RTTT Proposals - January 2010

Beginning list of RTTT applications:


Illinois' proposal.

Pennsylvania's proposal.

Maryland

Massachusetts press release with names of districts signing on.

Massachusetts' RTTT Proposal in PDF.

Michigan's Proposal and
Executive Summary from their home page.


Here's the list of states submitting applications:
* Alabama
* Arizona
* Arkansas
* California
* Colorado
* Connecticut
* Delaware
* DC
* Florida
* Georgia
* Hawaii
* Idaho
* Illinois
* Indiana
* Iowa
* Kansas
* Kentucky
* Louisiana
* Massachusetts
* Michigan
* Minnesota
* Missouri
* Nebraska
* New Hampshire
* New Jersey
* New Mexico
* New York
* North Carolina
* Ohio
* Oklahoma
* Oregon
* Pennsylvania
* Rhode Island
* South Carolina
* South Dakota
* Tennessee
* Utah
* Virginia
* West Virginia
* Wisconsin
* Wyoming

District Cost Cutting strategies

Interesting conference by AEI - focused on how districts can cut costs in the face of declining budgets and funds for public schools. Definitely a conservative slant, as the panelists have little experience as teachers or principals. Also, most of the folks from the Boston Consulting Group come from business, again with little experience actually working in districts or with schools.

The discussion and article by the Arlington MA superintendent seems to be more of a case of how NOT to go about district improvement.

Good selection of articles and powerpoints.

Some info on Likert Scales

Just a couple of notes on survey scales - for reference down the road:

Common Scales to Use
Likert Scales - options
Intelligent Measurement

Usefulness:
5 Very Useful
4 Useful
3 Somewhat Useful
2 Not Useful
1 Poor
0 Very Poor