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October 2002
E-Newsletter, October 2002
In Memorium
The Board of Overseers and staff of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform are deeply saddened by the passing of Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg. We were and continue to be honored to work on behalf of the Ambassador and his family.
His vision and generosity reinvigorated efforts to improve public education in urban and rural areas, strengthen arts learning and appreciation, and advance telecommunications as a resource for strengthening democracy and education. The Ambassador's steadfast belief in public education will continue to guide our efforts to improve public schools for America's children.
— Warren Simmons, Executive Director
ANNOUNCING "SMART DISTRICTS"
The Annenberg Institute's Task Force on the Future of Urban Districts will mark the publication of its recommendations for creating "school communities that work" for both results and equity with a briefing on October 15, 2002 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. The briefing will be followed at 10:15 by a press conference to release an Institute-sponsored poll on public attitudes toward urban education and urban school districts. Both events are open to the public.
Warren Simmons, Marla Ucelli (AISR's Director for District Redesign) and members of the School Communities that Work task force will present the Task Force's "Portfolio for District Redesign" containing frameworks and tools for action designed to help build "smart districts." Topics include mission, quality teaching and learning, effective partnerships, and equitable budgeting. The Task Force will be partnering with several urban districts to pilot and refine its proposals.
> Portfolio for District Redesign Web page
[Descriptions of 9 tools and supporting materials; links to
PDF files and printable text versions]
Two of the frameworks in the "Portfolio" are posted on the Web:
Developing Effective Partnerships to Support Local Education
identifies new approaches to building partnerships between districts and organizations serving children, youth, and families
> Framework [PDF: 8 pages, 79 KB]
> Printable text file
First Steps to a Level Playing Field: An Introduction to Student-Based Budgeting
reviews the inequities of traditional district budgeting practices and considers the advantages and challenges of moving to more equitable allocation of district resources.
> Framework [PDF: 15 pages, 117 KB]
> Printable text file
UNIVERSITY AND DISTRICT PARTNERSHIPS: Lessons from the Annenberg Challenge
Annenberg Institute Principal Associate Deborah King addressed the opening session of the National Teacher Preparation Symposium on the ways that districts, higher education institutions, and intermediary organizations can develop effective partnerships to improve preparation for K-12 math and science teachers. Dr. King drew upon lessons learned from the Annenberg Challenge to illustrate her presentation, as documented in the recently published report The Annenberg Challenge: Lessons and Reflections on Public School Reform. The Symposium was held in Orlando, Florida on September 14 and hosted by the Florida Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation. More than 200 participants attended three days of sessions and panels on teacher preparation.
> Press release, report summary, pdf file
INVESTIGATING ARTS ENVIRONMENTS AS MODELS OF EQUITY
The Annenberg Institute has received a $100,000 grant from the Ford Foundation to test the hypothesis that arts classes support equitable achievement outcomes for diverse groups of students and to understand why and how this may happen. Under the leadership of Dr. Dennie Palmer Wolf, AISR's director of Opportunity and Accountability, the Institute will conduct a large-scale investigation of the evidence for equity in arts-based settings in the Los Angeles Unified School District, complemented by intensive case studies in three other urban districts of various sizes. The study is expected to be completed by November 2003.
ARTifacts: Art from 9/11
Annenberg Institute Director of Opportunity and Accountability, Dr. Dennie Palmer Wolf, helped to judge and curate an exhibit of art and writing by students in the NYC area in the weeks and months that followed 9/11/01. The creative works document the wisdom and emotional strength of many of the kids who wrestled to make sense of those events. Dr. Wolf also provided an essay for the site in adult reflections. The exhibit opened in Diane von Furstenberg's studios and then moved to the Center for Arts Education's Gallery at 180 Maiden Lane, near Ground Zero, where it will be open to New Yorkers and visitors through December. The works can be viewed at a Web site hosted by the Scholastic Art Awards.
> ARTifacts Web site
> Dennie's essay
E-Newsletter, October 2002
In Memorium
The Board of Overseers and staff of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform are deeply saddened by the passing of Ambassador Walter H. Annenberg. We were and continue to be honored to work on behalf of the Ambassador and his family.
His vision and generosity reinvigorated efforts to improve public education in urban and rural areas, strengthen arts learning and appreciation, and advance telecommunications as a resource for strengthening democracy and education. The Ambassador's steadfast belief in public education will continue to guide our efforts to improve public schools for America's children.
— Warren Simmons, Executive Director
ANNOUNCING "SMART DISTRICTS"
The Annenberg Institute's Task Force on the Future of Urban Districts will mark the publication of its recommendations for creating "school communities that work" for both results and equity with a briefing on October 15, 2002 at the National Press Club in Washington, DC from 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. The briefing will be followed at 10:15 by a press conference to release an Institute-sponsored poll on public attitudes toward urban education and urban school districts. Both events are open to the public.
Warren Simmons, Marla Ucelli (AISR's Director for District Redesign) and members of the School Communities that Work task force will present the Task Force's "Portfolio for District Redesign" containing frameworks and tools for action designed to help build "smart districts." Topics include mission, quality teaching and learning, effective partnerships, and equitable budgeting. The Task Force will be partnering with several urban districts to pilot and refine its proposals.
> Portfolio for District Redesign Web page
[Descriptions of 9 tools and supporting materials; links to
PDF files and printable text versions]
Two of the frameworks in the "Portfolio" are posted on the Web:
Developing Effective Partnerships to Support Local Education
identifies new approaches to building partnerships between districts and organizations serving children, youth, and families
> Framework [PDF: 8 pages, 79 KB]
> Printable text file
First Steps to a Level Playing Field: An Introduction to Student-Based Budgeting
reviews the inequities of traditional district budgeting practices and considers the advantages and challenges of moving to more equitable allocation of district resources.
> Framework [PDF: 15 pages, 117 KB]
> Printable text file
UNIVERSITY AND DISTRICT PARTNERSHIPS: Lessons from the Annenberg Challenge
Annenberg Institute Principal Associate Deborah King addressed the opening session of the National Teacher Preparation Symposium on the ways that districts, higher education institutions, and intermediary organizations can develop effective partnerships to improve preparation for K-12 math and science teachers. Dr. King drew upon lessons learned from the Annenberg Challenge to illustrate her presentation, as documented in the recently published report The Annenberg Challenge: Lessons and Reflections on Public School Reform. The Symposium was held in Orlando, Florida on September 14 and hosted by the Florida Collaborative for Excellence in Teacher Preparation. More than 200 participants attended three days of sessions and panels on teacher preparation.
> Press release, report summary, pdf file
INVESTIGATING ARTS ENVIRONMENTS AS MODELS OF EQUITY
The Annenberg Institute has received a $100,000 grant from the Ford Foundation to test the hypothesis that arts classes support equitable achievement outcomes for diverse groups of students and to understand why and how this may happen. Under the leadership of Dr. Dennie Palmer Wolf, AISR's director of Opportunity and Accountability, the Institute will conduct a large-scale investigation of the evidence for equity in arts-based settings in the Los Angeles Unified School District, complemented by intensive case studies in three other urban districts of various sizes. The study is expected to be completed by November 2003.
ARTifacts: Art from 9/11
Annenberg Institute Director of Opportunity and Accountability, Dr. Dennie Palmer Wolf, helped to judge and curate an exhibit of art and writing by students in the NYC area in the weeks and months that followed 9/11/01. The creative works document the wisdom and emotional strength of many of the kids who wrestled to make sense of those events. Dr. Wolf also provided an essay for the site in adult reflections. The exhibit opened in Diane von Furstenberg's studios and then moved to the Center for Arts Education's Gallery at 180 Maiden Lane, near Ground Zero, where it will be open to New Yorkers and visitors through December. The works can be viewed at a Web site hosted by the Scholastic Art Awards.
> ARTifacts Web site
> Dennie's essay
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