| According to the Accountability system outlined in NCLB, schools that fail to make adequate yearly progress for five consecutive years are identified for Restructuring. NJDOE currently has 67 schools in 27 districts that are in Year One of Restructuring. MACC is assisting NJDOE in providing technical assistance to districts in (1) assessing schools’ needs using multiple forms of data, (2) identifying a restructuring strategy, (3) developing a restructuring plan and (4) implementing the strategies in the plan. One of the challenges for NJDOE is to develop a process for assessing districts’ capacity for providing support to schools. The District Performance Reviews from the New Jersey Quality Single Accountability Continuum will be important resources in assessing districts’ capacity. NJDOE must also identify research-based practices that can be used to address the needs of Restructuring schools . This project will involve collaboration between the Commissioner’s Office, Title I, and the County and Regional Offices. MACC will utilize resources from the work with restructuring schools in California and other states to guide the restructuring initiative in New Jersey. MACC will confer with the Innovation and Improvement Content Center to identify additional resources for supporting the work with Restructuring Schools in New Jersey. The immediate goal is to increase state capacity in the area of using data to identify and differentiate the needs of districts identified for improvement so that appropriate assistance can be delivered to address these needs. The long-term goal of this project is to assist NJDOE in assessing and building the capacity of districts to support restructuring schools. For more details, contact the following MACC staff members: |