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Comparison Of Davenport And The Abell Foundation

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Chapter Two The Diocese of Davenport has gone through a massive change as a school district since its foundation. Schools have transitioned from discussions on whether or not they would be able to stay open to denying entrance of students in every grade because of enrollment caps. There are more people who see the value of a private education. The structure of the kindergarten through eighth grade (K-8) building is becoming difficult to maintain with the increasing number of students. The schools in this Diocese have high levels of student achievement. If there was a restructuring to a traditional middle school model it cannot be at the cost of the high standards that the diocese has for students. Restructuring the K-8 buildings within the Diocese of Davenport to follow the tradition elementary and middle school model should be examined more …show more content…

Its mission is to act as an agent of change, with special emphasis on education. This foundation looked at the effectiveness of two of Baltimore’s public middle schools Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) and Crossroads that outperformed some of Baltimore’s public K-8 schools. They found that many of the practices that made KIPP and Crossroads successful are replicable. A few examples of the practices that would have no additional cost associated with them are creating a vision that focuses staff and action in the school, communicating high expectations, increasing the role of the guidance counselor, and creating an in-house alternative to a suspension that does not disengage students from the learning process. Examples of practices that would have a cost associated with them included extending the school day, holding a summer bridge program for incoming 6th-grade students, increasing the numbers of full-time support staff, and building extra-curricular activities with student choice into the longer school day (Abell Foundation,

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