Narrowing the Achievement Gap in Upper Merion

What is the achievement gap?

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AYP Adequate Yearly Progress

September 4th 2012 School Board Meeting Minutes
Bridgeport Elementary School not meeting AYP

For an education reform to solve the achievement gap, it must produce bigger gains for black students than for white students. Andy Porter, Dean of the Penn Graduate School of Education

After School Tutoring and Mentoring Program

The University of Chicago Urban Education Lab study Approaches to the tutoring program:
Teachers College Students High School Students

Academic Clubs
First grade math club at Roberts Elementary School
Resources

Benefits of the club

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Closing the Achievement Gap: Lessons from Successful Schools

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Culture
High expectations Learning supports Accountability and assessment Collaborative and optimistic attitude

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Curriculum
Standards Class schedule changes

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Sources
http://www.usa.com/rank/pennsylvania-state--public-schoolperformance--school-districtrank.htm?hl=Upper+Merion+Area+School+District&hlst=PA https://www.schooldigger.com/go/PA/compare/2448006468/schoolco mpare.aspx http://www.nea.org/home/20380.htm https://www.gse.upenn.edu/node/269 http://www.childcarequarterly.com/pdf/fall09_gap.pdf http://www.boarddocs.com/pa/umasd/Board.nsf/Public http://news.uchicago.edu/article/2014/01/27/targeted-tutoring-canreduce-achievement-gap-cps-students-study-finds http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ovae/pi/hs/factsh/ctag_rpt.pdf

http://nces.ed.gov/nationsreportcard/studies/gaps/ http://www.umasd.org
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