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Contents
Why this study? 2
Research questions 6
Findings 7
Limitations 14
Implications 15
References 17
Table 1. Turnaround practice areas and indicators on the Massachusetts Turnaround Practices and Indicators rubric, 2015 5
Table 2. Total number of turnaround indicators and number of turnaround indicators on which at least half of low-performing schools were in the two highest rating levels in the first year... 8
Table 3. Number of turnaround practice indicators with both a statistically significant relationship with at least one outcome and an effect size of .25 or greater, by turnaround practice area,... 11
Table 4. Turnaround indicators in the Leadership, Shared Responsibility, and Professional Collaboration turnaround practice area that had a significant relationship with schoolwide student... 12
Table 5. Turnaround indicators in the Intentional Practices for Improving Instruction turnaround practice area that had a significant relationship with schoolwide student outcomes, 2014/15-2018/19 12
Table 6. Turnaround indicators in the Student-Specific Supports and Instruction to All Students turnaround practice area that had a significant relationship with schoolwide student outcomes,... 13
Table 7. Turnaround indicators in the School Climate and Culture turnaround practice area that had a significant relationship with schoolwide student outcomes, 2014/15-2018/19 14
Figure 1. For all but one turnaround indicator in the Leadership, Shared Responsibility, and Professional Collaboration turnaround practice area, most schools received one of the two highest... 8
Figure 2. For all but one turnaround indicator in the Intentional Practices for Improving Instruction turnaround practice area, most schools received one of the two highest ratings, 2014/15-2018/19 9
Figure 3. Schools generally had lower implementation ratings for turnaround indicators in the Student-Specific Supports and Instruction to All Students turnaround practice area than in the other... 10
Figure 4. For all five turnaround indicators in the School Climate and Culture turnaround practice area, more than half of schools received one of the two highest ratings, 2014/15-2018/19 10
Boxes
Box 1. Key terms 3
Box 2. Data sources, sample, and methods 6