Achievement First
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For refining and scaling the Greenfield whole school model and diffusing Greenfield practices across the Achievement First Network
Date
Dec. 07, 2017
Duration
18 months
Description
There is an emerging consensus that school designs that incorporate personalization, mastery, and positive youth development offer the kind of learning experiences necessary to prepare students for success in college, career, and life. Achievement First (AF) is a high-performing charter management organization well known for the rigor of its instructional model and its comprehensive teacher development strategies. With current Corporation support, AF piloted and expanded Greenfield, a new school model with a focus on supporting student mastery of rigorous academic content through technology-enabled personalization, and promoting positive youth development through socio-emotional and enrichment programming. Building on the successes of this grant and reflecting upon the lessons learned, AF will continue to develop the Greenfield model, including exporting certain elements of the model to other AF schools, while also undertaking crucial knowledge management and sharing activities.
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For continued development and implementation of the Greenfield model, and associated knowledge building and dissemination
Date
Jun. 09, 2016
Duration
18 months
Description
The continuously higher bar that students will have to meet in order to compete in the global marketplace and participate in American democracy necessitates the development of new classroom, school, and system models built explicitly to prepare students for success in college, career, and life. This proposal from Achievement First (AF) supports the continued development and piloting of an innovative school model with a focus on supporting student mastery of rigorous academic content through technology-enabled personalization, as well as crucial knowledge management and sharing. AF is a venerable, high-performing charter management organization well known for the rigor of its instructional model and its comprehensive teacher development strategies. Importantly, the effort seeks to accelerate fulfillment of the organization’s student-centered goals while at the same time contribute critical innovation and learning to the education sector to accelerate learning outcomes more broadly.
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For the implementation of the Teacher Career Pathway, a systemic model for recognizing and motivating excellent teaching
Date
Sep. 22, 2011
Duration
30 months
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For the expansion of the Interim Assessment Platform and capturing of best practices to improve instructional practice and student achievement
Date
Sep. 11, 2008
Duration
36 months