#8 THEY PAY CAREFUL ATTENTION TO THE QUALITY OF THE TEACHING STAFF.

“It’s Being Done.”  Academic Success in Unexpected Schools  (Chenoweth, 2007)

• Teachers do not just drift into tenure protections.

THEY PROVIDE TEACHERS WITH THE TIME TO MEET TO PLAN AND WORK COLLABORATIVELY.

• A schedule that have coherent instructional days and time for teachers to work together
• Teacher meetings are carefully structured – review data, go over student work, develop lesson plans, and map curriculum….eventually lighten the workload of teachers by allowing them to share responsibility for instruction.

THEY PROVIDE TEACHERS TIME TO OBSERVE EACH OTHER. 
THEY THINK SERIOUSLY ABOUT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT.

• To deepen teachers’ content knowledge, understanding, or pedagogical skill.

THEY ASSUME THAT THEY WILL HAVE TO TRAIN TEACHERS MORE OR LESS FROM SCRATCH AND CAREFULLY ACCULTURATE ALL NEWLY HIRED TEACHERS.

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