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Publications Announcing A Brand New Tool The Assessment Continuum of Schoolwide Improvement Outcomes: Implementing the Components of Systemic Schoolwide Improvement IS YOUR SCHOOL LEAVING NO CHILD BEHIND? Do you have an effective plan based on the research of successful schools? Does it enable your school to adjust its improvement efforts . . . As state assessments and standards change? As federal regulations change? As student demographics change? As resources diminish? As new teachers join your school? The New England Comprehensive Assistance Center offers you a dynamic guide to self-assess, monitor, and engage in continual, systemic improvement for increased student achievement. What this tool contains: Nine components of systemic schoolwide improvement A short form for quickly identifying areas in need of improvement. A long form with rubrics that enable a detailed analysis of each component. Data sources and examples of evidence for each component to assist in the self-assessment process. A poster for charting and displaying the school's assessment results, and posting growth over time. A summary of the research base, and the tool's correlation to the components of both Schoolwide and Comprehensive School Reform Programs. Recommended resources, carefully matched to each component. CD containing: 1. Electronic versions of the short and long form. 2. Templates for creating your own components. 3. Forms for recording your evidence and the data sources for that evidence. Here's what individuals in Schoolwide Schools are saying about the Continuum: "The Continuum is a valuable tool." Principal of a Schoolwide School "The Short form is great for comprehensive needs assessment." A School Improvement Team member 2002/130 pp. with CD-ROM and poster/Pb, $49.95/ISBN#0-89292-269-9/ITEM#3202/ Developed by the New England Comprehensive Assistance Center: Wende Allen, Maria-Paz Beltran Avery, Carolee Matsumoto, Steve Hamilton, Doreen Worthley, Margaret Russell Ciardi, Margaret Allen-Malley If you would like to order The Continnuum, please use the order form or contact New England Comprehenisive Assistance Center at 1-800-332-0226 e-mail: compcenter@EDC.org