Wall and Mark Savage discuss the meeting.
Click to listen to Principals, Administrators Meet and Focus on Academic Data
This is a 5.5-minute mp3 file.
Here is the Harvard University Center for Education Policy Research Institute report Trends in Student Achievement in WCPSS.
Dr. Lindsay Page of Harvard University reviews the results of the student achievement audit of the Wake County Public School System.