Below are the sessions on Closing the Achievement Gap presented at the 49th Annual Fall Conference in Atlanta

• Toward Closing the Achievement Gap: District-Wide Theories of Action for the Improvement of Instruction and Learning in Urban School Districts-- American Institutes of Research
  
  
• Connecting the Dots Partnership Improves Student Achievement-- Christina School District
  
  
• A Three-Tiered Model for Effective Reading and Behavioral Intervention-- University of North Carolina at Charlotte/Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
  
  
• Using Powerful Literacy to Close Achievement Gaps-- Norfolk Public Schools
  
  
• Designing High Schools That "Fit" Students-- Guilford County School District
  
  
• Dayton Public Schools Dayton Early College Academy-- Dayton Public Schools
  
  
• An Evaluation of Supplemental Interventions in Minneapolis Public Schools-- Minneapolis Public Schools
  
  
• Culturally Responsive Education to Meet the Needs of an Increasingly Diverse Population-- Anchorage School District
  
  
• Managing, Supporting, and Monitoring the Student Achievement Process in Middle Schools: A View from the Central Office Administration-- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
  
  
• A Comprehensive Approach to Changing Instructional Practice-- Cleveland Municipal School District
  
  
• Every 1 Reads: Addressing NCLB and the Challenges of Illiteracy in an Urban School District-- Jefferson County Public Schools
  
  
• Moving from the Middle: A Project Designed to Move Mid-Tier Urban Students Forward-- Chicago Public Schools
  
  
• Hi-Perform School: An Alternative Model for High Poverty Elementary Schools-- San Francisco State University
  
  
• Increasing Upper-Level Enrollments: How to Use Your Data-- Broward County Public Schools
  
  
• Four Consecutive Years of Improved Student Achievement and Performance-- Detroit Public Schools
  
  
• Does Professional Development Increase Student Achievement?-- Jefferson County Public Schools
  
  
• Facing Challenges Head On: Combining Accessible Data with Adaptable Instruction to Close the Gap on Learning-- School District of Philadelphia
  
  
• Creating Effective Small Learning Communities in Large Urban High Schools-- Albuquerque Public Schools
  
  
• Smaller Learning Communities: Making a Difference-- School District of Hillsborough County
  
  
• The Algebra Initiative-- School District of Hillsborough County
  
  
• The Atlanta Story: Comprehensive Urban School Reform that Works-- Atlanta Public Schools
  
  
• The Cleveland Mathematics and Science Partnership-- Cleveland Municipal School District
  
  
• Leaving No Child Behind in Elementary Mathematics in St. Paul-- Saint Paul Public Schools
  
  
• Struggling Readers Three-Tier Model-- Austin Independent School District
  
  
• Works in Progress: A Report on Middle and High School Reform-- American Institutes of Research
  
  
• Breakthrough High Schools-- National Association of Secondary School Principals
  
  
• Turning the Titanic-- School District of Palm Beach County
  
  
• Profiles of African American Boys with Above-Average versus Below-Average Achievement on State Reading Assessment-- School District of Hillsborough County
  
  
• Urban Schools Grow Their Own Teachers-- Broward County Public Schools
  
  
• Getting to the Heart of Closing the Achievement Gap: The Boston Approach-- Boston Public Schools
  
  
• Assessment for Accountability/Assessment for Learning Cleveland's Balanced Assessment System-- Cleveland Municipal School District
  
  
• Measuring for Success-- Broward County Public Schools
  
  
• SUCCESS through SERVICE: Alternative to Our of School Suspension (ATOSS) Program-- School District of Hillsborough County
  
  
• The Full Purpose Partnership: Academics and Positive Behavior Support-- Indianapolis Public Schools
  
  
• A College Board Model for Secondary School Improvement-- The College Board
  
  
• Course Rigor: The Key to Student Success-- ACT, Inc.
  
  
• Literacy Plus: The Transition 9 Program for Struggling Secondary Readers-- Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools