'KEYS' helps school districts unlock excellence -
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Published on: 5/6/2005
Last Visited: 8/12/2005
Dave Harswick
It also focuses on the Strategic Plan's goals of identifying "best practices," employing team learning and shared assessment, and creating a positive school climate, he said.
"It's about adults acting on the data to make a difference," he said.
"It's one thing to say it's important for adults in a school to work well together; it's another to have resources to make that happen," he said, praising the detailed training and materials provided by KEYS at every step in the process.
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Nerad, Patt and GBEA President Dave Harswick agreed the school district and GBEA have a positive relationship, which isn't required, but is helpful, for KEYS to succeed.
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To ensure a fair analysis of data, for example, Patt and Harswick said faculty committees are also involved in the KEYS process because school Learning Councils are appointed by building principals.
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"I feel good about where we are," Harswick said.