Case Study
How a school in Hawaii moved from chronic underperformance based on state assessments to growth in teacher practice
How a school in Hawaii moved from chronic underperformance based on state assessments to growth in teacher practice
IGNITE PASSION FOR LEARNING & ACHIEVEMENT Through Professional Development1 How a school in Hawaii moved from chronic underperformance based on state assessments to growth in teacher practice and reflection through a sustained commitment to Corwin’s Visible Learning plus professional development program. T HE EVERY STUDENT SUCCEEDS ACT, signed into law December 2015, aims to overhaul K-12 education in the United States. Among the provisions of the law are greater decision-making authority to the states and renewed investment in professional development. ESSA provides more than $2 billion for training programs and puts new emphasis on sustained, personalized, job-embedded activities for teachers and school leaders. This policy change is a positive step toward turning schoo