Jan Radford

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  heraldargus.com/archives/ha/display.php?id=387120 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/16/2007    Last Visited: 10/16/2007  

  Michigan City schools are experiencing a similar situation because of transportation issues, said Jan Radford, director of K-12 curriculum for Michigan City Area Schools.
  
  Because of the timing with the bus routes for each school, Radford said, there isn't enough time and transportation for field trips.
  
  "There literally isn't time," she said.

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  heraldargus.com/archives/ha/display.php?id=386582 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/7/2007    Last Visited: 10/7/2007  

  Jan Radford, curriculum director for Michigan City Area Schools, said she likes the idea of holding the test in the spring because of the high number of students moving around or showing up late at the beginning of the year, especially in urban districts like Michigan City.
  
  Also, she said, spring testing would avoid the problem of "learning loss" students face over the summer.
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  Radford is "cautiously optimistic" about the impact that moving the test could have on funding for Title 1 schools, whose funding is influenced by ISTEP scores.
  
  "I think it's too early to tell," Radford said."If these kids are in the building all year , in theory it should help."
  
  One thing she would like to have more information about is the comprehensive testing plan for K-12 students, which includes diagnostic testing in the fall and throughout the year, approved by the state board of education in November.
  
  "I like the idea of diagnostic testing throughout the year, but I'd have to see what that's like," Radford said.
  
  Teachers and parents will be able to expect results of the new test before the school year is complete and about three months before the next school year begins.
  
  With three secretaries still "working feverishly" to box up the most recent round of ISTEP testing completed Sept. 28, Radford said she is curious about the new process that yields such speedy feedback.
  
  "I'm wondering how it will happen that quickly," she said.

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  Herald Argus - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 2/24/2007    Last Visited: 2/24/2007  

  Jan Radford, director of K-12 curriculum for Michigan City schools, said she views the bill as a double-edged sword.While the bill would provide a comfort zone for teachers, it may narrow teaching.
  
  "The world is a lot bigger than ISTEP, but that is what we're measured by," she said."I want our kids to be able to problem solve and think individually."
  
  And although Radford was not certain that all teachers would tailor their lessons specifically to ISTEP requirements, the temptation would be there.
  
  "There's a danger to do that because it's such a huge stakes test," she said.
  
  Steel disagrees.
  
  "It would allow you to enrich students and teachers to be more diagnostic," she said."Teachers would have a narrowed focus on the bottom line and take it further."By knowing the specifics of the test, teachers could teach those specifics and then further challenge the students who are achieving faster, she said.

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  Published on: 6/15/2004    Last Visited: 6/16/2004  

  "The top priority is the right number of kids in each building," said Jan Radford, director of curriculum for the school system.

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  Michigan City News Dispatch Online - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/26/2005    Last Visited: 1/27/2005  

  "We do recognize that our suspension rates are high and we have put in place programs to deal with the issue at the high school and the elementary and middle schools as well," said Jan Radford, director of curriculum and instruction for the MCAS.

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  Michigan City News Dispatch Online - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 10/27/2004    Last Visited: 10/27/2004  

  Jan Radford, director of curriculum and instruction for MCAS, wrote the first grant application for Evenstart.
  
  "I think of myself as the founding aunt," she said Tuesday.More seriously, she said, "Evenstart gives children what the name implies.

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  Michigan City News Dispatch Online - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/16/2005    Last Visited: 1/16/2005  

  "I'm proud of the Barker teachers and principal," said Jan Radford, director of curriculum and instruction for the Michigan City Area Schools.

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  Michigan City News Dispatch Online - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/10/2004    Last Visited: 3/10/2004  

  Jan Radford, director of curriculum and instruction for MCAS, said Indiana's Education Round Table has been discussing these issues.
  
  "They have found that every dollar spent on early-childhood education saves $7 in remediation," she noted.
  
  Also Tuesday, Radford presented a schedule for summer school.

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  Michigan City News Dispatch Online - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 9/7/2003    Last Visited: 9/7/2003  

  "For third-, sixth-, eighth- and tenth-grade students, it will be business as usual," said Jan Radford, director of curriculum and instruction for the Michigan City Area Schools.
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  Because of No Child Left Behind, Radford noted, scores for each district will be reported for sub groups of students.The idea, she said, is to see that all groups of children are making "adequate yearly progress."
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  Radford said accommodations also are made when the total number of students tested in a grade within an entire school system is less than 150."You really cannot get good numbers with less than 150 tested," she noted.
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  Since school reopened, Radford said, "Our teachers have been reviewing material.But then, we always review after summer breaks.That's what you do at the beginning of the year."
  
  ISTEP testing for grades 3 through 9 will be given between Sept. 15 and 26.Principals are free to schedule testing as they see fit, Radford said.
  
  GQE tests may be given only on Sept. 16, 17 and 18.

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  Michigan City News Dispatch Online - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/31/2004    Last Visited: 4/1/2004  

  Jan Radford, director of curriculum and instruction for MCAS, said attendance at summer sessions is vital.If a student misses more than five hours in a course, that student will not receive credit for the course.
  
  "If you sign up for summer school and then change your mind, there is no refund unless the class is canceled," Radford said.

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