How will the Neag School of Education share best practice with other schools?
Through the generosity of the NEA Foundation, we have a four-year research grant to document the effectiveness of the program and disseminate the results of the studies to help other districts work through sustained educational reform. Keeping true to the philosophy of CommPACT Schools, the research team developed its questions with input from the teachers and administrators in the schools. Under the direction of the Neag School of Education Center for Educational Policy Analysis, a research team is conducting both quantitative and qualitative studies on such issues as changes in management /union relationships, the effectiveness of intervention strategies, and changes in school climate. All schools are tracking changes in student achievement by using growth curve models of assessment and are monitoring standardized Connecticut Mastery Test scores.
