THE 2014 PLAN
In the next four years, we must accelerate transformational
and cultural change.
That is the aim of this Strategic Plan 2014: Teaching Our
Way to the Top. We believe that Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
stands today at an unprecedented convergence of national and local
opportunities to transform public education. Read
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The 2014 plan presented by Dr. Gorman is partly built around a
research project at Harvard; the Harvard Family Research Project
executed by the Harvard Graduate School of Education. Below is information
relevant to this study:
Parental
Involvement and Student Achievement: A Meta-Analysis
- Measurable student achievement is positively and significantly
impacted by parent involvement;
- Examination of different modes of parent involvement and their
effectiveness can help to determine maximum usefulness to families
and school districts;
- That this effect holds for all students, across all racial
groups; and,
- That programs that encourage continued parental involvement
have a measurable positive influence on student achievement.
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