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Year Awarded: 2003
Project Leaders:
Barbara Markle, Ph.D., K-12 Outreach; Gary Sykes, Ph.D.,
Educational Administration, College of Education; Marcia Leone
Project Description:
Keys to Excellence for Your Schools (KEYS) is an academically-focused
intervention strategy for those schools identified as “priority
schools” in Michigan because they have not met standards of
Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) as defined by federal and state standards.
KEYS is a national initiative, sponsored by the National Education
Association, regionally organized, to create capacity within individual
schools and among a set of external assistors or coaches to help
schools improve their operations and outcomes. KEYS helps schools
develop capacity to ensure learning gains on the part of all students,
particularly disadvantaged students, and develops and train coaches
to provide essential supports to schools and school districts in
their school reform efforts. The project also establishes a network
of university faculty who will serve as online support for KEYS
coaches as they work in schools and districts to improve academic
achievement through improved teaching and learning.
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