Closing the Achievement Gap in Urban Schools

Below are the sessions on Closing the Achievement Gap presented at the 50th Annual Fall Conference in San Diego

• Broward County: Making the Grade-- Broward County Public Schools 
  
  
• The Impact of NCLB on Urban Schools and Districts-- San Francisco State University
  
  
• Sustaining a Reform Effort: Focusing on Quality Instruction for All Students-- Austin Independent School District
  
  
• High School Transformation: A Process for Providing a New High School Student Experience-- Atlanta Public Schools
  
  
• Supporting Instruction and Driving Instructional Change-- Chicago Public Schools
  
  
• Crossroads to Academic Excellence: Where Innovative Educational Research Meets Effective Instructional Practice to Support Diverse Learners-- Miami-Dade County Public Schools
  
  
• Teaching Content to High School English Language Learners-- Chicago Public Schools
  
  
• Effective ESL Programs in Middle and High Schools-- Los Angeles Unified School District
  
  
• The Invisible Child: Children of Incarcerated Parents-- Clark County School District
  
  
• Creating Success for Students in Homeless Situations-- Houston Independent School District
  
  
• Using Interim Assessments to Guide Instruction-- Clark County School District
  
  
• Formative Value-Added Modeling: A Tool for Facilitating Growth, Targeting Interventions, and Closing Achievement Gaps-- Cleveland Municipal School District
  
  
• Kindergarten Teachers Who Beat the Odds-- Minneapolis Public Schools
  
  
• Fostering an Academic Climate Where "Those Children" Become Our Children: Confluence of Multiple Co-Existing Factors-- Birmingham City Schools
  
  
• Strategic Strategies to Promote Equity and Access-- Sacramento City Unified School District
  
  
• A Dream Deferred: The Legacy of Brown vs. the Board of Education and the State of Literacy Leadership in Urban Schools-- Buffalo City School District
  
  
• A Large Urban District's Journey to Improved Literacy-- Metropolitan Nashville Public Schools
  
  
• Practical Strategies for Closing Achievement Gaps for All Diverse Learners-- Cincinnati Public Schools
  
  
• Closing the Achievement Gap for All Students-- Los Angeles Unified School District
  
  
• Parents as Full Partners in Education-- Miami-Dade County Public Schools
  
  
• Bridging the Preparation/Achievement Gap-- Parent-Child Home Program
  
  
• Using Formative Assessment and Data-Driven Instruction to Improve Outcomes for All Students-- Chicago Public Schools
  
  
• Evaluating Student Academic Needs and Measuring Progress with a District-Created Web-based Data System-- Minneapolis Public Schools
  
  
• Implementing a Standards-Based Reporting System-- Anchorage School District
  
  
• Ensuring Equity through End-of-Course and End-of-Grade-Level Assesments-- Duval County Public Schools
  
  
• A Collaborative Network for Improving Student Achievement-- School Board of Broward County
  
  
• Connecting the Components of a School-Based Student Support System-- Long Beach Unified School District
  
  
• Living the Strategic Plan-- Austin Independent School District
  
  
• Re-Culturing a School District: Buffalo's Three-Year Academic Achievement Plan-- Buffalo City School District
  
  
• Algebra I: Mathematics Gatekeeper at the Middle School-- Norfolk Public Schools
  
  
• Algebra8: The Philadelphia Story-- School District of Philadelphia
  
  
• Crisis to Opportunity: Accepting the Katrina Challenge-- Houston Independent School District
  
  
• Closing the Achievement Gap for African-American Males-- Norfolk Public Schools
  
  
• Prescriptive Remediation for High School Students-- Anchorage School District
  
  
• Light the Flame: Accelerating Learning through Digitally Enhanced High School Education-- Detroit Public Schools
  
  
• Data-Driven Decision Making in a Large Urban District-- Austin Independent School District
  
  
• Using the Cross-Functional Team Structure to Enhance Leadership, Establish a New Culture, and Improve Student Achievement-- Buffalo City School District
  
  
• S2D2: School Support, Differentiated by Design-- Clark County School District
  
  
• Connecting Math Assessment Data to Instruction-- Anchorage School District
  
  
• Maneuvering through the SES Minefield-- Jefferson County Public Schools/Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools/Birmingham City Public Schools/Guilford County Schools
  
  
• College-Access-for-All: A Systemic Approach to Creating College-Ready Students-- AVID/Chicago Public Schools
  
  
• Advancement via Individual Determination in the San Diego Unified School District-- San Diego City Unified School District
  
  
• Creating Successsful Futures: A Systems Approach to Proactive Behavior Management-- Anchorage School District
  
  
• Choosing Success: Choice Options That Close the Gap-- Dayton Public Schools
  
  
• First-Year Implementation of Florida's Voluntary Pre-kindergarten-- Broward County Public Schools
  
  
• Pre-Kindergarten Navigates the Journey to World Class: Closing the Achievement Gap-- Norfolk Public Schools
  
  
• Optimizing Resources for Academic Excellence-- Hillsborough County Public School District
  
  
• Closing the Gifted Identification Gap in Urban Schools-- Norfolk Public Schools
  
  
• Using Data to Drive Instruction-- Jackson Public Schools
  
  
• Sustainable Student Progress Utilizing Data Plus Tiered Intervention-- Salt Lake City Schol District
  
  
• Moving Beyond Advanced Placement Enrollment to Success-- Norfolk Public Schools
  
  
• Closing the Gap on College Access through Dual Enrollment-- University of Cincinnati/Cincinnati Public Schools
  
  
• Foundations for Success in High School: Using Data to Drive Decisions-- Broward County Public Schools
  
  
• To Block or Not To Block: Outcomes of a Collaborative Study of A/B Block Scheduling in Eight High Schools-- Clark County School District