Turnaround Principles Worksheet
TAP Indicators
Turnaround Principles
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School Leadership: Ensuring that the principal
has the ability to lead the turnaround effort.
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1.1-Review performance of the current principal and place the principal if such a change is
necessary to ensure effective leadership.
1.2-Demonstrates to the SEA that the current principal has a track record in improving
achievement and has the ability to lead the turnaround effort.
1.3- Principal has operational flexibility in the areas of scheduling, staff, curriculum, and budget.
2.1 Implements a culturally responsive support system to improve safety, discipline, and
attendance.
2.2 Implements a culturally responsive support system to improve non-academic factors such as
social, emotional, and health needs of all students.
3.1- Implements rigorous research-based instruction aligned with CCRS.
3.2- Implements differentiated instruction for all students based on individual needs.
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4.1-Curriculum, resources, and assessments are align with CCRS.
4.2- implements research-based instructional strategies.
4.3-uses formative assessments to guide instruction.
4.4-Provides appropriate interventions to meet the needs of all students.
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5.1-Review the quality of all staff and retained only those who are determined to be effective
and have the ability to be successful in the turnaround effort/prevent ineffective teachers from
transferring to these schools.
5.2-Provide job-embedded, ongoing professional development informed by the teacher
evaluation and support systems and ties to teacher and student needs.
5.3 Provide the principal with the operational flexibility in the areas of scheduling, staff,
curriculum, and budget.
6.1-Utilize data to make instructional and curricular decisions.
6.2-Use data to identify and prioritize needs.
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7.1-Design and/or redesign to meet individual student needs and increase time for learning.
7.2-Provide time for teacher collaboration focused improving teaching and learning.
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8.1a- Provide opportunities to engage family members in the learning process and keep them
informed of student progress.
8.1b Procedures in place to keep the community informed in the learning process with a focus
on academic achievement for all students.
8.2-Discuss the school interventions to be implemented.
8.3-complete school improvement plans in line with the intervention model.
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School Climate and Culture: Establishing school
environments with a climate conducive to
learning and a culture of high expectations.
Effective Instruction: Ensuring teachers utilize
research-based effective instruction to meet the
needs of all students.
Curriculum, Assessment, and Intervention
System: Ensuring teachers have the foundational
documents and instructional materials needed to
teach to the rigorous college and career ready
standards that have been adopted.
Effective Staffing Practices: Developing the skills
to better recruit, retain and develop effective
teachers.
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Enabling the Effective Use of Data: Ensuring
school-wide use of data focused on improving
teaching and learning, as well as climate and
culture.
Effective Use of Time: Redesigning time to
better meet student needs and increase teacher
collaboration focused on improving teaching and
learning.
Effective Family and Community Engagement:
Increasing academically focused family and
community engagement.
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8.4-Collect perception surveys.
8.5-Engage parents, family, and community in the school learning process with a focus on
academic achievement for all students.